Despite 45 penalty minutes: HCB fulfills its duty

Just two days after the narrow success in Jastrzebie The next game was already coming up for the Mason team. In Asker, near Oslo, 1633 kilometers away, the foxes competed against the Norwegian champions of the 2018/2019 season, who clearly lost their opening match against Red Bull Salzburg 2:6. On Sunday, Frisk presented an improved performance and at least partially defied Bozen, who made life unnecessarily difficult for themselves with countless penalties. In the end, however, the greater quality prevailed and helped the Foxes win 5-1. There was (initially) no sign of the travel strain in the Askerhalle, which holds 2400 fans. The guests immediately took over the scepter and restricted the Tigers in their defensive zone. Consequently, Daniel Frank & Co. quickly shot into the lead: Dustin Gazley, who was not attacked in the power play, used his space in the half-right position and beat Frisk goalie Nicklas Dahlberg under the catcher's hand (2nd). Shortly afterwards, the Foxes had the opportunity to make it 2-0, but Daniel Catenacci, who got away, was stopped with a foul at the last second. While the White and Reds had everything under control in the first 10 minutes, this changed at the end of the period. Frisk earned several high-profile opportunities, but handled them extremely carelessly. Goalkeeper Kevin Boyle, who celebrated his HCB debut, played his part in making the score 1-0 at halftime with a number of great saves. Catenacci loses his nerve The second third began with an unpleasant scene. As soon as the referee threw the puck in, Catenacci stabbed an opponent with his stick. With the help of video evidence, the Italian-Canadian was banned from the game with a disciplinary penalty. Although Bozen no longer played as well as it had in the early stages, Brett Findlay's solo effort increased it to 2-0 (22'). A few moments later, the Tigers rewarded themselves for their effort and reduced the score to 1:2 (25th) thanks to a combination refined by Mikkel Christiansen. The Foxes now completely lost track, conceded three more penalties and had to thank the strong Boyle that Frisk couldn't equalize. Head coach Doug Mason obviously found the right words during the break. Suddenly the HCB was present in the duels, let the disc run well and made everything clear thanks to a double strike. First Joseph Mizzi deflected a DeHaas shot into the goal, then Frank surprised the not good-looking Dahlberg with a shot from a tight angle (45th). Although the decision had now been made, the two teams continued to clash, as was the case at 5-1: While Mizzi and a Norwegian exchanged pleasantries in their own zone, Gazley and goal scorer Simon Pitschieler completed a counterattack in an exemplary manner (56th). . There was no reaction from the resigned Scandinavians. Despite 45 penalty minutes (!) and a balanced shot statistics of 40:42, Bolzano won 5:1. Champions Hockey League Frisk Asker – HCB Südtirol Alperia 1:5 Goals: 0:1 Gazley (1.33), 0:2 Findlay (21.36), 1:2 Christiansen (24.07), 1:3 Mizzi (44.02), 1:4 Frank (44.45), 1:5 Pitschieler (55.47)

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Despite 45 penalty minutes: HCB fulfills its duty

HCB Südtirol Alperia once again didn't offer a brilliant performance in the Champions Hockey League, but did achieve their second win in as many games.

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