The HCB is fighting for its clean slate in the playoffs

For the first time ever, a playoff meeting will be between EHC Linz and HC Bozen. The two teams met four times this season in the regular round, and the home team always won. The Upper Austrians won 5:1 and 5:2, while the champions prevailed at home with 4:1 and 3:2 after extra time. Alex Egger and Co. want to end this trend on Friday with their first victory in the Linz No-Sorrow Ice Arena. In any case, you should be warned in Austria, because Bozen has not lost a play-off series yet and secured all of its series victories abroad last year.

Concentrated offensive power against a well-rehearsed collective

Both teams had a great time in the second round and shot their way into the playoffs with clear victories. HCB Südtirol scored 37 goals in ten games in the qualifying round and the Black Wings scored 34 times in the pick round. Most recently, the Foxes celebrated a clear 5-2 home win in the Tyrolean derby and the Linzers shot the Vienna Capitals out of the hall 6-2. The Black Wings have the most dangerous strikers in their ranks with Brian Lebler (35 goals) and Andrew Kozek (32). Jason Ulmer (19 goals/28 assists) and defender Sebastien Pichè (13/26), who won the championship title with Bozen last year, also pose a lot of danger. Linz also has the second-best goalie in Mike Ouzas (93,04%) in the squad and has the most accurate offense (10,4% of shots end up in the net).

The Foxes' strength is their collective. The South Tyroleans' most dangerous players are Ziga Pance (22 goals) and Rick Schofield (20). Under neo-coach Don MacAdam, seven out of ten games were won, and the Black Wings were also able to win seven out of ten games in the second round.

Optimism at HCB

"The pressure is entirely on Linz's side. We are ready for this duel and know that we have to and can beat them away from home," said captain Egger Video Interview with SportNews. All squad players will be available to his coach Don MacAdam in the first quarter-final game on Friday in Linz (start: 19.15:XNUMX p.m.). On the other hand, Fabio Hofer, a player, is out due to injury.

EBEL Quarterfinals, Game 1 (Friday, March 6)

Orli Znojmo - Klagenfurter AC (18.30 p.m.) Black Wings Linz - HCB Südtirol (19.15:XNUMX p.m.) Sapa Fehervar - Vienna Capitals (19.15:XNUMX p.m.) Red Bull Salzburg - Villacher SV (19.30 p.m.)

The duels are played in best-of-seven mode

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The HCB is fighting for its clean slate in the playoffs

Everything that has happened so far fades into the background, the players' beards become longer, the thrill increases. In short, the playoffs begin in the Erste Bank Eishockey League. From Friday, HC Bozen will fight for a place in the semi-finals in a duel with Black Wings Linz.

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