At the EC IDM heat pump VSV, the official start of training is on the program today. Headcoach Tray Tuomie has clear ideas on how he wants to create preparation this year.
The 57-year-old goes into his second season with the drowned towns. Playing time 1 under the American born in Minneapolis, who also has German citizenship, ended in the playoff quarter-finals. The Villacher qualified with 6th place for the round of the best 8, where HCB South Tyrol Alperia had to be beaten in six games.
With Adam Helewka, Luca Erne, Steven Strong and Nick Hutchison, four new faces were welcomed in Villach, some top performers of the past few years, such as Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, are no longer part of the contingent. Nevertheless, according to head coach Tuomie you have “more options”. “With Adam Helewka and Nick Hutchinson we have two new strikers who can play as a center and on the wing, with Luca Erne one that fits in every line. That gives us more options,” said the main advisor to the Kronen Zeitung.
The eagles will start the test game phase next Friday. The first opponent will be the DEL2 club Kassel Huskies. There are no fewer than five preparation games on the program by the start of the season. On September 12, the villacies are the first opponent of the league egg Ferencvaros Budapest. “Until then, everything has to sit tactically – I want to change something this year,” says Tuomie.
In contrast, the first storm formation, consisting of Kevin Hancock, Maximilian Rebernig and John Hughes, should remain – only in the preseason could be tried here: “Maybe it is mixed in preparation. But I know that this line works.”
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