Before the derby: Bozen fears for its captain, HCP breathes a sigh of relief

The third duel of the season between the two biggest ice hockey clubs in the country will take place in the Bozner Sparkasse Arena. Not only the current record (2 wins) speaks clearly for the capital city team, but also the historical comparison. Of the 188 meetings, Bolzano has won a whopping 148, the HCP has 8 wins with 32 draws. In addition, the HCB has been more successful in the last few weeks: Second in the table has won five of its last seven games, Bruneck has won just one of its last six appearances.

Who can polish up their balance shortly before Christmas will be revealed on Tuesday from 19.45 p.m. In any case, Bozen will have to tackle the duel with a handicap: Diego Glück will be out indefinitely after a training injury, and Dylan Di Perna will also have to take a long break due to a slipped disc. There is also a small question mark behind Daniel Frank's commitment. “I definitely don’t want to miss the derby!” HCB captain Daniel Frank The captain and leader of the Foxes suffered a muscle strain against Linz on Friday and therefore had to play the home win two days later against Fehervar watching in the stands. “I will do everything I can to be there. I definitely don’t want to miss the derby!” said Frank belligerently on Monday. The chances of playing have increased after his break, but a decision will only be made after the pre-game training in the morning.

The HCP striker is fit again Meanwhile, a decision has already been made at HC Pustertal: Filip Ahl will play in the Sparkasse Arena! The Swede was missing the penalty defeat on Sunday in Klagenfurt due to illness, but was able to train with the team again on Monday. The comeback of the top scorer is causing a big sigh of relief in Brunico - he was a kind of life insurance for the Wolves with his twelve goals and a total of 22 points in 26 games. However: Ahl hasn't scored since November 26th or five league games.

HCP coach Tomek Valtonen is urgently dependent on him, but also on the returnee Johan Harju and the recently significantly improved top scorer Olivier Archambault (29 points) if he wants to take full points in his first derby. An important factor could also be the seven (!) former Bolzano players (Hannoun, Plastino, Deluca, Glira, Catenacci, Bardaro, Smith) in the Bruneck ranks, who know the opponent inside out.

Former Bolzano Nick Plastino is playing at his old place of work for the first time this season. © I. Foppa

For the Foxes, however, their hopes rest primarily on top scorer Mitch Hults (30 points) and internal top scorers Mike Halmo and Christian Thomas (both 26 goals). Goalkeeper Sam Harvey, who will be preferred over Andreas Bernard, will also play a central role. Tomas Sholl should be between the posts at Pustertal.

First of all, the spectators' eyes will be focused on the Foxes' outfit, which will be wearing a custom-made red Christmas jersey at the derby. These will later be auctioned off for charity. Tickets for the third ICE derby are available online and at the stadium box offices (12.30 p.m. - 14.30 p.m. and from 17.45 p.m.). For everyone who can't make it to the stadium: SportNews will keep its readers up to date with a live ticker from 19.30 p.m.

Tuesday's ICE games: Graz 99ers – Hockey Asiago (19.15 p.m.) Black Wings Linz – Olimpija Ljubljana (19.15 p.m.) HC Innsbruck – Fehervar AV19 (19.15:XNUMX p.m.) Villacher SV – Klagenfurter AC (19.30 p.m.) HC Bozen – HC Pustertal (19.45 p.m.)

The table: SP G U V TV P 1. HC Innsbruck 27 18 0 9 111:92 56 2. HCB South Tyrol 26 18 0 8 89:62 53 3. EC Villach 27 17 0 10 99:81 50 4. EC Salzburg 25 16 0 9 75:54 48 5. Linz 26 16 0 10 79:66 46 6. Fehervar 27 13 0 14 71:64 43 7. EC Klagenfurt 26 14 0 12 77:68 40 8. Vienna Capitals 25 12 0 13 76:76 37 9. Graz99ers 27 11 0 16 56:73 33 10. Olimpija Ljubljana 25 10 0 15 72:85 29 11. HC Pustertal 27 9 0 18 68:84 29 12. Asiago Hockey 24 9 0 15 64:87 24 13. Vorarlberg 26 6 0 20 47:92 19

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. HCB South Tyrol	12	46:25	30
2. Graz99ers	12	35:28	25
3. Fehervar	11	33:16	24
4. EC Salzburg	11	43:33	23
5. Olimpija Ljubljana	12	31:30	21
6. HC Pustertal	14	50:49	21
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Before the derby: Bozen fears for its captain, HCP breathes a sigh of relief

The big South Tyrolean ice hockey showdown will take place on Tuesday: HC Bozen welcomes arch-rivals HC Pustertal. In the run-up to the ICE derby, the personnel situation for both teams is a topic of discussion.

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