Release from 19.09.2024

win2day ICE Hockey League kicks off its anniversary season with a full round

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The 25th season of the league since it was founded begins on Friday. A high-class first round is on the program to kick things off. The highlight of the evening is the rematch of the final between the EC-KAC and champion EC Red Bull Salzburg, which will be broadcast exclusively by PULS 24 and JOYN. The clash between HCB Südtirol Alperia and Steinbach Black Wings Linz is also a duel between two league champions. This match and the other four games can be followed via PPV livestream on www.live.ice.hockey. The second round of the win2day ICE Hockey League 2024/25 season opens with a game on Saturday.

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The wait is finally over. On Friday, the win2day ICE Hockey League returns with a full round. The top game to kick things off is the final rematch between the EC-KAC and champion EC Red Bull Salzburg. In April of this year, Salzburg crowned themselves champions for the third time in a row in a dramatic final series in the deciding game. The two teams also faced each other in the season opener last season. Back then, the Red Bulls prevailed 4:1 in front of their home crowd. PULS 24 and JOYN will broadcast the new edition of the final live and exclusively (available worldwide).

Western derby and Karawanken derby to kick things off
The opening evening also has many other top-class games to offer. HC TIWAG Innsbruck will host Pioneers Vorarlberg in the western derby. Innsbruck will be keen to make up for its poor preseason without a single win. The HCI was beaten 2:0 by the Pioneers, who won four of their seven preseason games, in the pre-playoffs last season. The Karawanken derby between Olimpija Ljubljana and EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV is a second local duel on Friday. The visitors from Villach played an almost perfect preseason, with six wins from seven games. The newly assembled team from Slovenia won three out of six preseason games. In the Regular Season of the past season, Villach had the upper hand in three out of four duels.

Vienna and Graz insist on a fresh start
The duel between the spusu Vienna Capitals and Moser Medical Graz99ers sees two teams playing against each other who are both pushing for a fresh start. Both teams clearly missed the play-offs last season, Vienna for the first time since 2004, and have therefore made some changes in the summer. Graz signed a total of 17 new players, compared to nine for Vienna. In addition, both teams have hired a new head coach in Gerry Fleming (VIC) and Harry Lange (G99).

Fehérvár starts season with road trip
The season opener also features two games in South Tyrol. HCB Südtirol Alperia will host Steinbach Black Wings Linz in a duel between two former champions, while HC Pustertal will face Hydro Fehérvár AV19. For the Hungarians, it will be the first of two games within 24 hours. On Saturday, the CHL participants will play at the Pioneers Vorarlberg. The team from Székesfehérvár does not have fond memories of their opening game against Pustertal from the previous season. The Hungarians lost in the quarter-finals in seven games. The two-time league champion Bolzano and Linz “only” faced each other in the Regular Season last season. The Black Wings won three out of four encounters.

All games, except KAC vs. Salzburg, will be offered in the PPV livestream on www.live.ice.hockey. For fans, the league's streaming platform offers several models, ranging from single games to a league pass with all games. For the first time, a new offer includes all away games of a selected team. All details are available directly on the streaming platform >> live.ice.hockey <<

win2day ICE Hockey League:
Friday, 20.09.2024:
7:15 pm: spusu Vienna Capitals - Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: HRONSKY, SMETANA, Durmis, Weiss. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:15: HC TIWAG Innsbruck - Pioneers Vorarlberg
Referees: NIKOLIC M, SEEWALD, Fleischmann, Nothegger. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:15: Olimpija Ljubljana - EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
Referees: PIRAGIC, ZRNIC, Bärnthaler, Hribar. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:30: EC-KAC - EC Red Bull Salzburg
Referees: GROZNIK, STERNAT, Jedlicka, Konc. | >> PULS 24JOYN <<

19:45: HCB Südtirol Alperia - Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Referees: OFNER, REZEK, Puff, Zgonc. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:45: HC Pustertal - Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: BERNEKER, HUBER, Martin, Pardatscher. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

Saturday, 21.09.2024:
19:30: Pioneers Vorarlberg - Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: OFNER, SCHAUER, Puff, Sparer. | >> live.ice.hockey <<