Brett Findlay and the emotional rollercoaster

On his debut against Salzburg, coach Greg Ireland left the ice as a loser, but on Friday he and his team scored their first “threesome”: the Foxes won 5-1 against bottom team Linz. Meanwhile, HC Pustertal celebrated a spectacular victory against Fehervar .

After an early shock (Brian Lebler scored in the 4th minute), Bozen had to work hard to get into the game. Until shortly before the end it was 3-1 for the Foxes, so the game was open for a long time. The protagonist on the ice was Brett Findlay – for better or for worse. The 29-year-old, who is still looking for his top form this year, was the match winner with a brace, but made his team sweat at the end when he was given a four-minute penalty for a high stick and the score was 3-1. However, because the weakest power play in the league lived up to its reputation, nothing was left to burn.

What else needs to be mentioned: Mike Halmo is becoming increasingly decisive in Bolzano's offensive game (fourth goal in the last 5 games), Marco Insam scored his first goal of the season, while Justin Fazio was a reliable support and collected plus points in the internal duel with the luckless Kevin Boyle . The highlights Horror start Less than 4 minutes have been played when Bozen is already behind: Brian Lebler is released and gives Justin Fazio no chance. Double whammy Bolzano needs a bit to get up to speed, but turns the game around before the break: First Mike Halmo decisively deflects a Nick Plastino shot (16th), then Brett Findlay hammers the goal under the crossbar (18th) – 2:1. DeHaas! Linz rears up, Fazio has to clear several times, but Bozen scores the goal: James DeHaas' hidden blueliner sails into the box to make it 3-1 (37th). Bluty Nase Shortly before the end of the game, things get bloody: Findlay's high stick hits Alexander Lahoda, whose nose is badly damaged. The ice needs to be cleaned for minutes. 2+2 minutes for Findlay! decision Linz throws everything forward in the majority and also takes the goalie off the ice, which Findlay takes advantage of shortly after his return to the ice. The final point is Marco Insam. The HCB continues on Sunday at 16 p.m. with the away game at Vienna. Next Tuesday is the long-awaited derby against HC Pustertal. Black Wings Linz – HCB Südtirol Alperia 1-5 Linz: Coreau (Höneckl); Schnetzer-Lamarche, Rumble-Kragl, Wolf-Gregorc; Lebler-Pelletier-Smith, Romig-Gaffal-Kantola, Lahoda-Brucker-Rotter, Bortnak-Bretschneider-Pusnik Coach: Summans

HSBC: Fazio (Boyle); Trivellato-Tauferer, DeHaas-Lowe, Maione-Plastino, Mizzi; Halmo-Catenacci-Ciampini, Frank-Findlay-Gazley, Frigo-Bernard-Miceli, Glück-Alberga-Insam Coach: Ireland

Gates: 1:0 Brian Lebler (3.35), 1:1 Mike Halmo (15.56), 1:2 Brett Findlay (17.40), 1:3 James DeHaas (36.22), 1:4 Brett Findlay (57.22), 1:5 Marco Insam (59.15)

Viewers: 880 The other games Pustertal – Fehervar 7:3 1:0 Hofer (10.51), 1:1 Campbell (19.43), 2:1 Harju (38.05), 2:2 Erdely (39.46), 3:2 Carey (41.01), 3:3 Fournier (45.57), 4: 3 Harju (48.43), 5:3 Gerlach (53.54), 6:3 Stukel (55.30), 7:3 Hanna (55.40) Audience: 1220

Vienna – Villach 1:2 0:1 Kosmachuk (4.54), 0:2 Rauchwald (36.44), 1:2 Meyer (41.13) Audience: 2000

Klagenfurt – Olimpija Ljubljana 3:1 0:1 Pance (10.42), 1:1 Hundred Pound (35.21), 2:1 Ganahl (48.44), 3:1 Ganahl (56.02) Audience: 1720

Dornbirn – Znojmo 1:6 0:1 Zubov (2.19), 0:2 Svoboda (7.46), 0:3 Luciani (25.08), 1:3 Beck (34.39), 1:4 Gorcik (40.33), 1:5 Culkin (42.11), 1: 6 Gorcik (48.42) Audience: 500

Innsbruck – Graz 2:3 0:1 Zusevics (1.38), 0:2 Boivin (26.11), 1:2 Magwood (47.34), 2:2 McGauley (52.54), 2:3 Blood (54.45) Audience: 1200

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. Klagenfurt	47	183:101	102
2. Fehervar	46	146:126	89
3. Salzburg	46	142:107	87
4. HCB South Tyrol	46	137:125	76
5. Linz	46	146:116	75
6. Villach	46	155:136	74
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Brett Findlay and the emotional rollercoaster

There it is, the first win under returning coach Greg Ireland: On Friday evening, HCB Südtirol Alperia completed its mandatory task against bottom team Linz, but had to tremble in the end.

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