Derby magic gone: foxes are presented in Villach

Villach appears with a new face in the final phase of the regular season. In the last few days, the Eagles announced three new signings: Max Golod, Ethan Cap and Tyler Steenbergen. The latter two made their debut against HCB. The trio did a good job in the Villach town hall - even if in the end it was the first line of strikers around John Hughes, Kevin Hancock and Robert Sabolic that inflicted the 3:7 defeat on HC Bozen.

Coach Glen Hanlon again had to do without the ailing Mike Halmo in Villach, and new signing Andreas Söderberg was not yet available. But they would have needed a player like the Swede, because the defensive department once again didn't make a solid impression. The reason for this was also that the strikers in the neutral zone had no access to the opponent and the opponent was hurting the Foxes badly with quick counterattacks. Four goals were preceded by quick counterattacks.

But it's not just the defense that has to put up with questions, the other departments didn't leave a good impression either. In the attack, the invisible Cristiano DiGiacinto and his teammates didn't make enough of the chances - especially in third period number 1. Goalie Sam Harvey was often let down, but numerous rebounds didn't give the Canadian a good report. In its current state, the HCB - and the last two thirds of the derby cannot hide this - is only mediocre. It continues on Friday in the home game against Asiago (18 p.m.). Then three points are mandatory. The highlights Fatal error The Foxes had more of the game in the first 20 minutes, but Villach scored the first goal at the beginning of the second period: Max Golod stole the puck from Leonardo Felicetti in the offensive zone and played it free to Elias Wallenta, who had the 2-on-1 Situation completed. Double whammy The HCB answers out of nowhere: Brad McClure wins a face-off, Christian Thomas takes the puck and slams it into the net. 61 seconds later, Luca Frigo is in the right place in the power play when a failed Vandane shot bounces off the boards in front of the goal. Villach's reaction Robert Sabolic and goalscorer Kevin Hancock combine to make it 2-2 shortly afterwards, before Sabolic succeeds with a hard-hitting direct shot from Hughes' pass. Now it's clear The first Villach line cannot be stopped: after each counterattack, Hancock and Sabolic increase to 5:2. Di Perna's cracker Dylan Di Perna's first goal of the season is worth seeing: The Italian-Canadian gives Jean-Philippe Lamoureux no chance with a slap shot. Sabolic then completed his hat trick, Hughes also scored - both with double advantage. Villacher SV – HCB Südtirol Alperia 7:3 VSV: Lamoureux (Swett); Cap-MacPherson, Viverios-Katic, Wetzl-Wall; Sabolic-Hancock-Hughes, Steenberger-Desjardins-Golod, Rebernig-Rauchenwald-Benjamin Lanzinger, Wallenta-Maxa-Florian Lanzinger. coach: Rodman

HSBC: Harvey (Vallini); Valentine-Vandane, Teves-Di Perna, Miglioranzi-Parlett, Pietroniro; Gazley-Ford-DiGiacinto, Frank-McClure-Thomas, Frigo-Mantenuto-Miceli, Felicetti-Alberga-Brunner. coach: Hanlon

Gates: 1:0 Wallenta (22.17), 1:1 Thomas (32.31), 1:2 Frigo (33.30), 2:2 Hancock (35.06), 3:2 Sabolic (37.40), 4:2 Hancock (46.57), 5: 2 Sabolic (48.45), 5:3 Di Perna (55.41), 6:3 Sabolic (57.57), 7:3 Hughes (59.07)

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ICE Hockey League: Graz 99ers – Asiago 3:4 Goals: 0:1 Oksanen (9.06), 0:2 Gennaro (9.52), 1:2 Ograjensek (32.26), 2:2 Ograjensek (40.51), 3:2 Viksten (48.25), 3:3 Magnabosco (49.45), 3:4 Ierullo (59.57) Audience: 2772

Vienna Capitals – EC KAC 1:2 Goals: 0:1 Ganahl (8.56), 1:1 Ticar (41.19), 1:2 Fraser (56.22) Audience: 7022

AV Fehervar – Black Wings Linz 2:1 Goals: 1:0 Atkinson (2.18), 1:1 Knott (53.43), 2:1 Mihaly (55.54) Audience: 2665

Olimpija Ljubljana – Red Bull Salzburg 4:5 nP Goals: 0:1 Wukovits (4.18), 0:2 Harnisch (4.39), 1:2 Gooch (14.53), 1:3 Genoway (18.07), 2:3 Dodero (25.48), 3:3 Sodja (31.32), 3:4 Baltram (36.24), 4:4 Mahkovec (44.46); decisive penalty: Meyer Audience: 1811

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The table

SP G U V TV P 1. EC Klagenfurt 46 32 0 14 175:100 99 2. Fehervar 45 29 0 16 144:123 88 3. EC Salzburg 45 29 0 16 138:107 84 4. EC Villach 45 25 0 20 154:134 74 5. HCB South Tyrol 45 26 0 19 130:121 73 6. Linz 45 23 0 22 144:115 72 7. HC Innsbruck 45 24 0 21 131:129 72 8. HC Pustertal 45 23 0 22 134:132 69 9. Olimpija Ljubljana 45 22 0 23 141:137 66 10. Vorarlberg 46 21 0 25 149:150 62 11. Vienna Capitals 46 16 0 30 110:163 48 12. Asiago Hockey 45 13 0 32 116:181 43 13. Graz99ers 45 11 0 34 87:161 32

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. EC Klagenfurt	48	183:121	97
2. EC Salzburg	48	173:130	95
3. HCB South Tyrol	48	155:113	93
4. Linz	48	155:121	88
5. EC Villach	48	173:143	86
6. Graz99ers	48	149:121	86
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Derby magic gone: foxes are presented in Villach

HCB Südtirol Alperia was unable to keep up the momentum of the derby win against HC Pustertal and suffered a serious defeat at Villacher SV on Friday evening. After all: The Foxes remain in the top 6 of the ICE Hockey League.

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