On Sunday there will be a new edition between the EC Red Bull Salzburg and the EC-KAC in the Win2day Ice Hockey League. The game will be transferred live to ORF 1 from 4.15 p.m. While the leadership duo from Ljubljana and Pustertal plays home games, the first western derby between the Pioneers Vorarlberg and HC Tiwag Innsbruck also increases.
On Sunday there is not only the final new edition between the EC Red Bull Salzburg and the EC-KAC, but also a special premiere: for the first time in the more than 25-year league history, ORF1 broadcasts a game of the Win2day Ice Hockey League in full length. The start of the program is at 4:15 p.m., in addition to the broadcast on linear TV, the livestream of transmission is available to on.ORF.at.
Salzburg and Klagenfurt are already in good shape. Both teams won two out of four games in the Champions Hockey League and also successfully started the league. While the KAC celebrated a shutout in the 4-0 against Fehervar, Salzburg prevailed 4: 3 in Bolzano. In the previous record of 181 direct duels, the Red Bulls with exactly 100 wins are at the front, including in all five recent meetings. In Salzburg, too, the numbers speak clearly for the hosts: 59 home wins are 31 successes of the red jackets.
Leadership duo with home advantage
After a clear 8: 1 success at the start, the HC Falkensteiner Pustertal and Olimpija Ljubljana lead the table-both have home games on Sunday. The South Tyroleans receive the Moser Medical Graz99ers who celebrate their season premiere. Last season, the Styrians won all four direct duels.
Ljubljana meets the EC IDM heat pumps VSV, which was also successful at the start of the season. Of the last nine games of the Villacher on Tivoli, five went to the guests – four of these games were only decided with one goal difference.
Black Wings demand Fehervar
After the false start of Hydro Fehervar AV19, the Hungarians with the Steinbach Black Wings Linz are waiting for another difficult task. The Upper Austrians prevailed 5-2 against Vorarlberg on Friday. In the last five direct duels, however, Fehervar had the better end four times.
Duelle of still point elements teams
In the first western derby of the season, the Pioneers Vorarlberg meet HC Tiwag Innsbruck. Both teams went away empty-handed on the opening weekend, the sharks even conceded a 1: 8 defeat. In preparation, the Tyroleans won both encounters with Vorarlberg.
The first points are also about the first points for the Vienna Capitals and Liga newcomers FTC telecom. Before the game, the long-time caps captain Mario Fischer is honored: a banner with his now blocked number 50 is unveiled under the roof of the Steffl Arena.
Win2day Ice Hockey League
Sun, 14. 9.0 2025
16:00: Hydro Fehervar AV 19 – Steinbach Black Wings Linz
Referees: Groznik, Rezek, Durmis, Konc | >> Live at Sporteurope.tv <<
16:00: Pioneers Vorarlberg – HC Tiwag Innsbruck – The Haie
Referees: K. Nikolic, Schauer, Martin, Sparer >> Live at Sporteurope.tv <<
16:30: EC Red Bull Salzburg-EC-KAC
Referees: Ofner, Sternat, Bedynek, Puff >> Live on ORF 1, in stream at on.orf.at and at Sporteurope.tv <<
17:00: HC Falkensteiner Pustertal Wolves – Moser Medical Graz99ers
Referees: Holzer, M. Nikolic, Rigoni, Weiss >> Live at Sporteurope.tv <<
17:30: Vienna Capitals-FTC-Telekom
Referees: Fichtner, Smetana, Gatol-Schafranek, Riecken >> Live at Sporteurope.tv <<
18:00: Olimpija Ljubljana – EC IDM heat pumps VSV
Referees: Piragic, Zrnic, Hribar, Jeram >> Live at Sporteurope.tv <<
Ice.Hockey, Image: EC Red Bull Salzburg/Gintare Karpaviciute
