HCB Südtirol starts the pick round against Salzburg

HC Bozen finished the regular season in an excellent fourth place. But none of that matters anymore, because the cards are now being reshuffled and the Pokel squad has to fight for their place in the pick round all over again. In a simple round trip, the HCB, together with Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Znojmo and Villach, fights for the best starting position for the playoffs. The top three teams are allowed to freely choose their opponents in the first round of the knockout phase. Bozen goes into the second round in fourth place with one point. The table neighbors from Salzburg are waiting there at the start. The match will be played on Friday evening at 19.15:XNUMX p.m.

Bolzano has never been able to win in the Salzburg Ice Arena: on November 26th they suffered a 2-5 defeat, and exactly a month later they lost 1-3. Meanwhile, the balance in the ice wave is balanced, where both the HCB (4:3) and Red Bull (3:1) were successful once. The White-Reds' backline has to be particularly careful of Thomas Raffl, who leads Salzburg's internal team scorers with 19 goals and 17 assists. The “Bulls” have the third-best penalty killing (83,16%) and the fourth-best power play game (20,83%) in the entire league.

With regard to the game in Salzburg, coach Tom Pokel is still worried about his formation, especially in defense. He will probably have to call on Matt Tomassoni again, and the decision on the use of Hannes Oberdörfer and Sebastien Pichè will only be made immediately before the game. Ziga Pance, on the other hand, will make his comeback in the attack. Just like Jaroslav Hübl, who is taking over the place between the posts from Günther Hell.

The Black Wings are coming to Bolzano on Sunday

After the away match against Salzburg, HC Bozen will conclude the first pick-round weekend in their home stadium against the Black Wings Linz. The Upper Austrians are in second place in the table behind the Vienna Capitals. Not only did they win the most recent meeting on January 10th 4-1, but they were also able to hold their own twice in the ice wave after a tough fight. On October 27th, Linz won in a penalty shootout and on November 22nd after extra time. The game on Sunday starts at 18.45:XNUMX p.m.

Advance ticket sales

Tickets are available to buy for the encounter with the Black Wings Linz on Friday. The ticket offices at the Eiswelle are open from 17.30:19 p.m. to 16 p.m. On match day, however, tickets are available from XNUMX p.m. The season subscription also remains valid during the pick round.

1st match day “Pick Round” – Friday, January 17, 2014 (19.15:XNUMX p.m.)

Red Bull Salzburg – HCB Südtirol Vienna Capitals – EC Villacher SV EHC Liwest Linz – Orli Znojmo

2nd match day “Pick Round” – Sunday, January 19, 2014 (17.30:XNUMX p.m.)

Orli Znojmo – Vienna Capitals EC Villacher SV – Red Bull Salzburg HCB Südtirol - EHC Liwest Linz (18.45 p.m.)

The EBEL “Pick Round” table

1. UPC Vienna Capitals 4 points 2. EHC Liwest Linz 3 3. EC Red Bull Salzburg 2 4. HCB South Tyrol 1 5. HC Orli Znojmo 0 6. EC Villacher SV 0

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HCB Südtirol starts the pick round against Salzburg

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