Photo: HCB / Antonello Vanna
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After a short break in the ICE Hockey League the Pick and Qualification Round in the starting blocks.
The Foxes finished the basic round in the first place, thereby qualifying for the upcoming Champions Hockey League and are now tackling the second phase with the maximum points bonus (4).
In the Pick Round, which runs from February 14th to 7th March lasts, the first five places between those automatically qualified for the playoffs Teams played out. The three first placed teams can then be theirs Pick opponents for the quarter-finals, the first four come in the Genuss of home law. In the Qualification Round, which started yesterday, will be the last three available placesze pitted for the playoffs.
The first opponent of Südtirol HCB Alperia is on Sunday, February 14th, in the Ice wave of the EC Red Bull Salzburg (18,00Watch, remote on Video33). The people of Mozartstadt want a basic passage characterized by ups and downsg, which they finished in fourth place, pick up speed again.
The Foxes, on the other hand, want after losing in the last, albeit meaninglessRegular season game in Linz, one good start. All four previous games in the current season were characterized by great balance. The Weißroten won three times (2-0 in the Ice wave, 5: 4 in the penalty shootout and 3: 2 in the Verlängerung im Volksgarten), the only success of the Red Bull is dated Jan. January (3: 2 in the Ice wave).
Die Top Scorer Both teams move in lockstep: at Bozen leads Dustin Gazley, who played an excellent regular season with 39 points (15+24), dominates near Salzburg John Hughes when “Assistman” (6 Tore and 33 Assist). In the plus–Minus rating is three white-red Player among the hefirst four of the championship: Brett Findlay (+28), Dustin Gazley (+25) and Nick Plastic (+23). In the goalkeeper standings, Leland Irving is second with a 93.5% catch rate and an averagenitt of 1.68 goals received per game, the goal of the Austrians, however, guards J.P. Lamoureux (91.9%, 2.37 GAA).
In the power play, the Foxes took back the first position with a success rate of 20.9%, the Red Bull are with 20.0% just just behind. In penalty killing on the other hand The white and red lame somewhat (78.2%), trumps heret Salzburg with 86.9%.
The pick round will take place on Tuesday, February 16, with the match in the Erste Bank Arena against the spusu Vienna Capitals (7.15pm) their continuation. The Viennese finished the preliminary round in fifth place and the games between these two teams have also gone well so far expresses balanced: Bolzano won twice (3-2 in the Ice wave and 3: 0 in the first Bank Arena), while Vienna also won the ice twice (3: 2 at home and 3: 2 after a penalty shootout in the Ice wave).
Coach Greg stands for these two encounters Ireland the entire squad available after Ivan Tauferer returned to the team line-up last Sunday. The only question mark is Simon’s commitment Pitschieler, dhe sustained a slight injury in the game against Linz.
Sunday 14th February, at 18, 00 o’clock (Ice wave, Bozen) – Live on VB33
HCB Südtirol Alperia vs EC Red Bull Salzburg
Tuesday, 16. February, a 19.15 Clock (First Bank Arena, Vienna) – Live on Sky Sport Austria
spusu Vienna Capitals vs HCB Südtirol Alperia
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