Innsbruck gets rid of weak Bolzano

Not only did HC Pustertal concede five goals on Friday evening, The same thing happened to HC Bozen, who suffered a surprising 1900-2 defeat against Innsbruck in the ice wave in front of almost 5 spectators (season record). The people of Bolzano should be able to get over the loss of points so early in the season, but the performance should give coach Doug Mason something to think about.

The Foxes acted disoriented, error-prone and never really as a compact unit for over 60 minutes. This meant that Innsbruck was formally invited to score goals. The Sharks didn't need to be asked twice, repeatedly establishing numerical superiority at key points on the ice and using every opening that presented themselves to give the Foxes the coup de grace.

Coach Mason, who only had to make do with two full pairs of defenders (Trivellato was missing due to injury), tried to react with small line changes during the game, but that didn't really help Justin Fazio in goal, who was overwhelmed at the time, or the HCB that evening . Now it's time to wipe your mouth and head to Villach! On Sunday, the Foxes will have to deliver the same performance with which they were able to impress against Salzburg in the league and in the CHL. The highlights of the game The HCB was caught cold in the 8th minute: Innsbruck took the lead with its first shot on goal, a backhander from Tim McGauley. Bolzano plays erratically and sloppily, while Innsbruck plays goal-oriented and callous. The result? A double strike from Mike Huntebrinker and Martin Ulmer within 50 seconds – 0:3. Rene Swette, the Haie's regular backup, with a parade that should make it into every year's review. He spectacularly fishes the target out of the air after a frank shot from point-blank range. The hard rubber comes to Dustin Gazley via Matt Maione and Mike Halmo, who lifts it under the crossbar. It is the overdue first goal for Bolzano. Right now, when there is real hope emerging in the wave of ice, the Foxes are digging their own grave. A collective lethargy enables the guests to counterattack, which Dario Winkler completes to make it 1:4. Nick Plastino, who has moved up, can shorten the gap again, but it is too late for a successful comeback. In the final minute, Innsbruck's Antonin Boruta scored into an empty goal to make it 2:5. HCB Südtirol Alperia – HC Tiwag Innsbruck Haie 2:5 HSBC: Fazio (Boyle); DeHaas-Plastino, Lowe-Maione, Di Perna; Pitschieler-Alberga-Insam, Frank-Findlay-Gazley, Halmo-Catenacci-Miceli, Frigo-Bernard-Mizzi Coach: Mason

HCI: Swette (McCollum); Boruta-Bourque, Lattner-Betker, Messner; Dostie-Huntebrinker-Feldner, Bär-McGauley-Leavens, Paulweber-Magwood-Ulmer, Muigg-Mader-Winkler Coach: O'Keefe

Gates: 0:1 Timothy McGauley (7.37), 0:2 Michael Huntebrinker (25.35), 0:3 Martin Ulmer (26.24), 1:3 Dustin Gazley (43.41), 1:4 Dario Winkler (46.45), 2:4 Nick Plastino (54.15), 2:5 Antonin Boruta (59.38)

Viewers: 1884 The other games: Olimpija Ljubljana – HC Pustertal 5:3 ( Click here for the report ) Goals: 0:1 Ikonen (4.33), 1:1 Piche (22.05), 2:1 Music (26.20), 3:1 Cimzar (35.54), 3:2 Kristensen (41.06), 4:2 Sodja (50.58), 4:3 Harju (53.41), 5:3 Jezovsek (58.52) Audience: 1043

Orli Znojmo – Bratislava Capitals 5:3 Goals: 1:0 Southorn (1.52), 2:0 Sedlak (4.06), 3:0 Luciani (4.56), 3:1 Faith (21.02), 3:2 Bondra (23.56), 3:3 Faith (29.35), 4:3 Luciani (34.42), 5:3 Fejes (49.49) Audience: 2889

Dornbirn Bulldogs – Vienna Capitals 3:0 Goals: 1:0 Schwinger (10.11), 2:0 Hancock (41.07), 3:0 Saarinen (46.39) Audience: 1025

Red Bull Salzburg – Villacher SV 4:3 Goals: 1:0 Schneider (9.22), 2:0 Hochkofler (12.44), 2:1 Krastenbergs (19.24), 2:2 Lanzinger (29.08), 3:2 Nissner (36.14), 4:2 Brennan (38.26), 4:3 Fraser (53.24) Audience: 1879

AV Fehervar – Graz 99ers 3-1 Goals: 1:0 Nilsson (49.31), 2:0 Horvath (54.41), 2:1 Hjalmarsson (56.22), 3:1 Hari (59.07) Audience: 1712

EC KAC – Black Wings Linz 5:6 aet Goals: 1:0 Ganahl (00.14), 1:1 Gaffal (11.59), 2:1 Koch (15.47), 2:2 Pelletier (25.08), 3:2 Petersen (31.23), 3:3 Schnetzer (39.03), 3:4 Dzerins (44.54), 3:5 Lebler (48.52), 4:5 Ticar (57.11), 5:5 Koch (57.23), 5:6 Pelletier (63.50) Audience: 2718 The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Ljubljana 7 6 0 1 32:17 19 2. Fehervar 7 6 0 1 24:16 18 3. Salzburg 7 5 0 2 26:19 14 4. HCB South Tyrol 6 4 0 2 17:16 11 5. Znojmo 7 4 0 3 28:22 12 6. Dornbirn 6 3 0 3 17:19 9 7. Graz99ers 7 3 0 4 23:27 10 8. Bratislava 6 3 0 3 23:23 8 9. Klagenfurt 6 2 0 4 18:21 8 10. Vienna Capitals 7 3 0 4 15:13 9 11. Villach 6 2 0 4 17:14 6 12. Innsbruck 8 3 0 5 17:29 7 13. HC Pustertal 7 2 0 5 17:27 6 14. Linz 7 1 0 6 16:27 4

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Innsbruck gets rid of weak Bolzano

The first Tyrolean duel of this ICE season goes to HC Innsbruck. The Haie had an easy game in the home stadium of HCB Südtirol Alperia.

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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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