Overtime | Of warhorses and horror results

The rising star Markus Gander (Wipptal Broncos) 32 years is nothing. That's exactly what Markus Gander will think when he faces numerous youngsters week after week. Because the former HCB crack is still one of the best domestic strikers in the league despite his age. And at the same time a guarantee that will lead their Wipptal Broncos into the pre-playoffs. Although Gander's performance has been more fluctuating recently than at the beginning of the season, last Saturday the Sterzinger demonstrated his qualities again in a 3-1 win against the KAC Future Team. At 1-0, Gander left the opposing defense standing like slalom poles and scored impressively with his backhand. At 1-2, he not only initiated the attack, but also completed it before providing an assist for Tobias Kofler's last goal. As a result, he increased his points account to 34 - only Michael Sullmann and Luca Ansoldi (35 each) have collected more points from a South Tyrolean perspective. Much more important than his own statistics, however, is the fact that Gander is clearly driving his hometown club towards the pre-playoffs, not least thanks to his great class. The relegated one Greg Ireland (HC Bozen) No, that's certainly not how Greg Ireland imagined his return to HCB Südtirol Alperia. Since taking office on December 11th, the Canadian has been tasked with helping the Foxes regain their former glory and turning them into a top team again after a mixed start to the season. More than two months later, it can be said that Ireland has - as terrible as it sounds - failed so far. Sure, “failure” is a big word and the season is far from over. However, a closer look at the numbers simply does not allow us to draw any other conclusion. Overall, the Foxes have – you leave out the two penalty-verified games – played 19 games under Ireland and collected 27 points. This results in an average score of just 1,42. This would mean that the white and reds were below the bottom line over the entire season. The record of his predecessor Doug Mason looks significantly better with 33 points from 20 games (1,65 on average). But it's not just the bare numbers that are thought-provoking. Rather, it is the achievements themselves that make it impossible to look confidently into the future.

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Overtime | Of warhorses and horror results

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