Riley Brace: “I can help the HCB”

On Friday, at 19.45:XNUMX p.m., HCB Südtirol Alperia will face the bottom of the table from Carinthia in the Eiswelle in the all-important home game. Both teams have lost all of their last six league games. While the Foxes are at least still on course for the playoffs, VSV, which started the season with high ambitions, has slipped to the bottom of the rankings. The former Bolzano Pollastrone and Sharp and their teammates have never won away from home.

HCB and Villach have not won in 6 games At Villach, Raubein Patrick Spannring, who was suspended for two games for a check from behind, is missing from the upcoming duel. In Bolzano, however, striker Mike Blunden has to miss the game due to a muscle injury. Anton Bernard, who was slightly ill, was also missing from Thursday's training, but he should be available again on Friday. Immediately before the crisis duel, his trainer Kai Suikkanen tightened up the pace again and repeatedly rehearsed physical duel play and various special team constellations during training. Despite the exhausting unit, new arrivals presented themselves Riley Brace with a big smile on his face during the SportNews interview.

Riley Brace was the top scorer in the AlpsHL for Cortina last season.

SN: What is your impression immediately after the first training session at HC Bozen?

Riley Brace: “Phew, that was pretty tiring (laughs). The pace is much higher than I was used to in Milan, it's really tough here.”

SN: How were you received in Bolzano?

Braces: "Very good. The boys immediately came up to me and welcomed me. There is a lot of laughter in the dressing room and the atmosphere is very familiar. The conversation with the trainer was also positive. I am convinced that I can deliver my performance here.” “Things are going really well here” Riley Brace SN: How big do you estimate the difference in level between the AlpsHL and the EBEL?

Braces: “It’s hard for me to say. The pace is certainly much higher, I noticed that in training. We will take a closer look at Villach again in a video analysis, and I expect further conclusions from this.”

SN: What personal goals have you set for yourself for the coming weeks?

Braces: “I was brought in to help the team in this difficult phase. I can do that, I am convinced of it. Of course I would like to stay with HCB and in this strong league in the long term. But that’s secondary now, first of all we have to turn things around against Villach.”

Questions: Alexander Foppa The EBEL games from Friday: Fehervar – Dornbirn (18.45 p.m.) Innsbruck – Linz (19.15 p.m.) Salzburg – Graz (19.15 p.m.) Vienna – Zagreb (19.15 p.m.) Znojmo – Klagenfurt (19.15 p.m.) Bolzano – Villach (19.45 p.m.) The table: SP G U V TV P 1. Klagenfurt 24 16 0 8 76:51 49 2. Graz99ers 25 17 0 8 93:66 48 3. Vienna Capitals 25 16 0 9 81:71 47 4. Salzburg 24 15 0 9 103:68 45 5. Linz 25 14 0 11 77:67 44 6. HCB South Tyrol 25 14 0 11 67:62 42 7. Innsbruck 25 12 0 13 93:96 34 8. Znojmo 24 10 0 14 72:84 33 9. Dornbirn 25 10 0 15 74:80 32 10. Fehervar 25 11 0 14 77:98 31 11. KHL Zagreb 22 6 0 16 53:84 20 12. Villach 25 6 0 19 59:98 16

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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Riley Brace: “I can help the HCB”

Six bankruptcies in a row, slipped from first to sixth place in the table - and yet the day before the crisis peak against Villach, a HC Bozen player scurried across the ice with a beaming face. It was newcomer Riley Brace who sensed his big opportunity.

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