Foxes travel into the away weekend with bad news

Matt Climie was missing from the HC Bozen team bus on Friday. His place was taken by 18-year-old Robin Quagliato, who otherwise plays in the youth teams of WSV Vipiteno and was contacted at short notice. He will serve as Jake Smith's backup this weekend. How long this will be in the Bolzano gate is still completely open. Everything depends on how long Matt Climie, who was hired just a few days ago, is out. He suffered a knee ligament injury in an unfortunate collision in the ice wave during training. Now the club and the white and red fans are worried about the former NHL goalie. His first and so far only league game on Tuesday against Linz could have been his last for a long time. More detailed medical examinations in the next few days should provide clarity.

Curcio: “We want to take the break calmly”

So now Jake Smith. The substitute goalkeeper, who has failed to impress in his three appearances so far this season, should ensure that the HCB finally gets two wins in a row again. After the strong performance against Linz, the chances are not bad that the Foxes will also score points against Fehervar, who are bottom of the table, although they also recently gained confidence in the shutout win against Dornbirn. In the first leg in the Eiswelle, Bozen celebrated an easy 7-2 win.

Premiere duel in Zagreb

In the only duel so far against Medvescak Zagreb, the HCB clearly asserted itself with a score of 4:1. On Sunday - less than 24 hours after the duel in Hungary - a very hot dance awaits. With an average of more than 5.000 fans behind them, Zagreb is the league's undisputed spectator crowd; the "Dom Sportova" regularly turns into a cauldron. The seventh in the table plays particularly well here.

“The win against Linz was of immense importance in order to rebuild the morale of the team,” explains coach Pat Curcio, who, in addition to Climie, also has to do without the ailing Austin Smith. “We definitely want to score points at the weekend in order to move further up the table “To get ahead and be able to go into the international break with composure”

The EBEL encounters from the weekend: Fri. 3 November Salzburg - Villach 3:5 (2:2, 0:1, 1:2) Innsbruck - Vienna 1:4 (0:0, 1:3, 0:1) Linz - Zagreb 8:1 (4:0, 3:0, 1:1) Graz - Dornbirn 2:3 (0:1, 1:0, 1:2)

Sat. 4 November Fehervar - Bolzano (17.45 p.m.)

Sun. 5 November Zagreb - Bolzano (17.30 p.m./live Video33) Dornbirn - Vienna (17.30 p.m.) Villach - Linz (17.30 p.m.) Znojmo - Innsbruck (17.30 p.m.) Klagenfurt - Salzburg (17.45 p.m.) Fehervar - Graz (17.45)

The table:

1. Vienna Capitals 40 points/16 games 2. EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz 33/17 3. EC Klagenfurter AC 30/17 4. HC TWK Innsbruck 'Die Haie' 25/17 5. EC Red Bull Salzburg 24/17 6. KHL Medvescak Zagreb 24/15 7. EC Villacher SV 23/17 8. Moser Medical Graz99ers 23/17 9. HC Orli Znojmo 23/18 10. Dornbirn Bulldogs 21/16 11. HCB Südtirol Alperia 19/16 12. Fehervar AV 15/16

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Foxes travel into the away weekend with bad news

HCB Südtirol Alperia is hunting for points in Székesfehérvár and Zagreb this weekend. However, the last few hours before departure were unscheduled: Goalie Matt Climie sustained a knee injury during training and a replacement had to be found for him as quickly as possible.

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