Cracker in the ice wave: Master calls for front runners

When the cracks from HC Bozen and the Vienna Capitals line up against each other, the best that the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga currently has to offer will be on the ice. The Foxes in fourth place and Austria as class leaders are in the top third of the table, and both are also fully on course for the playoffs in the CHL.

The Caps are the only team to have won all six games so far and comfortably lead the table with 17 points or a total score of 24:11 goals. With 24 goals, they also have the best offense in the league. Bolzano extended its haul to twelve points on Tuesday with its win in Innsbruck. Vienna is five points behind, but be careful: The HCB was able to win the last four duels with the capital team - all in the 2018 semi-finals - and is therefore the last team that was able to defeat the Capitals in the championship.

“Me and Mat are excited for the game” At that time, striker Chris DeSousa and defender Mat Clark were also on board, who now wear the yellow and black jersey of their league rivals. DeSousa played a key role in the Foxes' title win last season with 45 points from 66 games. The Canadian has also made an impact in Vienna, he has already scored eight points in six rounds and, together with the two Viennese Peter Schneider (9 points) and Benjamin Nissner (9), forms the Caps' most dangerous line at the moment. It will be interesting to see whether DeSousa will receive a similarly warm welcome from the fans in the ice wave as Graz player Travis Oleksuk did recently, as he recently took a clear stance against his former club on the Internet in the “Smith case”. Chris DeSousa (center) has been cheering in the Vienna jersey since the start of the season. © GEPA/C. Location

“Of course there is great anticipation. Mat and I are excited for the game. It will be nice to see familiar faces from the past. But on the ice the friendship is gone: our goal is of course to leave Bolzano with three points,” DeSousa is quoted as saying on the Vienna club’s homepage. Petan and the ex-Bolzano Vause are questionable It is still unclear whether the lively striker will see his friend and former Bozen roommate Alex Petan again. The Italian-Canadian only arrived back in South Tyrol on Wednesday afternoon after the death in his family and a long return flight. Luca Frigo will certainly be missing, although he was back on the ice with his teammates for the first time during game preparation.

The Viennese are significantly weaker in terms of replacements, with Julian Großlercher, Marc-André Dorion and captain Andreas Nödl missing. There is also still a big question mark over the use of former Bolzano player Taylor Vause due to an upper body injury. The EBEL games from Friday: Fehervar AV 19 - EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz (18.45 p.m.) HCB Südtirol Alperia - Vienna Capitals (19.15 p.m.) Moser Medical Graz99ers - Dornbirn Bulldogs (19.15:XNUMX p.m.) Panaceo Villacher SV - EC Red Bull Salzburg (19.15:XNUMX p.m.) The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Vienna Capitals 6 6 0 0 24:11 17 2. Klagenfurt 5 4 0 1 16:8 13 3. Dornbirn 6 4 0 2 21:12 12 4. HCB South Tyrol 6 4 0 2 16:14 12 5. Graz99ers 6 4 0 2 24:19 11 6. Fehervar 6 4 0 2 18:23 9 7. Linz 6 2 0 4 13:13 8 8. Villach 6 3 0 3 15:19 6 9. Salzburg 5 1 0 4 17:15 4 10. Innsbruck 6 1 0 5 20:31 4 11. KHL Zagreb 6 1 0 5 12:24 4 12. Znojmo 4 0 0 4 11:18 2

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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Cracker in the ice wave: Master calls for front runners

In the big game of the seventh EBEL round, HCB Südtirol Alperia will host last year's semi-final opponent and current league leader from Vienna on Friday (19.15:XNUMX p.m.).

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