A gala for 5000 fans: Bolzano presents the frontrunners

Three derby wins against Pustertal, two against Asiago and now the third against Innsbruck: HC Bozen cannot be defeated by their local rivals! In the eagerly anticipated summit meeting with the Sharks, the Foxes achieved a 5-1 victory.

The two top teams in the ICE Hockey League have hit the mark together a whopping 256 times this season. Now there were another six goals, but almost all of them came from the Bolzano offensive cannons. But how can the smooth result in the top game best be explained? Using a term from the ice hockey dictionary, which is primarily in English: secondary scoring.

Unexpected protagonists Secondary scoring means that players who are not otherwise among the top scorers also score. In the playoffs, there is increased vigilance and teams automatically focus on the opponent's parade line. Those who are actually supposed to prevent the opponent's actions have the chance to step out of the shadows. That's exactly how it was in the game between Bolzano and Innsbruck, which was still part of the regular season but was approached by both teams like a playoff game.

Innsbruck had the first two HCB lines, which were equipped with exceptional players, well under control, but they managed to get four goals from the offensive blocks three and four. In the end, it was Daniel Mantenuto, Angelo Miceli & Co. who tore apart the league leaders - much to the chagrin of the around 400 Innsbruck fans who mingled with the 4840 spectators (season record!). It was HCB's sixth win in a row.

The key scenes First delicacy Gazley plays two defenders and goalie McCollum dizzy and then lays beautifully back in the slot. Halmo takes the shot and the disc fidgets in the net – 1-0. Frigo, always Frigo Frigo hits the post from the slot, and his follow-up shot also touches aluminum. The Piedmontese misses a lot of chances to score in this game, but is rewarded later. The sharks also delight Innsbruck also played like a top team and conjured up an equalizer in the 26th minute: Bourque powered through, laid it brilliantly across to Mackin, who scored to make it 1-1. The fourth line swirls Just 50 seconds after Innsbruck's equalizer, Mantenuto scored after a nice pass from Di Perna, and just a minute later Miceli smashed the goal in after an individual effort to make it 3-1. Frigo's shining moment In the final third, Frigo was also rewarded: After Innsbruck lost a target in his own third, Mantenuto switched fastest. He sends Frigo on his way, who hits the net ice-cold. Frattin's bedtime treat The encore of the gala performance is provided by Frattin, who puts the puck into the corner with a precise wrist shot. It's the final score of 5:1. With this victory, Bolzano comes within two points of league leader Innsbruck, but at the same time still has one more game to play. While the Innsbruck team now travel on to Bruneck and meet HC Pustertal there on Sunday, who in turn scored an important win against Graz today, The HCB has to play away against Fehervar in the next game.

HCB Südtirol Alperia – HC TIWAG Innsbruck 5:1 HSBC: Harvey (Bernard); Culkin-Miglioranzi, Amorosa-Cole Hults, Valentine-Di Perna, Ginnetti; Frank-Mitch Hults-Thomas, Halmo-McClure-Gazley, Frigo-Alberga-Frattin, Miceli-Mantenuto-Felicetti Coach: Hanlon

HCI: McCollum (Swett); Lattner-Bourque, Cuma-Krogsgaard, Watson-Hackl, Kerber; Shaw-Coulter-Peeters, Ulmer-Helewka-Leavens, Bär-Mackin-Feldner; Muigg-Mader-Schintler Coach: O'Keefe

Gates: 1:0 Michael Halmo (4.29), 1:1 Corey Mackin (25.40), 2:1 Daniel Mantenuto (26.31), 3:1 Angelo Miceli (27.28), 4:1 Luca Frigo (35.47), 5:1 Matt Frattin (47.03)

Viewers: 4840

The other results: Pustertal – Graz 3:0 (click here for the report) Gates: 1:0 Hannoun (5.22), 2:0 Ahl (35.36), 3:0 Andergassen (53.10) Viewers: 2227

Linz – Asiago 5:3 Gates: 1:0 Haga (8.24), 2:0 Romig (16.11), 2:1 Gazzola (23.59), 3:1 Knott (24.44), 3:2 Michele Marchetti (30.08), 3:3 McShane (43.17), 4 :3 Stuart (54.15), 5:3 Knott (59.03) Viewers: 3377

Vienna – Klagenfurt 4:1 Gates: 1:0 Bradley (14.50), 1:1 Ganahl (33.49), 2:1 Wall (43.27), 3:1 Zimmer (50.23), 4:1 Bradley (54.22) Viewers: 7022

Ljubljana – Vorarlberg 0:4 Gates: 0:1 van Nes (26.42), 0:2 van Nes (27.01), 0:3 Macierzynski (32.32), 0:4 Spannring (45.17) Viewers: 850

Fehervar – Salzburg 1-3 Gates: 0:1 Mario Huber (18.29), 1:1 Bartalis (31.11), 1:2 Schneider (56.16), 1:3 Nissner (59.59) Viewers: 2613

SP G U V TV P 1. HC Innsbruck 35 24 0 11 139:108 74 2. HCB South Tyrol 34 25 0 9 123:78 72 3. EC Salzburg 32 22 0 10 98:60 67 4. Linz 33 20 0 13 94:80 58 5. EC Villach 34 19 0 15 120:107 56 6. EC Klagenfurt 34 19 0 15 97:84 54 7. Vienna Capitals 31 16 0 15 95:89 50 8. Fehervar 33 15 0 18 83:81 48 9. Graz99ers 34 13 0 21 65:94 38 10. HC Pustertal 35 12 0 23 90:102 38 11. Asiago Hockey 33 12 0 21 90:118 35 12. Olimpija Ljubljana 33 11 0 22 86:123 33 13. Vorarlberg 33 9 0 24 61:117 28

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A gala for 5000 fans: Bolzano presents the frontrunners

Please take a seat, lean back and enjoy: HCB Südtirol Alperia presented itself on the stage of the Sparkasse Arena on Epiphany in its most beautiful dress and gave the spectators a top-class performance. He won the ICE top game against Innsbruck hands down.

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