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Final for Austria’s ice hockey team: “I don’t think we’re favourites”

Final for Austria’s ice hockey team: “I don’t think we’re favourites”
ÖEHV team boss Roger Bader
Image: GEPA pictures

At the Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland and Latvia, Austria has its final for staying in the A group: Against Hungary, team boss Roger Bader’s previously winless selection needs a win on Monday (7:20 p.m., ORF Sport+), the World Cup tournament in 2024 to be contested in the Czech Republic. “I don’t think we’re favourites”the Swiss spoke of a 50:50 game.

The game of fate was only possible because the Hungarians were defeated by the Germans 2:7. The game did not bring any important information for the Austrian coaching team, as it is against an old acquaintance: 15 players of the Hungarian team come from the domestic ICE league, and the neighbors are regular friendly opponents. “Nothing we see surprises us”said Bader, preparing his squad for hard work.

“Above average first block”

be Hungary “a fighting team, they play a lot on body, it will be a fighting game”said the coach, who particularly emphasized the first line with Fehervar center Janos Hari as well as Balazs Sebök (Ilves Tampere) and Vilmos Gallo (Linköping). “Hari has been their best individual player for years and he has two top European players on the wing. That’s an above average first block”according to the ÖEHV team manager.

Bader himself can almost draw on the full, only Philipp Wimmer will be absent due to illness. Defender David Reinbacher will clench his teeth despite his knee injury, captain Thomas Raffl comes back rested after the break against Finland. In goal, there are many indications that David Kickert will be given preference over Bernhard Starkbaum. He was rested against Finland.

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