“Madness!” Brian Lebler redeemed the Black Wings after 103: 46 minutes

How crazy are these ice hockey play-offs 2025!? While the “red bulls” from Salzburg in the parallel universe of the semi-final had long since moved over Bolzano after the 3-1 victory, the puck in Klagenfurt continued to walk up and down. Until the protagonists were completely exhausted.

It was reserved for the captain of the Steinbach Black Wings, Brian Lebler, to end the wild scenario in front of 4407 fans in the Heidi Horten Arena at 11:15 p.m.-after four hours of gross playing time. After the world record series against Graz, the Linzer did not bend in their seventh extension en suite and won 3: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1/1: 0) against the KAC after incredible 103: 46 minutes. Truly heroic.

“Physically everything is good. It’s play-off, baby”

The EHC recently wrote history in the longest match in the club’s history, the record of March 6 (87:03 minutes) was clearly exceeded. After a top chance for Thomas Hundertpfund, the Linzers drove the decisive counterattack, Sean Collins used Lebler, who did not torch for long. That’s how you know him.

“It’s amazing! We fight, fight, fight. It was exciting until the last second. Now we take a break-then we’ll come back. Physically everything is good, it is play-off, baby,” said the 36-year-old match winner in the ORF interview.

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