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A successful start, the Steinbach Black Wings returned from the international break with a 4-1 home win against Pustertal. The duel on Friday evening in front of more than 3,000 spectators was all about one man: Brian Lebler. The Linz veteran, who has found his home in the steel city since 2011, celebrated his goals 360 and 361 in the top Austrian league. Led by the captain himself, the Upper Austrians stood up to the tough duels from the South Tyroleans and came back courageously after the break.

Less than 48 hours after this emotional start to the home game series, head coach Philipp Lukas’ team is already moving on today. The next hit awaits with the spusu Vienna Capitals. The Linzers will face extremely dangerous Capitals in the eternal rival duel with the capital in the second duel of the season. The Viennese are anything but according to plan in the regular season so far and are lagging behind in the penultimate place in the table with only three wins after regular playing time. As a result, head coach Marc Habscheid had to end his job before the international break and hand over his duties to an Austrian duo. Christian Dolezal took over as head coach after nine years as an assistant coach and had a familiar face at his side to support him. Fabian Scholz celebrated the championship with the Steinbach Black Wings in 2012 and played more than 200 games for the Linz team. As the new assistant coach of the fighting team, the 33-year-old returns to the Linz AG Eisarena today and wants to finally turn things around with his team.

The capital city team tried to initiate this on Friday, but was only partially successful in the home game against Asiago. Today’s guests were confronted with a deficit early on, but at least fought their way to a point in extra time. The will of Dominic Heinrich and Co. can therefore be felt and, in addition to the return of some injured top performers, they have an additional sheriff in defense.