HC Pustertal takes itself out of the game

After the furious 9-0 win against Vorarlberg, HC Pustertal traveled to league leaders Innsbruck with a lot of self-confidence. However, there was a bitter 1:4 defeat there. Bitter especially because the wolves had their chances of taking something home with them. But just at that moment the people of Pusteria tripped themselves up. At the same time, HC Bozen celebrated a dramatic overtime win against Asiago.

For two thirds, the HCP played on an equal footing with the league leaders. After 40 minutes, Valtonen's team, who had to make do without offensive artist Olivier Archambault, were 0-1 behind. Then the decisive scene occurred.

Innsbruck's league top scorer Adam Helewka gave Emil Kristensen a bad check, which the referees punished with a game penalty, and the HCP was now allowed to play in the majority for five minutes. But then the Wolves incurred two completely unnecessary time penalties and the power play was gone. In 4-on-4, Innsbruck showed off their class and struck twice - the decision. The highlights Goal disallowed The many Puster fans who traveled with us were overjoyed because Harju scored with a precise shot to make it 1-0. But then the goal is disallowed by the referees due to a previous offside position. Fake It can happen so quickly: After a careless moment, Ahl loses the disc in the Puster third, Krogsgaard shoots, Leavens makes a decisive deflection - 1-0 for Innsbruck (11th). Decision In the final third the fateful scene occurs. A 5-minute advantage evaporates when first Ege and then Hannoun have to go to the penalty box. In 4-on-4, Innsbruck struck with Watson's double: both times he was brilliantly cleared by league top scorer Shaw. Cosmetics Catenacci's goal to make it 1:3 is just a cosmetic result, just like Bär's empty net goal. Despite the defeat, the situation for the Wolves in the table does not look bad. The pre-playoff places are only one or two points away. On Friday, December 30th, the Wolves will face Asiago at home at 19.45:XNUMX p.m. and will therefore not only face a big rival, but also a direct competitor.

HC Innsbruck – HC Pustertal 4:1 HCI: McCollum (Swett); Lattner-Bourque, Cuma-Krogsgaard, Watson-Hackl, Kerber-Muigg; Ulmer-Helewka-Leavens, Shaw-Coulter-Winkler, Bär-Mackin-Feldner, Peeters-Mader-Paulweber Coach: O'Keffe

HCP: Sholl (Smith); Ege-Willcox, Glira-Kristensen, Spencer-Plastino, March; Sanna-Harju-Bardaro, Ahl-Andergassen-Catenacci, Hannoun-Roy-Delucca, Mantinger-Berger-Spinel Coach: Valtonen

Gates: 1:0 Leavens (10.10), 2:0 Watson (45.54), 3:0 Watson (48.33), 3:1 Catenacci (53.24), 4:1 Baer (57.44)

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The other games Bolzano – Asiago 4:3 aet 0:1 McShane (10.20), McShane (27.36), 0:3 Saracino (30.26), 1:3 Thomas (37.17), 2:3 Miceli (44.48), 3:3 Culkin (59.39), 4:3 McLure ( 60.13) Audience: 3010

Graz – Villach 1:8 0:1 Desjardins (1.44), 0:2 Richter (12.06), 0:3 Luciani (20.54), 0:4 Luciani (21.17), 0:5 Grafenthin (23.53), 0:6 Tomazevic (48.39), 1: 6 Woger (50.35), 1:7 Grafenthin (52.11), 1:8 Maxa (55.33) Audience: 3330

Vienna – Linz 2:1 aet 1:0 Zimmer (18.19), 1:1 Knott (56.58), 2:1 Prokes (61.35) Audience: 4950

Ljubljana – Klagenfurt 1:6 0:1 Hundred Pounds (10.10), 0:2 Ticar (26.25), 1:2 Simsic (33.33), 1:3 Lessio (25.28), 1:4 Bukarts (39.34), 1:5 Postma (43.34), 1: 6 Unterweger (51.57) Audience: 1012

Vorarlberg – Salzburg 0:2 0:1 Meyer (15.42), 0:2 Huber (59.21) Audience: 1521

SP G U V TV P 1. HC Innsbruck 31 21 0 10 125:99 65 2. HCB South Tyrol 30 21 0 9 103:72 60 3. EC Villach 31 19 0 12 115:94 56 4. EC Salzburg 28 18 0 10 85:56 55 5. Linz 29 18 0 11 87:70 52 6. EC Klagenfurt 30 17 0 13 89:74 50 7. Fehervar 30 15 0 15 80:71 48 8. Vienna Capitals 28 14 0 14 85:84 43 9. Asiago Hockey 29 12 0 17 81:100 34 10. Graz99ers 31 11 0 20 59:88 33 11. HC Pustertal 31 10 0 21 82:96 32 12. Olimpija Ljubljana 29 10 0 19 76:108 29 13. Vorarlberg 29 7 0 22 52:107 22

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HC Pustertal takes itself out of the game

For a long time, winning a point against league leader HC Innsbruck was within reach for HC Pustertal. But just when the chance was greatest, the wolves showed nerves.

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ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. HCB South Tyrol	12	46:25	30
2. Graz99ers	12	35:28	25
3. Fehervar	11	33:16	24
4. EC Salzburg	11	43:33	23
5. Olimpija Ljubljana	12	31:30	21
6. HC Pustertal	14	50:49	21
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