ICEHL 2022/23: Bolzano ospita Linz per gara 1 dei Quarti di Finale
Al via domani gara 1 dei Quarti di Finale di ICEHL 2022/23 con Bolzano che ospita Linz per la prima sfida, face off 19 e 45. La giornata si aprirà con EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19, in programma alle 19 e 15. In contemporanea si giocherà HC TIWAG Innsbruck – spusu Vienna Capitals. Alle 19 e 30 invece si disputerà EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV – EC-KAC. Venerdì 10 marzo si giocherà invece gara 2 della serie best of seven.
L’HCB Südtirol Alperia, vincitrice della Regular Season, incontrerà nei quarti di finale gli Steinbach Black Wings, che si sono qualificati per i playoff vincendo gara 3 dei pre-playoff contro il Moser Medical Graz99ers. In Regular Season, nei quattro incontri disputati, tre le vittorie per i Foxes (2-1 e 3-1 alla Sparkasse Arena, 1-4 alla Linz AG Eisarena), mentre una per i Black Wings (2-1 tra le mura di casa).
I precedenti
La rivalità tra Foxes e Black Wings nasce nel 2015. Il Bolzano, campione in carica, ottiene la qualificazione ai playoffs passando dal Qualification Round e ai quarti di finale si ritrova ad affrontare il Linz, giunto secondo nel Pick Round. I Black Wings passano il turno vincendo gara 7.
Un anno dopo la storia si ripete: il Bolzano chiude il Pick Round al quarto posto, mentre il Linz arriva quinto. I Black Wings vincono gara 5 e 6 e si qualificano, dopo che il Bolzano aveva pareggiato la serie sul 2 a 2. Le due squadre si incontrano anche nel 2017: Linz quarto e Bolzano sesto dopo il Pick Round. Questa volta sono i biancorossi a vincere a Linz la decisiva gara 5.
Linz torna così a disputare i playoff dopo due anni di assenza. Anche l’HCB Südtirol Alperia festeggia il suo ritorno alla postseason: l’anno scorso i Foxes avevano mancato i playoff per la prima volta da quando sono entrati nella lega. È la terza volta che gli altoatesini accedono ai playoff da testa di serie.
ICEHL 2022/23: Bolzano hosts Linz for Game 1 of the Quarterfinals
Game 1 of the ICEHL 2022/23 Quarterfinals kicks off tomorrow with Bolzano hosting Linz for the first challenge, face off 7:45pm. The day will open with EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19, scheduled at 7:15 pm. Simultaneously, HC TIWAG Innsbruck – Spusu Vienna Capitals will be played. At 7.30 p.m., EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV – EC-KAC will be played. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be played on Friday, 10 March.
HCB Südtirol Alperia, winner of the regular season, will meet in the quarter-finals the Steinbach Black Wings, who qualified for the playoffs by winning game 3 of the pre-playoffs against the Moser Medical Graz99ers. In the four matches played in the regular season, there were three victories for the Foxes (2-1 and 3-1 at the Sparkasse Arena, 1-4 at the Linz AG Eisarena), and one for the Black Wings (2-1 at home).
The history
The rivalry between Foxes and Black Wings started in 2015. Bolzano, defending champions, qualified for the playoffs by passing through the Qualification Round and in the quarter-finals found themselves facing Linz, who came second in the Pick Round. The Black Wings passed the round by winning game 7.
One year later history repeats itself: Bolzano finishes the Pick Round in fourth place, while Linz finishes fifth. The Black Wings win games 5 and 6 and qualify, after Bolzano had tied the series at 2:2. The two teams also meet in 2017: Linz fourth and Bolzano sixth after the Pick Round. This time it was the red and white that won the decisive game 5 in Linz.
Linz thus returns to the playoffs after a two-year absence. HCB Südtirol Alperia also celebrates its return to the postseason: Last year, the Foxes missed the playoffs for the first time since joining the league. It is the third time that the South Tyroleans have entered the playoffs as series leaders.
win2day ICE Hockey League, Quarterfinals – Game 1:
07.03. 19:15 EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Standings in the “best-of-seven” quarterfinal series: 0:0
Referees: SIEGEL, STERNAT, Bedynek, Konc
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07.03. 19:15 HC TIWAG Innsbruck – spusu Vienna Capitals
Standings in the “best-of-seven” quarterfinal series: 0:0
Referees: NIKOLIC K., ZRNIC, Nothegger, Seewald
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07.03. 19:30 EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV – EC-KAC
Standings in the “best-of-seven” quarterfinal series: 0:0
Referees: HRONSKY, SMETANA, Durmis, Jedlicka | LIVE on PULS 24
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07.03. 19:45 HCB Südtirol Alperia – Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Standings in the “best-of-seven” quarterfinal series: 0:0
Referees: GROZNIK, PIRAGIC, Snoj, Zgonc
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