This Friday, the Vienna Capitals meet the Steinbach Black Wings Linz in the third round of the Win2day Ice Hockey League. In the second of three consecutive home games, the Capitals want to celebrate the next sense of achievement. The game starts at 7.15 p.m. and can be seen live on the stream at Sporteurope.tv.
The Vienna Capitals started the new season of the Win2day Ice Hockey League with one victory and a defeat. On Sunday, the Viennese celebrated a 3-2 win after overtime against FTC-Telekom Budapest. The Donaustädter won the first league home game of the season for the first time since 2020.
Mitch Hults pressed his stamp on the duel against the newcomer to the league with a goal and the overtime winner. Linden Vey also experienced a successful home debut with two assists. Like Randy Gazzola and Carter Souch, Vey and Mitch Hults hold two scorer points each after two league games. Nothing has changed in the available staff over the course of the week. Jérémy Grégoire, Felix Koschek and Senna Peeters are still missing.
Balanced balance sheet
Like the Viennese, the Linzers keep after two league games in one win and a defeat. The Upper Austrians won 5-2 last Friday at the still point elements of Pioneers Vorarlberg, before a 0-1 defeat at Hydro Fehérvár AV19 followed on Sunday. The Stahlstädter’s record in the pre-season was also balanced. After six games, three wins and three defeats each had. The balance of the pre -season between the two teams is also balanced. The Viennese won the first two duels in the basic round, the Upper Austria won in the other two.
Statement Marco Richter, attacker of the Vienna Capitals
“We were able to take energy from the game on Sunday. For us, it was important for us to show a reaction after the defeat last Friday, we succeeded in winning. We have to take the positive energy into the games against Linz and Salzburg with us again and have been with a lot of vigor again. We have prepared intensively for these games in the past few days.”
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