HC Innsbruck welcomes Orli Znojmo
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HC TIWAG Innsbruck-die Haie meets HC Orli Znojmo today. Want to one day after the 4: 3 away win against HC Pustertal the sharks put up against the Czechs.
“In the end the game was on a knife’s edge, but luckily it was enough for the three points”, said HC TIWAG Innsbruck Ass.-Coach Florian Pedevilla after the victory in Bruneck. “Our special teams were the key, especially on penalties the boys were strong. We hit ourselves, block shots, so we’re on the right track ”, the Tyrolean praises his cracks.
This attitude will also need against Znojmo in order to be able to take countable things. Head coach Mitch O’Keefe expects a strong opponent: “We know that they are good and difficult to play. But we will face the task. It is an important game that Znojmo counts, like the Puster Valley, to our direct competitors ”. After a 5-1 away win in Dornbirn yesterday, Znojmo is fourth in the table, the Haie tied for points with one more game in seventh place.
With the Czechs comes the most efficient offensive in the league to date in the Tiwag Arena. 14.6 percent of the shots land in the goal of the opponent, striker Anthony Luciani leads the statistics in the league in this category. In addition, after Ljubljana, Znojmo scored the second most goals in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey Legue. The sharks’ defense will also be challenged.
Mitch O’Keefe has to do without the ailing Alex Dostie again today. But his colleagues have shown that they can win even without the dangerous Canadian.
HC TIWAG Innsbruck-Die Haie – HC Orli Znojmo
Saturday, October 23, 2021, 5.30 p.m. – TIWAG Arena
23.10.2021