It starts again this Friday! The Vienna Capitals start the new season of the Win2day Ice Hockey League with a guest performance at Olimpija Ljubljana.
The capital city duel in Hala Tivoli is at 7:15 p.m. Both teams have been increasing in the past few months and are on the basis of setting a first fragrance brand. It is also new that all games of the Win2day Ice Hockey League are transferred to Sporteurope.tv via live stream. Accordingly, today’s season start of the Viennese can be seen on this platform.
After three wins and three defeats from the six preparatory games, the Vienna Capitals are now about successfully starting the new season. 14 professionals were brought to Vienna-Kagran in the summer, 13 players are facing their competitive debut in yellow-black. For Marco Richter it will be the first championship game for the team from his hometown since the 2020/21 season. Personnel, the capitals have to do without the injured Felix Koschek, Senna Peeters and Jérémy Grégoire tomorrow. In the latter, the recovery of a lower body injury is more difficult than initially assumed. The fact that despite the failure of newcomer Peeter, who is laboratories on an upper body injury, 13 players will still give their competitive debut for the Capitals is because Lukas Zach-Kiesling will contest his first match tomorrow. The 18-year-old Viennese, who returned to his hometown after years after years in Finland, recommended himself to the professionals with appealing performances, including in the friendly against Dukla Trencin, and was initially raised from the Capitals U20 team.
Laibach wants to go high with a neo-coach
With a newly compiled team, Olimpija Ljubljana also wants to advance to other tabular spheres. The eighth of the past basic round has a new head coach with the Canadian Ben Cooper, which has worked as an assistant or associate coach with serial master EC Red Bull Salzburg in the past seasons. With the obligations of Zach Boychuk and TJ Brennan, the Slovenal exclamation marks set. In addition, the dragons brought ex-caps attackers Nicolai Meyer, Clayton Kirichenko and Nate Halbert back to Win2day Ice Hockey League. Like the Capitals, Ljubljana graduated with three wins from six games. In the previous season, the Slovenes won all four duels against the Vienna Capitals, who have been waiting for a full success against the dragons since November 1, 2023.
Statement Nelson Nogier, defender of the Vienna Capitals
“In the past five weeks it was about growing together and learning how we could be successful as a team. We have been able to take a few steps in preparation. The entire group is now looking forward to the season. I expect a lot of energy to be in the game today that the anticipation will also be great with Ljubljana. This is my tenth season as a professional, so I know what to expect today, even if the first game will be awaited today In a new league.
vienna-capitals.at Image: Hydro Fehérvár AV19/Julianna Kocsis
