Gmunden Sharks are waiting for ATSE Graz

UEHV CAM4DENT Sharks Gmunden vs. ATSE Graz

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 6:30 pm, Muki Isarina Gmunden

League leaders UEHV CAM4DENT Gmunden sharks They meet in the Eastern Division of the Austrian Ice Hockey League on Saturday in Möke Isarina Gmunden in the first second half of the season. ATSE Graz. The Upper Austria side narrowly won their opening match against Styria at the Merkur Eisstadion 5-4, then defeated defending champions Kapfenberg in their first home game by the same scoreline and now sit at the top of the table with one game to spare.

Sharks boss Gunter Kyle Happy with the balanced division: “I see that the league and the Eastern Group are very close to each other. Every team can beat every team in the group. Of course, the Maribor boys were surprised to win against Kapfenberg and also against Kapfenberg.” WEV, which we managed to beat once again over Maribor in the second duel of the season against ATSE Graz at home in Shark Tank and we hope to maintain the upper hand, but as I said, anything is possible this year and it remains very exciting !

Gmunden coach Gregor Baumgartner He hopes to come out of the break well: “We expect a close game and we have to get off to a good start, as we are now coming out of the break and Graz will come at us with a lot of self-confidence Our goal for the game is to be fast-paced, consistent hockey with four lines.

Eggenberg celebrated its confident and safe victory over Maribor 6-2 last Saturday and scored three points for the first time.

ATSE Head Coach Markus Loesch He knows the opponent after the start of the new season and expects another close encounter in Traunsee: “After the first win over Maribor last weekend, the team is looking forward to the return match against Gmunden. Since the first match went to Heij, we are trying to get a win for Graz this time, as the team has Gmunden is a very compact team and has strengthened very well over the summer game and then we can pull off a surprise away from home!”

HDK Maribor vs KSV Kangaroos

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Kapfenberg City Hall

Mastered Kapfenberger SV The new arrivals to the league await on Saturday at Kapfenberg City Hall HDK Maribor For the first rematch. The home team sensationally won the first meeting in Maribor against the defending champions 6:5. This match in Štajerska and in the Austrian Ice Hockey League will be remembered above all for the magnificent winning goal scored by Danilo Tomašević, who made the decision with the “Michigan goal” when in the majority with 58 seconds left.

Kapfenberg player and coach Chris Reinthaler He promised a strong match from his team: “We left a lot behind in the first match of the season. Especially in terms of effort and intensity. The team knows that it has a lot to do well and will do its best from the first minute.” “.

So the Kapfenbergers have a small score to settle, with the Kangaroos recently taking out some of their frustration with a 6-1 win over WEV after two defeats at the start of the season. The Slovenian Foxes lost 6-2 to Atsi last weekend, but are in second place in the current table with four points.

Maribor coach Jure Ferlich Now he knows Kapfenberger after the first duel and knows how to play against them: “Now we know that they are very good in attack and play very well with the puck, especially in the attacking zone. If we do not give them space and time.” “If we give ourselves to our territory and take advantage of the chances we create in attack, we will be able to achieve a positive result away from home.”

the Vienna Figure Skating Club No match – FC Vienna will play its next match on 9 November away against Gmunden Sharks.

Western section:

SC Samina Hohenems vs. EHC Crocodiles Kundl

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 5:30 p.m., Hohenems Ice Arena

the SC Samina Hohenems It meets on Saturday in the Western Division of the Austrian Ice Hockey League EHC Crocodile Agents. In the clash between second and third place, there are important points at stake for leaders EHC Lustenau to remain at the top of the league. The Steinbocks suffered their first defeat of the season on the national holiday after two clear opening victories in the Vorarlberg derby against league newcomers EHC Lustenau.

It's the opposite for the Tyroleans: Crocodiles Kundl comes to the Herrenriedstadion with the good feeling of a thrilling extra-time derby victory against HC Kufstein.

Hohenms Chairman Michael Sunelli Convinced of the strength of Capricorn, the main goal is to stay with Lustenau: “Of course, it is never easy to overcome a derby defeat, but the team now has the opportunity to close the gap in the table with a good match and a win at home, but Kundel also has a strong team with good players.” It will definitely be an exciting confrontation, but our team has a lot of talent and a lot of quality, and we have to play with confidence in our home stadium that our team will enter the match with great enthusiasm and focus again, and after that, the three points will stay with us!”

Chairman Kundl Gerhard Mayer Crocodiles is convinced after the last matches: “We are going to Hohenems to take something important with us. The latest offers make us confident that we will also survive in Hohenems!”

EHC Lustenau vs. WSG Swarovski Wattens Penguins

Saturday 2 November 2024 at 5:30 pm, Rheinhalle

leader EHC Lustenau Hosts the Western Conference on Saturday WSG Swarovski Watts Penguins. In the opening game of the season in mid-October, the Lions recorded a solid 6-2 win over the Tyroleans in the Austrian Ice Hockey League, and recorded two more complete wins against Kundel and in the Landel derby against Hohenems in front of a large crowd. The 1,600 fans at the Rheinhalle climbed to the top of the table.

Lustenau head coach Daniel Fickett He warns about the visitors from Crystal City: “In our first game against Wattens, the Tyrolean team had little ice time or game practice beforehand. This changed after the first three rounds and with the win over Dornbirn, they came out with a piece of self-confidence in Lustenau, However, we want to impose our style of play on them and build on the performance we showed in the match against Hohenems.

The Penguins achieved their first win of the comeback season last Sunday, defeating the Dornbirn Bulldogs 3-1.

Watts coach Manfred Burgstaller After the first win, I would also like to fully challenge the league leaders in the region: “Almost nothing has changed for us compared to three weeks ago, we want to improve 100% in every change in this game and sell ourselves as dear as we did.” They are the league leaders “It will be another very tough weekend for us and hopefully we can put a point or two in the game. We want to build on the positive mood we had in our first win last weekend in the game!”

After the duel with the Tyrolean side, the Lustenauers will have their next Vorarlberg derby against the Dornbirn Bulldogs away at the Exhibition Stadium on Wednesday. Two local competition ice rinks are only five kilometers away.

HC Kufstein vs. Dornbirner EC

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 5:35 p.m., Kufstein Ice Arena

Crossing also for the second time this season H. C. Kufstein and Dornbrenner E.C In the Western Division bats. The Dragons celebrated a 6-3 away win in their first meeting. The young Dornbirn side were 0:5 down in this match, but showed their morale after that, scoring three goals in a row and making the game exciting again in the short term.

The Bulldogs still don't have a point in the table, having recently shown another good performance in a lively match against Wattens, the only thing missing is a sense of accomplishment in the form of a points win.

President of Dornbirn Christoph Schwendinger He sees development in his young team in the first few weeks: “The Dragons won the first game 6:3. But we have improved since the first championship game and were able to perform better on the power play. Our system of play is also slow to improve. Kufstein is the favorite. They have a lot From the depth and experience in the team we want to maintain the result for as long as possible and try to get points from Kufstein.

The Festungsstädter team had recently overturned a 1:3 deficit in the final section of a heated district derby against Kundl, but had to give the extra point to the Crocodiles in extra time.

Kufstein sporting director Willy Lanz It gives the team time to develop a new game idea. But we need a clear win over the Bulldogs: “We did not start the season as we wanted, but this year we want to implement a new game idea and this requires time and patience. We know the quality in our team.” We are convinced that we will get the best out of our team, although we have a good opponent in Dornbirn, we expect a clear win. The team is focused and we want to show the potential we have.

After the match against Kufstein on Wednesday at home in the Messtadion, the Bulldogs await EHC Lustenau in the next Vorarlberg derby. It's a real local duel between two clubs whose ice rinks are about five kilometers apart.