EWHL SuperCup Group B
Aisulu Almaty-13 vs DEC Salzberg Eagles-1
EWHL Super Cup Group B play continued today with a game between Aisulu Almaty and DEC Salzberg Eagles in Zeltweg, Austria.
On September 18, Salzberg defeated ECDC Memmingen 2-1 in overtime in EWHL Super Cup Group B play.
The goals started early for Aisulu Almaty and often in the first period as they posted a 6-0 lead in the opening period in their first EWHL Super Cup game of the season, outshooting Salzberg 15-1 in the period.
Roxanne Rioux paced Almaty in the opening period with 4 points including a pair of goals, with Breanna Lynn Berndsen picking up three points (1-2). Munira Sayakhatkyzy had two points (1-1), along with Kalista Senger (0-2).
Single goals also came from Malika Aldabergenova, Larissa Sviridova, and Munira Sayakhatkyzy. Assists were picked up by Anna Pyatkova, Pernesh Ashimova, Karina Felzink, Tatyana Koroleva, and Erin McLean.
In the middle frame, Almaty continued their offensive attack, racking up another five goals, outshooting the home team 12-2, with Salzberg picking up a single goal, Almaty taking an 11-1 lead after two periods.
Senger, Aida Olzhabayeva, Ashimova, McLean and Madina Tursynova scored, to put Almaty out in front 11-0. Aldabergenova and Ashimova had two assists each, with single helpers from Tursynova, Pyatkova, Lyubov Nolfina, Alina Ivanchenko, and Sviridova.
Salzberg’s goal in the middle period came from Annelise Rice, assisted by Sophia Volgger and Christina Bayer at 19:15 of the period, to make it 11-1 after two.
In the final period, Aldabergenova on an unassisted goal at 8:12; and Berndsen at 18:39, assisted by Sayakhatkyzy, made the final score of the game 13-1 in favor of the visitors.
Aisulu Almaty outshot DEC Salzberng 43-7 (15-1,12-2, 16-4). Both teams were scoreless on the power play, with Almaty 0 for 2 and Salzberg 0 for 3.
Rioux (2-2), Aldabergenova (2-2), Ashimova (1-3), and Berndsen (2-2) led Almaty with 4 points each; Sayakhatkyzy (1-2) and Senger (1-2) had 3 points each.
Trail, British Columbia’s Erin McLean (1-1=2points) tied with her teammate Sayakhatkyzy with a +6 plus/minus with her play in the game. Senger and Aida Olzhabayeva each had a +5 plus/minus. Five other players had a +4 plus/minus.
Future EWHL SuperCup Games
Next game for Aisulu Almaty in EWHL SuperCup Group B play is September 29 against Neuchatel Hockey Academy.
EWHL SuperCup Group C
SH Majadahonda-0 vs KMH Budapest-13
EWHL Super Cup Group C play continued today in Germany at Ingolstadt Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt, Germany.
It was another tough day for the Madrid, Spain team SH Majadahonda as they took on EWHL Super Cup Group C favorites KMH Budapest, after losing their first two Super Cup games on the weekend by a combined score of 23-1.
Madrid were rocked for a third straight game in Group C play, as they were dominated 13-0 by KMH Budapest.
Budapest were led by Franciska Kiss-Simon with 5 points (2-3); Carly Bullock (2-2), Haylay Williams (2-2), Rhyen McGill, with 4 points each; Reka Dabasi (2-1) and Eniko Toth (0-3), with 3 points each.
Alexandra Huszak had a pair of goals, with single goals going to Petra Szamosfalvi and Sarah Knee. Only two Budapest players failed to get a point, Whitney Dove and Lara Escudero.
KMH Budapest goaltender Agnes Szigeti got the shutout, stopping all 7 shots she faced, as Madrid was outshot in the game 63-7 (22-2, 24-3, 17-2).
Neither team was successful on the power play with Budapest 0 for 5 and Madrid 0 for 2.
HC SKP Bratislava-5 vs ERC Ingolstadt-4 SO
HC SKP Bratislava and ERC Ingolstadt saved the best game game for last at Ingolstadt Saturn Arena in Germany, in a nail bitter for sure.
Both teams started off fast, each side wanting to win their final EWHL Super Cup game of the weekend, especially Ingolstadt.
Ingolstadt’s Nicola Eisenschmid opened the scoring giving Ingolstadt a quick 1-0 advantage, assisted by Marie Delarbre and Jule Schiefer at 18 seconds.
Seventy-five seconds later, Bratislava would score the equalizer on a goal by Emilia Leskovjanska, assisted by Zuzana Dobiasova and Paula Caganova at 1:33.
Just over the halfway point of first period, Bratislava would take the lead 2-1 on a power play goal by Lucia Istocyova, assists going to Tatiana Korenkova and Sofia Vysokajova at the 10:48 mark, and that would be the score at the end of period. Both teams registered 10 shots.
The second period would be like the first with three goals scored.
At 7:10 Ingolstadt tied up the game at 2-2 as Eva Byszio scored, assisted by Celina Haider and Carina Pielmeier. Just over a minute later, Bratislava would retake the lead at 3-2 on an unassisted goal by Han Fancovicova at 8:36.
Ingolstadt would come back to even up the game at 3-3 with their own power play goal with less than half a period left at 11:41, on a goal by Tanja Eisenschmid; assists going to Delarbre and Ann-Kathrin Voog.
The final period of regulation play would start with the game still even at 3-3, and Ingolstadt having a slim lead in shots 19-17.
The power play would benefit Bratislava again, as Ingolstadt’s Marie Delarbre would take a tripping penalty at 7:47, and her teammate Celina Haider for hooking at 8:55.
With a 5-on-3 advantage, Bratislava pressed Ingolstadt for a game leading goal, and arrive it did, after the initial penalty had expired. Lucia Haluskova from Liavia Kubekova and Roman Haluskova at 9:49.
With both teams registering few shots, and the game still 4-3 Bratislava approaching the end of regulation play, Ingolstadt had to give it all they had, with every shift to get the equalizing goal to force the possibility of overtime.
As the final period approached the final three minutes of play, Ingolstadt rallied in Bratislava end, and slipped the puck past Bratislava goaltender Nikola Zimkova to knot the game at 4-4. Tanja Eisenschmid, her 2nd goal of the game, assists to Delarbre and Schiefer at 17:03.
With 27 seconds left in regulation play, the tension and excitement in the game would be heightened as Bratsislava’s Livia Kubekova would be sent to the penalty box for high sticking, giving Ingolstadt an opportunity to get the winning goal in regulation time. That would not be the case.
With a three minute break and no ice flood both teams went to a five minute overtime with no winner decided and off to a a penalty shootout to decide the game.
HC SKP Bratislava’s Zuzana Dobiasova would win the game 5-4, disappointing the home crowd in a cliffhanger hard played game.
Ingolstadt outshot Bratislava 27-25. Bratislava was 2 for 5 on the power play, Ingolstadt 1 for 5.
EWHL SuperCup Group A
EHV Sabres Vienna-5 vs ESC Planegg-3
EHV Sabres were playing their first game of the EWHL SuperCup Group A of this season, while ESC Planegg was competing in their second game of EWHL SuperCup Group A.
Planegg defeated MAC Budapest on Saturday September 18, 6-3.
Planegg continued their fine play in EWHL SuperCup action in the first period, opening the scoring at 13:09 on a goal by Anna-Maria Reich, assists to Franziska Feldmeier and Katharina Gerstmeir. Rebecca Orendorz would make it 2-0 for Planegg, with a power play goal at 17:43, assisted by Reich and Feldmeier.
Tatum Skaggs would break the goose egg, pulling the Sabres within a goal at 2-1, with 33 seconds left in the opening period, on the power play, assisted by Karolina Hengelmüller and Kinga Jokai-Szilagyi.
In the middle period, Julia Zorn scored for Planegg on the power play, putting them up 3-1, at 6:09 assisted by Katie Stelling and Kerstin Spielberger.
The Sabres needed to stay out of the penalty box if they were going to have a chance at winning their first game this season in EWHL SuperCup play.
The Sabres started their climb back with a goal by Skaggs less than six minutes later in the second period at 11:37 assisted by Kayla Nielsen and Nadine Edney, to pull within a goal at 3-2.
Just over two minutes later, the Sabres would complete their comeback knotting the game at 3-3 on a goal by Anna Hanser, assisted by Kayla Nielsen and Laura Lüftenegger at 13:53. And that’s how the period would end.
The Sabres were outshooting Planegg after two periods with their play in the last half in the middle frame at 25-21, after drawing even with their opponent opening period 10-10.
In the third period, it looked like the game would reach overtime as the game approached the final three minutes of regulation and the game was still tied at 3-3 and both goalies were not making it easy for either team to move the netting.
But Planegg’s Alicia Williams would take a hooking penalty at 17:39, putting the Sabres on the power play and play with the advantage they did, potting a 4-3 goal some 19 seconds later on a shot by Kayla Nielsen. Assists to Skaggs and Jokai-Szilagyi at 17:58.
Nielsen and the Sabres were not done as 21 seconds later, Nielsen would bury an insurance goal to make it 5-3, assisted by Skaggs and Emily Reid at 18:19 and that would be all for the game.
For the Sabres, Skaggs and Nielsen finished with 4 points each (2-2), while Planegg’s Reich (1-1) and Feldmeier (0-2) had two points each.
Future EWHL SuperCup Games
Next game for ESC Planegg in EWHL SuperCup Group A play is October 23 against ZHK Poprad.
Next game for EHV Sabres Vienna in EWHL SuperCup Group A play is October 17 against MAC Budapest.
