Foxes get lost in Graz

Bozen played in Graz with a thinned-out squad: HCB coach Doug Mason was only able to field 17 field players. There were actually only two players missing: Dustin Gazley and Marco Insam. However, it is not news that the Füchse's squad depth could become a problem over the course of the season. On Friday, this situation was exacerbated by the absence of Fassa loanee Leonardo Felicetti. The 21-year-old had been in action with his Falcons in Asiago the day before and was therefore unavailable. The thin staffing inevitably had an impact on the game, which the 99ers deservedly won 4-0. In Graz, the White-Reds were unable to build on the performances that had recently ensured they celebrated four wins in a row. Especially in the forward game, there was a lack of brilliant ideas, penetration and, last but not least, speed. The home team didn't set off any fireworks either, but they used their chances consistently. That was enough that evening to end the negative streak that had been going on for three games. The HCB, however, has to put up with this defeat and regroup for the next home game on Sunday against Villacher SV (16 p.m.). Then Felicetti will most likely be part of the game again. The highlights The teams monitor each other. Nobody is willing to take a big risk. The lead for the 99ers falls out of nowhere: Andrew Gordon decisively deflects a shot from Erik Kirchschläger. A minute and a half later, the fans in the Merkur Ice Stadium were once again brought out of their seats when Lukas Kainz coldly punished a catastrophic Maione mistake to make it 2-0. The Foxes are trying to react, but are missing the penetration power they have shown recently. Graz goalie Niklas Lundström also shows an outstanding performance. Instead of the HCB goal, the score was 3-0 a few minutes after the start of the final third. Gordon digs the puck over the line on the power play. The final decision comes when Mason takes his goalie Kevin Boyle off the ice, Gordon hits the empty net, completing his hat trick and making the final score 4-0. Graz 99ers – HCB Südtirol Alperia 4:0 99ers: Lundström (Nußbacher), Kirchschläger-Boivin, Ackered-Pfeffer, Blood-Kernberger, Altmann; Zusevics-Schiechl-Gordon, Oberkofler-Martin-Orgrajensek, Hjalmarsson-Zalewski-Grafenthin, Alagic-Krainz-Maurer, Kaschnig. Coach: Gustafsson HSBC: Fazio (Boyle); Maione-Plastino, DeHaas-Lowe, Trivellato-Di Perna; Frigo-Bernard-Frank, Miceli-Catenacci-Alberga, Mizzi-Findlay-Halmo, Glück-Pitschieler. Coach: Mason Gates: 1:0 Gordon (12.20), 2:0 Kainz (13.49), 3:0 Gordon (43.31), 4:0 Gordon (58.40) Viewers: 1211 ICE Hockey League: AV Fehervar – HC Pustertal 5:4 aet (click here for the report) Goals: 0:1 Hanna (7.23), 1:1 Kuralt (13.52), 2:1 Mihaly (27.21), 2:2 Hannoun (30.03), 3:2 Sarauer (34.26), 3:3 Stukel (40.57), 4:3 Kuralt (42.50), 4:4 Mantinger (44.08), 5:4 Sarauer (64.02) Audience: 1841 Orli Znojmo – Red Bull Salzburg 2:5 Goals: 1:0 Prokes (4.52), 1:1 Borezcki (6.03), 1:2 Maier (9.22), 1:3 Huber (10.40), 1:4 Baltram (27.43), 1:5 Schneider (40.43), 2:5 Brittain (58.49) Audience: 2640 EC KAC – Dornbirn Bulldogs 4:3 aet Goals: 0:1 Jevpalovs (7.33), 1:1 Haudum (10.17), 2:1 Ganahl (12.36), 3:1 Vallant (13.34), 3:2 Grondahl (34.54), 3:3 Schwinger (57.07), 4:3 Unterweger (63.35) Audience: 2170 Villacher SV – HC Innsbruck 2:3 aet Goals: 1-0 Collins (21.40), 1-1 Magwood (35.55), 2-1 Kosmachuk (47.08), 2-2 Dostie (48.27), 2-3 McGauley (63.31) Audience: 2647 Black Wings Linz – Vienna Capitals 2:3 nP Goals: 0:1 Artner (6.33), 1:1 Gregorc (23.49), 1:2 Hartl (33.25), 2:2 Dzerins (38.45); decisive penalty: Meyer Audience: 1600 The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Ljubljana 15 12 0 3 64:35 39 2. Fehervar 16 11 0 5 58:42 32 3. Vienna Capitals 16 10 0 6 44:31 28 4. Innsbruck 17 11 0 6 50:51 29 5. HCB South Tyrol 16 9 0 7 43:47 27 6. Salzburg 18 11 0 7 51:42 30 7. Villach 16 8 0 8 60:51 24 8. Znojmo 16 8 0 8 53:49 23 9. Bratislava 14 7 0 7 42:47 20 10. Klagenfurt 15 7 0 8 41:45 21 11. Dornbirn 14 5 0 9 44:54 17 12. Graz99ers 16 6 0 10 55:64 19 13. Linz 16 3 0 13 37:62 12 14. HC Pustertal 15 2 0 13 33:55 9

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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Foxes get lost in Graz

Of all teams, HCB Südtirol Alperia failed to hit the mark against the Graz 99ers, who had conceded a whopping 19 goals in the last three games. The Foxes lost on Friday in Styria after four wins in a row.

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