Wolves win despite a lack of discipline

1527 fans, including a loud group of around a hundred people from Villach, found their way to the Intercable Arena on Sunday. They got to see a game that didn't get you out of your seats, but remained exciting for a long time. In the end, the home team celebrated a deserved 4-2 win and thus their first three-pointer of the new season. Pusteria's local rivals, HC Bozen, have also scored four times and defeated Olimpija Ljubljana 4-1 at the same time.

The Wolves, where goalie Jake Smith was preferred over Tomas Sholl, revealed two shortcomings on Sunday: On the one hand, the offense is (still) too dependent on the first line of attack. Olivier Archambault, Marc-Olivier Roy and Filip Ahl create chances, are dangerous and almost find themselves blind. However, there is still not enough coming from the other lines in the early phase of the season. On the other hand, HCP coach Stefan Mair is worried about discipline. Twelve penalty minutes are too many and are usually punished. On this evening, however, the Austrians' catastrophic power play allowed them to win.

What brings joy, however, is the goalkeeper position and the defensive stability. Sholl's replacement Smith did an excellent job, exuded a lot of calm and ultimately played a key role in the victory. The defensive lines are also already well-rehearsed. Apart from the first third, Villach found it extremely difficult to appear dangerous in front of Smith. With regard to the next home game on Saturday against the Black Wings Linz, the Wolves have to build on this. The highlights There is more In the starting third, the guests are the more active team, the Wolves hardly make any impact. Danger only arises when the first line of attackers around asset Olivier Archambault is on the ice. Lavish Villach The still better Eagles missed a 100% chance through Benjamin Lanzinger at the start of the middle period, and a little later almost two minutes of double advantage went by without scoring. Ahl does it On the other side, the Wolves only need a single power play to strike: after a long period of pressure, Filip Ahl takes the puck with his skate and slams it under the crossbar from a good position. Punishment upon punishment Afterwards, the wolves continue to struggle with their discipline. Villach can operate almost continuously in the power play - and equalizes thanks to Derek Joslin, who has a free goal in front of him. Previously, a Rebernig shot hit the post. Hannoun with the knee The final third was just a few minutes old when Dante Hannoun steered a follow-up shot over the line with his knee. Archambault has his fingers in the game again. That's it Hannoun plays a dream pass into the slot, where Dan Catenacci, who is ready to shoot, finishes directly and decides the game. Roy hits the empty goal, Rauchwald makes cosmetic results. HC Pustertal – Villacher SV 4:2 HCP: Smith (Sholl); Newhouse-Kristensen, Glira-Spencer, Jensen-Willcox, Althuber; Ahl-Roy-Archambault, Bardaro-Catenacci-Luchuk, Deluca-Andergassen-Hannoun, Mantinger-Berger-Sanna, Spinel. coach: mayor

VSV: Lamoreux (Schmidt); Kulda-Despres, Lindner-Rivett Mattinen, Joslin-Urbanek; Sabolic-Desjardins-Tomazevic, Grafenthin-Collins-Lanzinger, Tschurnig-Rauchenwald-Richter, Rebernig-Moderer-Wallenta, Geifes. coach: Daum

Gates: 1:0 Ahl (27.54), 1:1 Joslin (39.03), 2:1 Hannoun (44.12), 3:1 Catenacci (52.25), 4:1 Roy (58.06), 4:2 Rauchwald (59.57)

Viewers: 1527 ICE Hockey League: Pioneers Vorarlberg – EC KAC 2:1 Goals: 1:0 Spannring (21.37), 1:1 Ticar (41.03), 2:1 Kevin Macierzynski (50.19) Audience: 2061

HC Bozen – Olimpija Ljubljana 4-1 (click here for the report) Goals: 0:1 Sturm (7.30), 1:1 Halmo (35.27), 2:1 Frank (37.10), 3:1 Hults (57.07), 4:1 Dalhuisen (59.48) Black Wings Linz – Graz 99ers 0:4 Goals: 0:1 Granholm (3.18), 0:2 Schiechl (19.48), 0:3 Antonitsch (34.52), 0:4 Fladeby (44.52) Audience: 2100

HC Innsbruck – Asiago 5:1 Goals: 0:1 Saracino (6.18), 1:1 Helewka (10.46), 2:1 Shaw (19.19), 3:1 Shaw (26.31), 4:1 Bär (34.20), 5:1 Ulmer (45.44) Audience: 1800 The table:

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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Wolves win despite a lack of discipline

Anyone who commits six penalty times in a single game rarely ends up as a winner. HC Pustertal overturned this unwritten ice hockey law on Sunday evening and won a game at home against Villacher SV that will be encouraging.

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