“The EHC reigns here,” chanted around 300 enthusiastic fans after the Steinbach Black Wings had celebrated the biggest win in the Salzburg Volksgarten in the history of the ice hockey club. Linz defeated the reigning champion 6:2 (2:2, 1:0, 3:0) in front of 3,150 spectators – even though they fell behind twice in the first third. Respect for this achievement, for this rebellion, for this callousness.
The word “jamming” is now out of the vocabulary, Niklas Bretschneider (7th, 52nd), Stefan Gaffal (14th), who scored three points, Brodi Stuart (37th), Raphael Wolf (42nd) and Shawn St. Amant (47th) let off steam almost to their heart’s content in the “Red Bull” stable. The Black Wings surpassed the league Croesus, who had triumphed relatively safely 5:2 in Linz on November 4th, in the table.
Chief scout Rick Nasheim also likes the 3rd place: “It was a good match, although both teams were missing a few players.” In addition to the long-term injured Gerd Kragl and Alex Lahoda, the Upper Austrians missed the Norwegian director Michael Haga, who is not yet at 100 percent after an illness.
No need to freeze in awe. Goalie Thomas Höneckl turned out to be a safe support against his former club, the switching game worked brilliantly, even when outnumbered, the EHC didn’t burn anything.
“I’m happy how we’ve improved over time. I’m very happy with the three points,” said Linz coach Philipp Lukas. “For us, this game has a derby character. It’s exciting when a few fan buses come along.” (Alex)
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