Overtime | About cats and sinking pirates

The rising star Jacob Smith (Rittner Buam) In the otherwise quiet Alps Hockey League summer, the move of Jacob, known as Jake Smith, from HC Gherdëina to Rittner Buam was one of the most sensational transfers. Not just because changes between these two clubs are a real rarity. The Buam already had their first goal in Hannes Trebenreif, but the 24-year-old wanted to slow down for work reasons, which is why the club management hired Smith. His numbers are impressive in the first 25 games. Smith stood between the posts 17 times from the start, defusing 92,9 percent of the shots that flew at his goal, and garnished these values with four shutouts - the last two last week against EHC Lustenau and Wipptal Broncos. The fact that the Italian-Canadian had to leave the ice early against Jesenice and Asiago is just a small blemish. In the current season, Smith confirms what is undeniable: with his athletic style, which can be described as cat-like because of his incredible reflexes, he has been one of the best goalies in the AlpsHL for years. The relegated one HC Eppan (IHL) The first SportNews overtime of this season we opened with a metaphor from the comic Asterix and Obelix. We are also ending the last one of this year with one like this. This time the focus is not on HC Meran, but on the Pirates from Eppan. They have only won one of 16 games and are at the bottom of the Italian Hockey League table with just six points. A real star, Johan Åkerman, was hired for the coaching bench in the summer. Daniel Arnost also came from the Falcons Brixen. However, so far these decisions have not borne fruit, on the contrary. One is inclined to say that the Eppan pirates are like those in the French comics, who always experience disaster when they are trying to get a new ship. Because Maximilian from Payr & Co. are also almost never outmatched in any game and gain hope from time to time, but in the end it is almost never enough to win. And so they sink deeper into the crisis from match day to match day. A turnaround is currently not in sight.

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Overtime | About cats and sinking pirates

The last SportNews overtime of 2021 is dedicated to an actor who underlines his special status and a team that literally staggers from one defeat to the next.

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