The Vienna Capitals will host HCB Südtirol Alperia in the STEFFL Arena tomorrow, Sunday. Head coach Kevin Constantine’s team wants to build on the strong performance in yesterday’s 4:3 home win over HC Falkensteiner Pustertal and also collect important points against the other South Tyrolean team. The Caps won two of the three previous meetings with the Foxes. The game starts at 5:30 p.m., sporteurope.tv will broadcast live.
With yesterday’s success, the Vienna Capitals moved up to eighth place in the table. The pre-playoff race will probably remain exciting until the end of the regular season. The Viennese’s lead over the ninth-ranked FTC-Telekom, which has played one game more than the Kagran team, is two points. Tenth-placed Linz, who also played one game more than the Caps, and eleventh-placed Villach, who played one game less than the Viennese, are only three points away. Seventh place, which is occupied by Hydro Fehérvár AV19, is within striking distance for the Donaustadt-based team. With one game less, the capital city’s gap to the Hungarians is only two points. Even before the Caps face the HCB tomorrow, the hot battle for the pre-playoffs can change significantly. Fehérvár welcomes HC Falkensteiner Pustertal, who lost yesterday in Vienna, from 5:30 p.m. today. FTC-Telekom will face Olimpija Ljubljana at 6:30 p.m.
Confirm positive home balance
But it will be more important for the Capitals to confirm the positive home record under head coach Kevin Constantine tomorrow. From the ten appearances in the STEFFL Arena under the 67-year-old, the Caps took 22 points, just two points less than the best team in the same period. That corresponds to seven wins and three defeats, one of them after overtime. In the form table, which contains the last ten home games, the capital city team is in fifth place. The Caps played one of these home games won under Kevin Constantine against tomorrow’s opponent. On December 5th, the heavily depleted Viennese team beat the Bolzano team 4-1. In yesterday’s 4-3 win over HCP, comebacker Jérémy Grégoire scored twice in his first game after an injury break. The Canadian now has nine goals in 20 appearances. His compatriot, captain Linden Vey, collected two points yesterday, including the important winning goal in the final third. The Viennese top scorer has 40 points (11 goals + 29 assists) to his name after 38 appearances. In the league-wide scorer list, the Caps captain is tied for ninth place. In terms of personnel, the coaching team can rely on the same personnel tomorrow as yesterday. Only the long-term injured Marco Richter is out.
Last regular season duel with the HCB
Tomorrow the last regular season duel will take place between the Vienna Capitals and HCB Südtirol Alperia. The Viennese won two of the three previous meetings. The Capitals last won 5-2 in Bolzano on December 20, 2025. In the STEFFL Arena, the Viennese won the last two duels across all seasons. Yesterday, Friday, the HCB won 5-0 against bottom team HC TIWAG Innsbruck. The Foxes go into tomorrow’s duel with the Caps fourth in the table with 77 points. The currently top scorer in the win2day ICE Hockey League is coming to the STEFFL Arena tomorrow in an HCB jersey. After 35 appearances, Brad McClure has a league record of 25 goals. The Foxes’ best scorers are Cole Schneider and Brett Pollock, who each collected 43 points. The Bolzano offensive has so far produced 145 goals, the highest in the win2day ICE Hockey League.
Statement Fabian Scholz, assistant coach of the Vienna Capitals:
“We’re approaching tomorrow’s game like yesterday. We’re expecting HCB Südtirol Alperia to be a good, deep team. They have four good offensive lines, six good defenders and two strong goalkeepers. It’s going to be a real battle again, Bozen wants to establish itself in the top three of the league. For us tomorrow it’s an important game again and we’re trying to approach it the same way we did against HC Pustertal, with a lot of energy right from the start. That we’re pretty much on the offensive Being full makes a huge difference. With our four full lines, we can generate more time in the offensive zone and do more damage.”
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