Release from 07.08.2017

Znojmo will face Boleslav twice; first game for Salzburg and Villach

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HC Orli Znojmo continues their Pre-Season on Tuesday with a friendly game at BK Mlada Boleslav. On Thursday also EC Red Bull Salzburg and EC VSV will play then their first game 2017/18 as the second and third team from the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.

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Znojmo will face Boleslav twice
HC Orli Znojmo continues their preparation this week with two tests againt BK Mlada Boleslav. On Tuesday (18:00) the „Red Eagles“ will be guest at Boleslav and just 48 hours later follows then the re-match and home-opener at Znojmo. Both teams have played already one game in this summer. While HC Orli Znojmo lost their Pre-Season-opener at HC Vitkovice with 3:4, the Extraliga-club started with a success. Last season BK Mlada Boleslav - with former Znojmo-Goalie Jan Lukas in their roster - finished the regular season in Czechs highest League (Extraliga) on place 10. The Quarterfinals Boleslav missed, the club lost the Playoff-Qualifier against Pirati Chomutov 2:3. In the last three meetings between the two clubs HC Orli Znojmo couldn‘t win, now they have twice the chance to change this.
 
Red Bulls with top-class Pre-Season-start
EC Red Bull Salzburg starts their Pre-Season on Thursday with the strong tournament, the Red Bulls Salute 2017, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Their first opponent will be HC Sparta Praha. Both teams have won this tournament already, the Red Bulls 2009 and 2011, the Czechs 2008. The last winner of this tournement was 2013 JYP Jyväskyla. HC Sparta Praha is a big number in European hockey. The Czechs reached the Finals in Champions Hockey League 2016/17. In Czechs Extraliga the club from the Capital finished 20116/17 third after the regular season, but failed then already in the Quarterfinals. Sparta was Champion in the Czech Republic so far four times (2000, 2002, 2006 and lately 2007) and before already four times Czechoslovak Champion. Besides German Champion EHC Red Bull München and Swiss Champion SC Bern will fight for the title in Oberbayern. The winners of Salzburg vs. Praha (Thu) and München vs. Bern (Fr) will face in the finals on Saturday (19:00) and  before (15:00) the „looser“  will fight already for place 3.
 
Lyon first opponent for VSV
On Thursday the fans have the first chance to see the new EC VSV for the first time. The Eagles welcome Lyon from France with Slovenian Jaka Ankerst, who has also Erste Bank Eishockey Liga-experience. It is the first time ever this two clubs will face each other. Goalie David Kickert, Ryan Glenn, David Shields, Kyle Beach, Miha Stebih, Sam Antonitsch, Rob Flick, Andrew Sarauer and Ben Walter will play their first game in the blue & white jersey. Besides the Forwards Adis Alagis and Nikolas Petrik make their comeback for Villach. The Eagles will play then three more home-games and two road-games, during the Pre Season. Villach will miss new arrival Jordan Hickmott, who got injured in the first ice-practice.
 
The next friendly games:
Tue, 08.08.2017: BK Mlada Boleslav - HC Orli Znojmo (18:00 Uhr)
Thu, 10.08.2017: HC Orli Znojmo - BK Mlada Boleslav (18:00 Uhr)
Thu, 10.08.2017: EC Red Bull Salzburg - Sparta Praha (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 19:30 Uhr)
Thu, 10.08.2017: EC VSV - Lyon (19:15 Uhr, Referees: GRUBER, STERNAT, Ettlmayr, Kontschieder)