Spectacle in Bolzano: HCB shoots itself into the history books!

This historic victory for the Foxes couldn't have been more spectacular. In the final group game against the Polish champions, they were already 4-0 in the lead before they gave it away, only to then hit back again and ultimately win 6-4. Due to the victory of IFK Helsinki with the same number of points, Bernard and Co. were forced to win in order to secure their place in the knockout phase.

Although it was no longer about anything for Tychy, the Poles fought bravely from the start and had an open exchange of blows with the EBEL champion in the early stages. Mike Blunden put the first exclamation mark in the 10th minute. After a precise pass from Brett Findlay, he scored to make it 1-0. Shortly before the first buzzer of the third period, Luca Frigo reacted quickest after a rebound and pushed the puck over the goal line - a perfect debut, as it was the first goal in the first game of the season for the Piedmontese, who had been injured for a long time.

From 4:0 to 4:4 within a few minutes In the second half, the “Füchse” finally seemed to take off. First, double goalscorer Blunden increased the score with a long-range shot, then Marco Insam hit the puck under the crossbar after a wonderful pass from Tim Campbell to make it 4-0.

But anyone who started to believe in a clear HCB victory was bitterly disappointed a short time later. Just seconds after Bolzano's fourth goal, Paul Geiger carelessly gave away the disc and thus initiated the Poles' comeback. Radoslaw Galant then hit the mark for the first time, followed immediately by goals from Jaroslaw Rzeszutko and Andrei Mikhnov. The spectators in the ice wave, including the 150 who made the long journey from Poland, couldn't believe their eyes: Suddenly it was 4:3 - and there was fire in the game again! Frigo puts the HCB back on the road to success However, the big tremors were only to begin, because after the restart the hosts' four-goal lead was definitely gone. Alex Szeczechura duped HCB goalie Leland Irving in the 43rd minute with a shot between the leg guards. At the same time, the news of IFK Helsinki's overtime victory with equal points made the rounds in the Bolzano ice stadium. HC Bozen was now challenged - and reacted promptly: Frigo served Matti Kuparinen with a wonderful no-look pass and the Finn made it 5:4. The ice wave turned upside down for the first time that evening. Just three minutes later, the scene was repeated in an almost identical manner. Once again, the unleashed Frigo from “Gretzky's Office” (area behind the goal) served Kuparinen, who struck ice cold again.

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Posted by HC Bozen - Bolzano Foxes on Tuesday, October 16, 2018

With the 6:4 the soup was served and the resistance of the bravely fighting bottom team was definitely broken. The HCB kept the lead over time and was then celebrated extensively by the fans. They should already be looking forward to the draw for the round of XNUMX pairings next Friday.

Here Let's hear the voices of the HCB cracks after this historic victory! Champions Hockey League, Group C – Matchday 6: HCB Südtirol Alperia – GKS Tychy 6:4 (2:0, 2:3, 2:1) HSBC: Irving (Smith); MacKenzie-Nordlund, Campbell-Geiger, Marchetti-Glira, Brighenti; Blunden-Findlay-Deluca, Insam-Crescenzi-Miceli, Petan-Kuparinen-Frigo, Frank-Bernard-Schweitzer, Carozza Coach: Suikkanen

GKS: Lewartowski (Murray); Ciura-Pociecha, Bizacki-Bryk, Novajovsky-Kotlorz, Goscinski-Kolarz; Mikhnov-Komorski-Sykora, Baginski-Rzeszutko-Kogut, Szeczechura-Cichy-Klimenko, Witecki-Galant-Jezioski Coach: Gusov

Gates: 1:0 Mike Blunden (9.59), 2:0 Luca Frigo (18.53), 3:0 Mike Blunden (28.50), 4:0 Marco Insam (30.01), 4:1 Radoslaw Galant (30.22), 4:2 Jaroslaw Rzeszutko (31.49), 4:3 Andrei Mikhnov (38.08), 4:4 Alex Szeczechura (42.48), 5:4 Matti Kuparinen (47.00), 6:4 Matti Kuparinen (49.53)

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Skellefteå AIK – IFK Helsinki 3:4 aet The final table: Pos Team Goal difference Points 1. Skellefteå AIK +14 14 2. HCB South Tyrol Alperia +2 10 3. IFK Helsinki −4 9 4. GKS Tychy −12 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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Spectacle in Bolzano: HCB shoots itself into the history books!

HCB Südtirol Alperia got their ticket to the round of 3.000 of the Champions Hockey League for the first time on Tuesday evening. However, it took a real show of strength against GKS Tychy, which constantly brought XNUMX enthusiastic spectators out of their seats in the ice wave.

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