Opponent Update: HCB Südtirol – EC-KAC

A strong debut season in 2022/23 in a Füchse shirt was possible Daniel Mantenuto He has clearly been surpassed this year: the Italian-Canadian, who scored a brace in Graz on Wednesday, now has a 32-point scorer (15 goals, 17 assists), making him number three on the team in terms of offensive production. The 26-year-old is one of five HCB players who have already scored a goal against EC-KAC this season. South Tyrol's internal top scorer ranking, which they won last year, will also be used this year Christian Thomas Listed, whose only 17 successful completions rank 21st in the league. The Canadian started the 2024 calendar year with eight scoreless matches, but has celebrated five times in the seven matches since, demonstrating his rediscovered accuracy. HCB Südtirol has taken a below-average scoring punch from its defensive department over the course of the season so far; Only Graz, Asiago and Vorarlberg currently have fewer goals scored by defenders. The highest scoring defensive player on the team is currently Tall Davis Vandan, who moved to Bolzano/Bozen in the summer but was already well known in the league from his time at Dornbirn (2021/22). The Canadian right-hander has been involved in four of his team's seven goals against EC-KAC so far this season, either as a scorer (one goal) or as an assist provider (three assists).