The duel “David versus Goliath” is entering the first round

The HCB set off for Vienna-Kagran on Monday, where they want to take home advantage from the regular season winner on Tuesday (game starts at 19.45:XNUMX p.m.). After the Capitals won both the first and second phases of the regular season, the Viennese made it through the quarterfinals against Innsbruck without defeat.

The season's “head-to-head” clearly speaks in favor of the Viennese, who won five games out of six duels. The Caps also have an advantage in terms of goal difference (26:14). “Bozen is lightning fast on the counterattack, they punish every mistake. We won’t change anything in our system,” reports Riley Holzapfel, who leads the playoff scorers with ten points (seven goals and three assists).

Bernard: “We can play freely” But Bozen also has a goalscorer in its ranks: Brodie Reid played a major role in reaching the semi-finals with four goals and three assists against Linz. Anton Bernard can get used to the new role of outsider: “We have nothing to lose in this semi-final series, we can play freely and give everything to win. This season, apart from the pick round, we have seen that we can beat Vienna. The Capitals have dominated the season, they are playing very well, but if we play with the same intensity as against Linz, we can do it.”

So far, the Füchse have been in a semi-final series in the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League once. In the 2013/14 season they defeated VSV and then even won the championship title. The Capitals, on the other hand, have a negative record: in nine semi-final series, they only made it to the final twice. However, Vienna and Bolzano will meet in the playoffs for the first time.

Reunion with three former Bolzano residents

While three Caps players, Jerry Pollastrone, MacGregor Sharp and Taylor Vause, have an HCB past, Tom Pokel has also been on the boards on the other side. “It's not an advantage or a disadvantage that I was a coach in Vienna at the time,” says Pokel, who once again has to make do without the injured Joachim Ramoser, Markus Gander and Nick Palmieri.

EBEL, playoff semi-finals - game 1 UPC Vienna Capitals - HCB Südtirol Alperia (Tuesday, 19.45:XNUMX p.m.) EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC Klagenfurter AC (Wednesday, 19.45:XNUMX p.m.)

Further game dates: 17.3., 19.3., 21.3. (possibly March 24.3th, March 26.3th, March 28.3th)

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The duel “David versus Goliath” is entering the first round

On Tuesday, HCB Südtirol and the Vienna Capitals open the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League in the Albert-Schutz-Halle. After the Foxes achieved their season goal with the quarter-final win against Linz, the freestyle against the almost overwhelming Viennese team should now follow.

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