Posted On 18 Nov 2021 hockeywords.com
(HCB press release) – After the Champions Hockey League match, and awaiting their return to Finland on Wednesday 24 November, HCB Alto Adige Alperia is preparing to return to the ice of the ICE Hockey League.
On Friday 19 November, at 7.45 pm, the Foxes will see it in an already sold-out Intercable Arena in the HC Val Pusteria den.
It will be the second South Tyrolean derby after the historic “first time” in the ICE Hockey League on October 26: at that juncture it was the red and white who won 2 to 1, thanks to Di Perna’s goal in the third half, at the end of a match fought until the final siren. For Bolzano it was the first of four consecutive victories, for the Wolves instead the seventh KO in a row, which later became 10.
The gialloneri in the meantime have changed a lot, including the coach: the Finnish Raimo Helminen has arrived in place of Luciano Basile. Val Pusteria put up to the ten-game losing streak on Tuesday evening, winning at home 3 to 2 against Graz,and is still trying to get out of the bottom spot.
Leading the scorers’ ranking in the Giallonera home is Johan Harju, who reached 16 points (5 + 11) in 17 games played. In goal Thomas Sholl saves with 91.7%.
The match will be broadcast in live pay-per-view streaming on the website https://live.ice.hockey.
On Sunday 21 November, at 18:00, the Foxes will return to Palaonda for the match against Steinbach Black Wings Linz. The two teams will clash for the second time this season: last October 1st, at Linz AG Eisarena, Angelo Miceli with his overtime goal had closed the dispute at 4 to 3.
Linz, currently in penultimate place in the standings, he is recovering and has just returned from two consecutive victories, the last of which on Tuesday at the home of Fehervar second in the class.
The presale for the match is already active online and will also be held at the Palaonda on Friday from 16:00 to 19:00 (in the office) and Sunday from 11:00 to 13:00 (at the cash desks).
Casa Bolzano
Bernard and his team mates are back from five victories in their last six league games. Before the break, an internal success on penalties against Villach arrived: the Foxes want to consolidate their fourth place in the standings and run after the leading trio made up of Olimpija, Fehervar and Innsbruck.
At the roster level there will be no news with respect to CHL’s match against Lukko, except for the return of Dan Catenacci (disqualified in the international competition). Marco Insam still in the pits due to injury.
The withdrawal of Bratislava and the new classification of the ICE Hockey League
The board of the ICE Hockey League has accepted the request to withdraw the iClinic Bratislava Capitals, after the tragic events that led to the death of the player Boris Sadecy and of GM Dusan Pasek.
The league, to take into account the games played and to create greater safety in the event of further matches to be canceled due to Covid, has decided to create from here on a ranking that will take into account first and foremost the average points.
The placements, therefore, will be adjusted on the basis of the coefficient deriving from the division between points made and games played (rounded to three digits after the comma). To access the playoffs or pre-playoffs, it will be necessary to have played at least 80% of the playable games.
The assignment of points does not change: 3 for those who win in regular time, zero for those who lose, 2 for those who win in overtime or penalties, 1 for those who lose in overtime or penalties.
The statistics of the teams and players in the matches played against Bratislava will remain valid. At the bottom of this press release the updated ranking.
The weekend program
Friday 19 November 2021, 7.45 pm – Intercable Arena, Brunico – Live streaming on live.ice.hockey
HC Val Pusteria – HCB Alto Adige Alperia
Sunday 21 November, 18:00 – Palaonda, Bolzano – Live streaming on live.ice.hockey
HCB Alto Adige Alperia vs Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Tickets online: https://www.midaticket.it/eventi/hockey-
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Advance sale:
• Friday 19th November from 16:00 to 19:00 (HCB office)
• Sunday 21 November from 11:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 onwards (Palaonda cash desks)
