The Graz99ers confidently won the first final game and led the way. President Herbert Jerich is optimistic that the final series will not go the full distance, as the championship celebration is planned for the day of the possible sixth duel with HC Pustertal.
The start to the final was confident: The Graz99ers defeated HC Pustertal 5-1 and want to follow up today in Bruneck. If Graz boss Herbert Jerich has his way, they don’t want to spend too much time fighting with the South Tyroleans because he doesn’t believe that the HCP is better than the VSV, which they famously eliminated 4-0 in the quarter-finals.
Graz is brimming with self-confidence
The self-confidence in Graz is high, Jerich said a few days ago that “four defeats would be surprising” and was already planning the championship celebration with a big parade in American style.
Now he’s making people sit up and take notice again, because when asked why Graz became champions, he told the “ORF” with a wink: “Because we have planned the championship celebration on April 26th.” Jerich makes it clear that he doesn’t expect the series to last too long, because the sixth final game in Bruneck would actually be scheduled for April 26th, and a possible decisive seventh game in Graz three days later.
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