Three KAC cracks miss the duel against HC Innsbruck!

At the start of the intensive final week of the regular season, the EC-KAC welcomes HC Innsbruck in Klagenfurt on Wednesday evening and has the chance to secure renewed participation in the Champions Hockey League.

In the first of three games within five days that will start the regular season win2day ICE Hockey League is decided, the occurs EC-KAC (31 wins, 14 losses) on Wednesday, February 25th 2026, at home against the HC Innsbruck (nine wins, 36 defeats). The duel between the first and last in the current league table begins at 7:15 p.m and can be seen live at.

The EC-KAC had to face his first rival in the table on Sunday evening in the top game Graz99ersbeaten 2:4. The Red Jackets conceded all four goals conceded in the final thirdafter previously being close across games 184 minutes without a loss had remained. Despite the defeat, the record champions maintained their position on Sunday Right to pick for the playoff quarterfinalsin the worst case scenario he will finish the basic round in third place. Klagenfurt can win in the home game against bottom team Innsbruck third participation in the Champions Hockey League in a rowthe seventh overall, fix. This succeeds if the EC-KAC scored a maximum of one point less against the Haie than HCB Südtirol in his parallel away game at Olimpija Ljubljana. If you take the course of the season so far as a benchmark, the chances in this regard are good: in their matches played in the Heidi Horten Arena against teams that are outside the top six of the rankingsthe Carinthians have always won in 2025/26 35 out of 36 possible points brought to your account.

In addition to the long-term injured Thomas hundred pounds and Luka Gomboc The EC-KAC also has to play in the home game against HCI Innsbruck Jesper Jensen Aabo waive. The defender sustained a lower body injury in the away game in Graz on Sunday in his fifth shift after a check in accordance with the rules, but according to the current diagnosis, this should not result in a long-term loss. It cannot be ruled out that the Dane will return to ice training later this week. Finn van Ee had to end team training early on Tuesday due to a minor injury, but his participation in Wednesday’s game should not be in danger.

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