A Bolzano victory for the premier class

With a confident, composed performance, the Foxes brought the Capitals to their knees 5-3. It was the tenth win from the last eleven games and at the same time a very special one: HC Bozen celebrated their 100th point win in Vienna-Kagran this season - this mark has never been reached in the club's history. At the same time, the ticket for the Champions Hockey League was purchased. This means that Bolzano has qualified for the premier class for the fifth time in its tenth year of membership in the league. But that wasn't enough, because with the away win against the Caps, the Foxes also extended their lead in the table. They benefited from the 2:6 defeat by their pursuers Salzburg in Graz. This in turn should be bitter for HC Pustertal, because the Wolves slip out of the pre-playoff zone again due to the simultaneous loss of points in the penalty win against Fehérvar. Back to the game in Vienna's Steffl Arena: Bozen played very calmly in front of more than 4000 spectators, had the opponent's key players under control for the most part and always went one better in the crucial moments. If the Foxes continue to act in this way in the remaining two duels with Ljubljana (away on Friday) and Salzburg (at home on Sunday), then first place can no longer be taken away from them. The key scenes Hello wake call The in-form Miceli scores 1-0 for Bozen (9th) after a Gazley pass from the right side. It was the first real chance of the game. Reaction, counterreaction The Caps' answer didn't take long to arrive: Zimmer made it 1-1 (10th), but the Foxes hit back before the break: McClure hit the net with a slap shot (19th). Strong middle third In the second section, the HCB lays the foundation for victory: Valentine puts Thomas in the spotlight in the power play, who scores to make it 3-1 (24th). Later, Alberga skillfully prevailed and increased to 4:1. Croesus staggers After the break, Bozen briefly got into trouble again, namely when Zimmer (49th) and Angeli (55th) reduced the score to 3:4. The latter scores after a fine individual action. Lid on it! Bozen's Valentine, who continues to show increasing form, makes everything clear with an empty net goal. The final score is 5:3. Spusu Vienna Capitals – HCB Südtirol Alperia 3:5 Caps: Starkbaum (Steen); Fischer-Finkelstein, Wall-Brunner, Krys-Würschl, Posch-Piff; Angeli-Sheppard-Rotter, Zimmer-Bradley-Gregoire, Kainz-Prokes-Hartl, Böhm-Antal-Preiser Coach: Barr HSBC: Harvey (Bernard); Culkin-Miglioranzi, Dalhuisen-Amorosa, Valentine-Di Perna, Ginnetti; Halmo-Hults-Thomas, Miceli-McClure-Gazley, Frattin-Alberga-Felicetti, Frigo-Mantenuto-Frank Coach: Hanlon Gates: 0:1 Angelo Miceli (8.16), 1:1 Maxwell Zimmer (9.56), 1:2 McClure (18.24), 1:3 Thomas (23.15), 1:4 Alberga (39.02), 2:4 Maxwell Zimmer (49.05) , 3:4 Darik Angeli (55.58), 3:5 Scott Valentine (58.47) Viewers: 4050 The other results from Sunday: Fehérvar – HC Pustertal 3:4 nP Goals: 1:0 Bartalis (15.14), 1:1 Roy (15.39), 1:2 Ahl (32.40), 2:2 Campbell (48.50), 3:2 Sarauer (58.38), 3:3 Harju (59.12), 3:4 Ahl (decisive penalty) Vorarlberg – Ljubljana 2:3 Goals: 1:0 van Nes (5.32), 1:1 Kristijan Cepon (25.28), 1:2 Mark Cepon (29.57), 1:3 Kristijan Cepon (29.27), 2:3 Jacome (59.46) Audience: 2034 Asiago – Villacher SV 6:1 Goals: 1:0 Zampieri (2.42), 2:0 Salinitri (13.30), 3:0 McShane (30.44), 3:1 Rebernig (30.56), 4:1 Mahbod (46.06), 5:1 Magnabosco (46.58), 6:1 Finoro (49.20) Audience: 2091 Linz – Klagenfurt 2:4 Goals: 0:1 Lessio (6.02), 0:2 Hochegger (6.23), 0:3 Ticar (11.22), 1:3 Kristler (48.00), 2:3 Brucker (53.48), 2:4 Lessio (59.56) Audience: 3508 Graz – Salzburg 6:2 Goals: 1:0 Schiechl (10.26), 2:0 Bouramman (32.54), 2:1 Nissner (35.37), 3:1 Woger (37.09), 4:1 Antonitsch (44.09), 5:1 Granholm (53.54), 6-1 Granholm (54.32), 6-2 Lewington (57.01) Audience: 3939 The table: SP G U V TV P 1. HCB South Tyrol 46 35 0 11 165:101 100 2. Salzburg 45 31 0 14 137:90 93 3. Innsbruck 46 30 0 16 178:141 92 4. Villach 47 30 0 17 173:144 87 5. Klagenfurt 45 25 0 20 129:113 73 6. Vienna Capitals 46 23 0 23 149:136 73 7. Linz 46 23 0 23 127:126 69 8. Fehervar 45 20 0 25 114:114 64 9. Asiago Hockey 45 20 0 25 130:147 57 10. Graz99ers 46 18 0 28 100:131 54 11. HC Pustertal 46 17 0 29 115:129 53 12. Olimpija Ljubljana 45 13 0 32 109:175 40 13. Vorarlberg 44 11 0 33 85:164 33

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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A Bolzano victory for the premier class

This success tastes particularly sweet: HCB Südtirol Alperia cracked the magical 100-point mark in Vienna on Sunday and at the same time made it clear that they would return to the Champions Hockey League.

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