The skid is marked against the Pioneers: you will see the real VSV again against Linz! – EC iDM VSV heat pumps

After five straight wins, the Adlers recently suffered a 6-1 away defeat to the Pioneers. This simply was not the night for the Whites, who never found their way into the game. The blue and white team has already analyzed and verified the match. Because the focus is already on the upcoming tasks. Tomorrow, Friday (Villach Town Hall, start: 7:15 p.m., live on Live.ice.hockey and on ORF Kärnten Radio with live posts), the Black Wings from Linz will make a guest appearance in Draustadt.

EC iDM VSV Coach Rob Daum:

“What we showed against the Pioneers in Vorarlberg was not enough in all respects. They were always a step faster and were one step ahead of us that day. It will be a completely different match against Linz. We must be completely ready again and play with our strength as we did in the previous matches at home – We stay composed, avoid turnovers, don’t take unnecessary penalties, and are fully focused offensively again.

VSV captain Philipp Lindner also analyzes the country’s “slippage” in clear words:

“We were not good enough, we lacked everything: the desire to run, commitment and fighting spirit. This means that we have to play with our heart again, skate a lot, impose our game on the opponent and put the opponent under pressure from the beginning. Playing with the body will also be very important private!

Lindner added: We analyzed the match and decided it, and we will recover well and prepare intensively to face Linz.

With the showdown between Linz and VSV, two of the strongest teams currently in the league meet: the Whites have won five of the last six games, and the Linz team has been on the ice six times in the last eight games. . Top scorers Brian Leibler and Graham Nutt in particular are in impressive form – together they have already scored 36 points. However, the head-to-head duel between the two teams speaks in favor of the ‘Eagles’: VSV have managed to win four of their last five encounters – with the Whites also taking all three points from this year’s season opener in Linz. . Incidentally, VSV’s goals in the 4-2 win were scored by Robert Sabulic, Alex Wall, Felix Maxa and Marco Richter.

Back in Linz, EC iDM Heat Pumps VSV center Kevin Hancock was still injured and had to watch the game in the stands, but tomorrow Villach’s first-line center should be on the ice and lead the “Eagles” to victory. Hancock is currently in impressive form: 13 points in the last eight games of the season, leading to a scorer average of 1.62 points per game. This means he also leads the league, only Peter Sneijder of Red Bulls Salzburg has a similarly high points average of 1.58 points. But the 25-year-old Canadian in the blue and white jersey not only impresses with his attacking skills, he is also solid defensively. With +9 on a very meaningful plus and minus, it also has absolute supreme value. He also excelled with a pass rate in the offensive zone that reached 83 percent. “We’re a really strong team and we’ve already played a lot of really good games this year. Even if things didn’t go as planned against the Pioneers recently, tomorrow against Linz we’ll see a different VSV game again. I feel very comfortable in the team,” Hancock said. Especially with my partners John Hughes and Robert Sabolek, the chemistry is perfect.”

VSV coach Rob Daum still has to do without the recovered Anthony Luciani, Marco Richter and Rene Swett against Linz tomorrow, Friday. Niklas Witsel, who is currently training for matches with cooperation partner Kitzbühel, will also be missing.

Heat pumps EC iDM VSV – EC Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Friday 27 October, Villach Town Hall, start: 7:15pm

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