Full speed ahead: HCB-Express rolls over Linz

After the two wins against Bratislava, HC Bozen also achieved the double against Linz. Six days after the 3-1 win in Upper Austria, Foxes beat the Stahlstadt team 3-0 this time.

Golie Irving, who celebrated his second shutout of the season, and the passionate commitment of Ireland's protégés proved to be a decisive factor. They literally sought physical contact, completed every check and almost always emerged victorious in the duels on the boards. Particularly impressive: the work of the forecheckers, who repeatedly gave Bozen possession in the attacking third with their aggressiveness. The Linzers, who have drawn their trump cards from this style of play in the past, clearly lost their edge. Frank shines as a goalscorer and assist provider Before the Foxes really got their engine up to speed, Linz was able to work their way into the opponent's third in the starting third. But there were no more than two aluminum hits from Alexander Lahoda and Dragan Umicevic. Between these two big chances, Angelo Miceli had already made it 1-0. The national player was served exemplary by a pass from Daniel Frank and sent the ball over the line as it fell.

With a touch of acrobatics, Angelo Miceli put the puck in the goal. © V. Antonello

With the first break, Linz's gunpowder seemed to be gone. As a result, the HCB repeatedly combined nicely all the way to the opposing goal. Giliati scores for the first time in 265 days This was also the case in the 35th minute, when Stefano Giliati, left criminally alone, hit three hooks with his stick in front of goalkeeper David Kickert and then lifted the puck into the net with a backhand. It was Giliati's first goal since the second playoff win on March 6 in Znojmo. The extra Simon Pitschieler and the injured Ivan Tauferer, who had to sit in the otherwise deserted stands, also gave this action strong applause.

In this scene, Stefano Giliati ended his dry spell. © V. Antonello

After making it 2-0, Bozen slowed down a gear, tried to let the disc run and avoid unnecessary penalties. With success, because Linz could no longer gain access to the game - on the contrary: two minutes before the end, Frank rewarded himself for his good performance with a personal sense of achievement. He scored from close range to make the final score 3-0.

However, the Foxes don't have much time to enjoy the shutout victory: the next appearances in the ice wave await on Saturday against the in-form Fehervar and on Sunday against Villach. HCB Südtirol Alperia – Steinbach Black Wings 3:0 HSBC: Irving (Fazio); Robertson-Plastino, Fournier-Youds, Trivellato-Di Perna, Gios; Halmo-Catenacci-Bardaro, Deluca-Findlay-Gazley, Frank-Bernard-Miceli, Giliati-Alberga-Insam, Frigo Coach: Ireland

Linz: Kickert (Gracnar); Tikkinen-Beaudoin, Pichè-Dorion, Nielsen-Kragl, Matzka-Rosenberger; Lebler-Hytonen-Umicevic, Kozek-Pelletier-Lahoda, Leiler-Pusnik-Kristler; Mitsch-Brucker-Frunschlag Coach: Beaulieu

Gates: 1:0 Angelo Miceli (17.27), 2:0 Stefano Giliati (34.38), 3:0 Daniel Frank (17.20) The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Graz99ers 13 10 0 3 48:35 28 2. Fehervar 14 9 0 5 48:46 27 3. HCB South Tyrol 9 7 0 2 34:19 22 4. Klagenfurt 13 7 0 6 31:25 22 5. Vienna Capitals 11 7 0 4 40:26 21 6. Dornbirn 14 6 0 8 39:45 17 7. Innsbruck 13 5 0 8 40:45 16 8. Salzburg 9 4 0 5 26:23 14 9. Bratislava 13 5 0 8 34:47 14 10. Villach 12 4 0 8 31:43 12 11. Linz 15 4 0 11 33:50 11

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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Full speed ahead: HCB-Express rolls over Linz

These Foxes are a force! HCB Südtirol Alperia achieved its 4th win in a row in the home game against the Black Wings and is making further ground in the table. Once again it was goalkeeper Leland Irving and the brutal physicality of the Bolzano team that gave the opponent a lot of trouble.

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