Tom Pokel is working on his new team in Bolzano

“It was an incredible season where everything really worked out for us,” Pokel reflects. On Wednesday the master maker met with HCB managing director Dieter Knoll in Bolzano. Pokel and Knoll want to put together the new HCB in the next few days. Training is scheduled to begin on August 20th in order to be able to keep up with the top teams at the championship opener on September 11th.

Finish the basic round in the top 6

“Our first goal of the season is certainly a top 6 placement in the regular round and thus direct qualification for the play-off quarter-finals. But it will be very difficult, because the EBEL championship is also very balanced this year and teams like Innsbruck and Dornbirn have strengthened a lot." Pokel hopes that the local players will be confirmed: "We can rely on player personalities like Alexander Egger , Marco Insam and Anton Bernard are, don't miss out. The local players from Bolzano are all winners and have the right attitude and mentality to be at the forefront. As far as foreign reinforcements are concerned, I can say that we are close to signing a contract with goalkeeper JaroslavHübl. All other foreign positions, however, only have to be filled in the next few days. It’s a huge challenge, but we’ll manage it.” Pokel also has to organize the test games before the start of the championship these days. “Here too, we are of course late, but I am very confident that we will find suitable opponents.”

First home game on September 13th

He is already looking forward to the first home game in Genoa in a month in the Bolzano Eiswelle. “I am of course looking forward to seeing our incredible fans again. I hope that they will support us again in large numbers and loudly. Bolzano is a wonderful city, I feel very comfortable here, it is my second home.” There are some innovations in the Ebel this year. For example, the three-point rule will be introduced and extra time will last seven minutes. First the game is played four-on-four, after the 63rd minute it is played three-on-three. “I don’t understand this innovation, but we have to adapt because it’s easy to leave a lot of important points behind.” In the evening Pokel went back home to Dornbirn. He is now staying in Dornbirn for a few more days, but will also prepare for the new season there. Then he returns to Bolzano – definitely this time.

The detailed interview with Tom Pokel will be broadcast on Thursday at 21.30:18 p.m. (and in repeat on Friday at XNUMX p.m.) in the "SportArena" on RAI Südtirol.

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Tom Pokel is working on his new team in Bolzano

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