The Vienna Capitals will also have to make do without attacker Senna Peeters in the coming months. The 23-year-old suffered an upper body injury during the friendly against Slovan Bratislava on August 28th.
This has forced the Austro-Belgian to watch since then and ultimately made an operation, which went well earlier this week, unavoidable. Peeters will be missed by the Viennese in the next few months. When and whether the attacker, who moved from EC-KAC to Donaustadt in the summer, can make his Caps debut this season depends on the further healing process.
Senna Peeters is just one of five attackers the Caps have had to do without in recent games. Leon Wallner missed the last two games against Olimpija Ljubljana and HC Falkensteiner Pustertal due to a lower body injury. Further investigations are due this week. It is questionable whether the 23-year-old can play against Salzburg or Graz this weekend. The striker scored five points (3 goals + 2 assists) in six league games. Felix Koschek, however, is making a comeback. The 19-year-old, who has been out since then due to an upper body injury sustained in Klagenfurt in mid-August, will undergo a final examination later this week. Koschek could possibly make his season debut on Sunday against the Moser Medical Graz99ers, but a return in the duel against EC-KAC on October 17th seems more likely.
Villach native Benjamin Lanzinger could also make his comeback against the red jackets. The 25-year-old suffered an upper body injury in Feldkirch at the end of September. The current healing process suggests a return on October 17th. Lanzinger recorded a goal and an assist in his first five league games for the Caps. Jérémy Grégoire, on the other hand, is in advanced training. The 30-year-old Canadian, who has played 90 league games for the Capitals, suffered his lower-body injury like Peeters in Bratislava at the end of August. Grégoire will definitely miss the two games this week against Salzburg and Graz. His status will then be re-evaluated from week to week.
Statement Christian Dolezal, sporting director of the Vienna Capitals
“The bad luck with injuries has been a constant companion since the start of preparation. In the last few weeks, the situation has become more severe with up to five injured attackers at times. However, the team has pulled together and, given the circumstances, was able to achieve decent results, especially in the last week. In the summer, we also focused on optimizing the load control in training. We managed to do that, but before match injuries, like everyone else’s If five actors have occurred, you are never immune. If nothing else happens, with the exception of Senna Peeters, all currently injured attackers will be available again in the coming weeks. With Senna, we have been waiting over the past few weeks to see whether his upper body injury will improve. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen, which is why there was ultimately no alternative to the operation. We wish him all the best in his recovery and hope that he will be back this season Caps-Dress can show his skills.”
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