ICEHL leader HC Innsbruck starts the new year with the Black Wings Linz
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HC TIWAG Innsbruck meets the Black Wings away on New Year’s Day tomorrow. In the third duel of the season with the Black Wings finally the first victory ago.
HC TIWAG Innsbruck travels as the leader of the table to fifth place in the table. The clear 5:1 home win against the Pioneers Vorarlberg ended what was already a golden December for the Haie. The HCI celebrated seven wins in ten games, most recently three in a row, conceding only one goal each time. Captain Jan Lattner: “I’m so proud of my boys. Whenever we stay smart, we approach every game with full commitment and concentration.” When asked if he dreamed of finishing top of the table in 2022, the captain said: “I dream and always believe in it, every day. I know we have a special squad with a lot of great characters. But like I said, we have to prove game by game.”
In any case, the Czech travels to Linz highly motivated. “We’ve already lost twice to the Black Wings, which of course annoys us. But this time it should be different, and I’m sure that we can take something with us,” said Lattner.
The Black Wings should also have a lot of self-confidence, their December was also extremely successful with six wins from nine games. Linz recently celebrated a 1-0 shutout victory at KAC. Goalie Rasmus Tirronen also became the top performer of the round in the win2day ICE Hockey League. Tironen leads the league with the best catch rate (92.4%). Offensive ensures the most goals for the steel townsfolk of the usual suspects. Brian Lebler leads the team’s internal shooting list with 13 goals. The top scorer is the Norwegian Michael Haga with 28 points (8G/20A). Those two are also to watch out for for the Sharks, as are Legionnaires Shawn St-Amant and Graham Knott. All those mentioned here have already handed in their business cards at the Haietor in the two wins over the season (5:2 in Innsbruck, 4:1 in Linz).
Steinbach Black Wings Linz – HC TIWAG Innsbruck-Die Haie
Sunday, January 1st, 2023, 5.30 p.m. – Linz AG Eisarena
Media information HC Innsbruck
12/31/2022