Tom Pokel is pulling the plug on HCB Südtirol

In the Albert-Schultz-Halle in Vienna, the cracks from HCB Südtirol met again with their successful coach Tom Pokel on Friday evening. The new Bolzano trainer Mario Simioni had to do without McMonagle and Hell in the away game against the current EBEL leaders. He left the lineup unchanged, after all, the Foxes had recently celebrated four wins in a row. The Capitals, for their part, had to specify Andreas Nödl, who did not get a new NHL contract and will now strengthen the Viennese team.

The home team started very strongly and pushed the people of Bolzano on the defensive from the start. It didn't take long for the capital club to take the lead. Lakos' shot was decisively deflected by Schichl. At this point, less than three minutes had been played.

But Bolzano's reaction didn't take long to arrive. With the advantage (Lakos was in the penalty box), Nesbitt tested the ex-Bolzano goalie Zaba with a nice shot, Pance was unable to use the rebound. On the other hand, Hübl ruined a good opportunity for Sylvester and Bozen's goalkeeper was also there when Bauer had a chance. For the guests, Egger had the possible equalizer on his stick, but could not overcome Zaba.

Keller takes care of the equalizer

In the middle third, HCB got better and better into the game and equalized in the 22nd minute. Justin Keller, who moved from Vienna to Bolzano in the summer, restored the stalemate. The referees took advantage of the video evidence before declaring the goal valid.

After the equalizer, Bernard and Oberdörfer tried, but were denied by Zaba. MacArthur missed the best opportunity for the Capitals, but Hübl was there just as he was for Hartl a short time later. In the final phase of the second period, Bozen's goalkeeper had to reach behind himself when Watkins outnumbered him (Rodney was sitting in the cooler).

The Capitals save the narrow lead over time

In the final third, Rodney immediately had a good chance to equalize after Cullen's assist on the stick, but he was unable to convert it into a goal. In the power play that followed, there were no significant opportunities for the Foxes before the South Tyrolean club's defense put up a brave fight when they were outnumbered.

In the last ten minutes, Bozen was able to operate with one man more twice, but the Vienna Capitals allowed little to nothing. 1.39:XNUMX minutes before the end, Simioni took a timeout and sent a sixth skater onto the ice for Hübl. But Pance missed from a promising position before Bernard was handed a two-minute penalty. With that the game was over.

After four wins in a row, the Talferstadt team had to admit defeat again for the first time. The Foxes already have the chance to get back to winning ways on Sunday against Klagenfurt.

Vienna Capitals – HCB Südtirol 2:1 (1:0, 1:1, 0:0)

Vienna Capitals: Zaba (Kickert); Iberer-Carson, Fraser-Lakos, Klimbacher-Schlacher, Hackl-Groblercher; Hawkins-Foucalt-Ferland, MacArthur-Sylvester-Hartl, Naglich-Puschnik-Rotter, Schiechl-Fischer-Bauer. Coach: Tom Pokel HCB South Tyrol: Hübl (Cortese); Egger-Rodney, Oberdörfer-Galvins, Hofer-Lee, Crowley; Cullen-Pance-Nesbitt, Schofield-De Simone-Insam, Bernard-Zanette-Keller, Sisca-Zisser-Gander, Frank. Coach: Mario Simioni

Gates: 1:0 Michael Schichl (2.50), 1:1 Justyn Keller (21.28), 2:1 Matt Watkins (38.02)

Erste Bank Ice Hockey League – The games from Friday, October 17, 2014 Red Bull Salzburg – Villacher SV 6:1 (held on Thursday, October 16th)

Orli Znojmo – SAPA Fehervar 5:4 (2:0, 2:2, 1:2) 1:0 Martin Podevsva (1.20), 2:0 Roman Tomas (14.20), 3:0 Adam Havlik (21.53), 3:1 Ferenc Kocsis (26.47), 3:2 Csaba Kovacs (29.15), 4:2 Jakub Grof (34.53), 4.3 Michael Boivin (47.07), 5:3 Martin Podesva (52.51), 5:4 Csana Erdely (53.58) Dornbirner EC – Klagenfurter 2:7 AC (1:3, 1:2, 0:2) 0:1 Jamie Lundmark (2.04), 0:2 Jean-Francois Jacques (03.07), 0:3 Thomas Koch (09.40), 1:3 Andy Sertich (16.11), 2:3 Chris D'Alvise (27.45), 2 :4 Stefan Geier (29.03),2:5 Thomas Hundertpfund (36.52),2:6 Jan Urbas (51.17), 2:7 Manuel Geier (51.48) Innsbrucker Haie – Graz 99ers 2:3 (1:0, 0:3, 0:0) 1:0 Nick Ross (01.27), 1:1 Anders Bastiansen (20.45), 1:2 Matt Kelly (29.05), 1:3 Tyler Scofield (30.54), 2:3 Daniel Frischmann (54.28)

The table:

1. Vienna Capitals 20 points (+ 1 game) 2. Red Bull Salzburg 17 3. Black Wings Linz 16 (-1 game) 4. Graz 99ers 16 5. Orli Znojmo 12 6. Innsbruck Sharks 11 7. HCB South Tyrol 10 8. SAPA Fehervar 10 9. Villacher SV 8 10. Klagenfurter AC 8 (-1 game) 11. Dornbirner EC 6 (+1 game) 12. Olimpjia Laibach 4

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Tom Pokel is pulling the plug on HCB Südtirol

After four wins in a row, the reigning EBEL champion had to admit defeat again for the first time on Friday evening. The Vienna Capitals with Bozen's ex-coach Tom Pokel narrowly won 2-1.

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