The EC Red Bull Salzburg contested the away game against HC Falkensteiner Pustertal Wolves tomorrow, Friday, Friday, in the Win2day Ice Hockey League (7:45 p.m., Sporteurope.tv).
The Italian club had a good launch, but had to surrender to the Graz99ers in the only home game so far. The Red Bulls have so far been ahead of the young people together with the Italians and want to maintain it that way.
Starting position
It is only the fifth season that the HC Falkensteiner Pustertal Wolves completes in the Ice Hockey League. But in the short time, the team from Bruneck’s Italian has already made a name for itself and also set ambitious goals for the current season. The 8: 1 season opening victory in Innsbruck has already reflected this, but much more but the 3-0 win on the last Sunday in Villach. The fact that the team of Head Coach Jason Jaspers (since last season in Bruneck) was 0: 4 in the only home game against the Moser Medical Graz99ers so far, she will spur even more against the Red Bulls.
As the Italians really ‘tick’, the Red Bulls have to find out, because many players in the summer have changed the team’s face significantly. Under the 14 departures, scene sizes such as Brett Findlay, Alex Petan and Tyler Coulter can be found. In the 13 new additions from a league view, Nick Saracino (from Asiago), Rok Ticar (from Graz) and Jonathon Blum (from the EHC Red Bull Munich) catch the eye.
Red Bulls prepared for a difficult game
Even if the previous balance sheet with the South Tyroleans in 16 games with 11 wins and 5 defeats is positive, the Salzburgers have often been difficult against this team. Last season the direct duel ended 2-2, in the last game in Bruneck in mid-February the Red Bulls in the modern, newly opened Intercable Arena only turned a 1-3 deficit after 40 minutes into a 4: 3-overtime victory.
The focus and even more are in their own game at the Red Bulls, because the previous seven convalescent players who will continue to be missing at the weekend (Ali Wukovits, Peter Hochkofler, Mario Huber, Troy Bourke, Philipp Wimmer, Maximilian Wurzer and Vadim Schreiner) is added, his lower body injury from the last game in Vienna is clarified. In his place, 19-year-old Alexander Rebernig, the younger brother of the former academy and current VSV striker Maximilian Rebernig, could come to his professional debut. The defender of the Red Bull Ice Hockey Academy grew up in the Salzburg offspring and sits in the team bus to Bruneck.
Statement Luca Auer
“We take a lot of energy from the last games and see that we are better implementing the things in training that have not yet worked well. Pustertal is always a tough opponent, but we want to concentrate on our game. We are ready and look forward to the game.”
Eternal balance Red Bulls vs. HCP
Since 2021: 16 games | 11 victories RBS | 5 victories HCP
The last ten games: Ssssnnns
The last eight away games: Sssssnns
Win2day Ice Hockey League
HC Falkensteiner Pustertal Wolves – EC Red Bull Salzburg
Fri, 09/26/2025 | Bruneck, 7:45 p.m.
Sporteurope.tv
ecrbs.redbulls.com, Image: Foppa Iwan – HC Pustertal
