EBEL elite: The HCB has long been one of them

The Foxes had already bought their playoff ticket some time ago and ultimately used the last games to work on their own form again. Because now the table position (4th place) should be further improved in the intermediate round and then finally the reward for a strong regular season should be reaped in the decisive championship phase.

The performance in the basic round is really impressive, with the HCB being ranked in the top 6 in almost all statistics. On the one hand, there is the finishing efficiency: 10,28% of all shots from Marco Insam and Co. found their way into the goal. In addition to the Foxes, only three other teams exceed the 10% mark. Added to this is the power play strength, which is demonstrated with a 19,4% success rate, but also the Fayr Play rating, in which the Pokel team takes second place with “only” 372 penalty minutes. Even in terms of viewer numbers, Bolzano has long since moved into the top half of the table. An average of 2.838 fans passed through the turnstiles in the ice wave during the regular season. Only five clubs can look forward to an even higher number of spectators.

This will continue from Friday

The HCB now needs to confirm these numbers in the second round - starting with the upcoming three games against the absolute crème de la crème the league. On Friday the white-reds have to go to EHC Linz, two days later champions Salzburg come to Bolzano, before the away game against regular-season winners Vienna is scheduled for the following Tuesday. Only then do seemingly easier tasks await with Innsbruck and Klagenfurt.

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The aim of the Italian record champions must be to advance to third place and thus secure a free choice of opponents and at the same time home rights in the playoff quarter-finals. In the newly evaluated ranking, Bolzano is only one point behind third-place Linz.

Zagreb is knocking

Regardless of the outcome of the season finale, Bozen is already planning its future in the Erste Bank Ice Hockey League. The Foxes completed their registration formalities for the next season on time. By the way, just like KHL club Medvescak Zagreb. A decision on the Croatians' return to the EBEL should be made by the end of February and the exact field of participants for the 2017/18 season should be determined. S

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EBEL elite: The HCB has long been one of them

The Pick Round, the intermediate round of the top 6 teams in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, will begin on Friday. The HCB Südtirol is also there. And rightly so, as the following statistics show.

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