In the first match after the relaxed corona access regulations (no longer a PCR test required), there was a bit of a mood again in the Linz-AG-Eisarena. This was also due to the fact that ice hockey bottom Steinbach Black Wings Linz demanded everything from record champions KAC in front of 750 fans. The performance in the 2: 5 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 3) defeat was decent, even really strong in the first third.
Kai Kantola gave the EHC a 1-0 lead after 161 seconds falling with his backhand, and Linz found an answer to the 1-2 deficit for which the again unconvincing goalie Jared Coreau was responsible (23rd). Stefan Gaffal scored the deserved 2:2 (25th).
By this point, Coreau was off the ice, having slipped the puck between the pads in slow motion. Coach Raimo Summanen immediately punished the mistake and brought Thomas Höneckl. In the third section, however, the pendulum swung in favor of KAC.
In the qualifying round of the Alps Hockey League, the second-class Steel Wings kept the chance of reaching the play-off round of 16. Philipp Lukas’ team outclassed the VEU Feldkirch 8:2, the only 18-year-old striker Sebastian Wilding showed up with two goals and two assists.
Source: Nachrichten
