Pustertal sticks together: “The coach is not up for debate”

After winning 5-3 in Brunico and taking the lead in the table, the two-time ICE champion from the capital is tackling the next tasks. These are: Friday evening at home in Graz, Sunday afternoon away at Ljubljana. The duel in the Sparkasse Arena against the 99ers is also the meeting between the best defense in the league (HCB, 12 goals conceded) and the worst ICE storm (Graz, 13 goals). However, it shouldn't be a sure-fire success for the in-form Bozen team, especially since the Styrians were able to score three times in a row recently and won their two most recent away games against Villach and Fehervar. This is what HCB striker Hannes Kasslatter says before the Graz home game: Foxes coach Glen Hanlon will rely on the same lineup as last time in Bruneck. Andy Bernard is only likely to replace the recently strong Sam Harvey in goal. The injured Matt Frattin and Diego Glück are not available at the weekend. Sports director supports HCP coach While HC Bozen is carried by a wave of euphoria, the Wolves are licking their latest derby wounds. With a lot of anger in their stomachs, they will play in Villach on Friday evening, followed the next day by the home game against the Graz 99ers, who travel from Bolzano directly to the Pustertal. It is still unclear whether new defense signing Wyatt Ege will be ready for action this weekend. Whether with or without the Ege, only the points count for Pustertal. Although the Brunecker team put up a good performance at times against HCB, now it's all about climbing out of the cellar with victories - also because VSV and the 99ers are both in the bottom half of the table and should definitely be within reach . Sports director Patrick Bona also knows this SportNews asked the following 3 questions about the current situation. “The boys know they have to deliver now.” HCP sports director Patrick Bona Patrick Bona, you have sporting responsibility at HC Pustertal. Have you analyzed the ongoing earnings crisis? Patrick Bona: “Of course we think about it and evaluate individual personalities, game situations and entire games. We certainly had a tough start program and unfortunately lost a few games. But you have to be honest: some things turn out differently than we had actually planned. This is not the path we wanted to take.” How much blame is the coach for this? Or to put it another way: Is Stefan Mair up for discussion? “For me it is understandable that criticism arises, but at the same time I can assure you that everyone here is constantly questioning themselves. We have launched a joint project with Stefan Mair and are pursuing the same strategy, so it would be premature to ask the coaching question after just 7 games of the season. It’s not up for debate now.” They just brought in a new player. Are you planning further action should it be a zero points weekend? “As I said, we are constantly analyzing the situation. But I'm not going to stand here and imagine a defeat scenario. The boys know they have to deliver now. I am convinced that the turnaround will be successful in the next few games. After that we’ll see where the journey takes us.” The next ICE games: Friday October 14 Villacher SV – HC Pustertal (19.15:XNUMX p.m.) Pioneers Vorarlberg – Fehervar AV (19.30 p.m.) HC Bozen – Graz 99ers (19.45 p.m.) Saturday October 15th HC Innsbruck – Fehervar AV (19.15 p.m.) HC Pustertal – Graz 99ers (19.45 p.m.) Sunday October 16th Vienna Capitals – Black Wings Linz (16.30 p.m.) Olimpija Ljubljana – HC Bozen (17.30 p.m.) The table: SP G U V TV P 1. HCB South Tyrol 7 6 0 1 27:12 18 2. Linz 8 6 0 2 23:17 17 3. Innsbruck 7 5 0 2 30:21 15 4. Salzburg 7 5 0 2 23:16 15 5. Klagenfurt 8 5 0 3 27:21 14 6. Olimpija Ljubljana 7 4 0 3 19:21 11 7. Fehervar 8 3 0 5 26:24 11 8. Vienna Capitals 6 3 0 3 13:14 9 9. Villach 7 3 0 4 25:24 9 10. Graz99ers 7 3 0 4 13:17 9 11. Vorarlberg 8 2 0 6 17:29 7 12. HC Pustertal 7 1 0 6 13:26 3 13. Asiago Hockey 7 1 0 6 18:32 3

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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Pustertal sticks together: “The coach is not up for debate”

Only 3 points in 7 games, most recently 5 bankruptcies in a row and then the derby slap - at HC Pustertal crisis mode was activated before the next, trend-setting weekend. Meanwhile, HC Bozen is really starting to soar.

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