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Red Bulls for the first clash against league leaders BolzanoPaul Stapelfeldt: “We have to work hard in front of both goals, that's what it will come down to.” // win2day ICE Hockey LeagueEC Red Bull Salzburg will host HCB Südtirol Alperia in Bolzano tomorrow, Friday, in the win2day ICE Hockey League and thus face the current league leaders for the first time this season (7:45 p.m., livestream). For the Red Bulls, the game will be the ultimate test of where they stand, as the South Tyroleans have only lost one game so far.
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Interview Paul Stapelfeldt
Starting position
Ten games, nine wins. Including yesterday's 7:2 win at the runners-up in Klagenfurt and the 3:2 victory a week ago in Graz against the Styrians, who have been hugely upgraded this year. Only a 2:8 home defeat against Asiago at the beginning of October means that their record to date is not flawless. The South Tyroleans are currently the measure of all things in the ICE Hockey League and the team to beat if they want to finish top of the table.
As in previous years, the team is more North American than any other in the league. Nine Canadians and one US-American form the core of the team, complemented by six players with Italian-Canadian or Italian-American dual citizenship and seven Italians. The team is held together and led by the experienced and league-tested Head Coach Glen Hanlon (67), who is in his third season with the South Tyroleans, including perennial favorites Mike Halmo and Dustin Gazley.
After ten games, the Red Bulls are in fourth place in the table with six wins and four defeats and, after three previous defeats including the CHL game against Sparta Prague, have had a taste of success again with their latest 6:1 win in Innsbruck (Tuesday). The Salzburgers want to continue this upward trend in Bolzano, but are aware that HCB is a different caliber, as last season's seven-game semi-final series with the better end for the Red Bulls showed. The gap to leaders Bolzano: seven points.
Bolzano with fewer goals conceded
Apart from the standings, the biggest statistical difference lies in the defense. Bolzano have only conceded 20 goals so far. That is the second-best league figure behind Székesfehérvár with 16 goals conceded. The Red Bulls have already conceded 31 goals. In offense, both teams are in step with 40 goals scored. Only Pustertal has scored once more.
Highlights Red Bulls vs. HCB Südtirol Alperia | 02.04.2024
Statement Paul Stapelfeldt
“We did little things better in the last game in Innsbruck than in the games before. It's not enough to play well in phases or just one third, we have to play our game for 60 minutes. Now we travel to the clear league leaders - at the moment you can't play against a better team - and expect a heated and emotional duel. We have to work hard in front of both goals, that's what it will come down to.”
Head to head season 2023/24 | 2:2
15.10.23 | EC Red Bull Salzburg - HCB Südtirol Alperia 6:3 (1:1, 3:1, 2:1)
03.11.23 | HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC Red Bull Salzburg 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)
30.12.23 | EC Red Bull Salzburg - HCB Südtirol Alperia 5:2 (2:0, 1:2, 2:0)
20.01.24 | HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC Red Bull Salzburg 4:1 (0:0, 2:1, 2:0)
win2day ICE Hockey League
HCB Südtirol Alperia - EC Red Bull Salzburg
Fri, 25.10.2024 | Bolzano, 7.45 p.m.
Livestream
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