Caps aim for their first home win: Bring Your Hero Game Day in the STEFFL Arena

Caps aim for their first home win: Bring Your Hero Game Day in the STEFFL Arena

The Vienna Capitals are determined to get their first home win of the season on Friday. In the STEFFL Arena they host Hydro Fehérvár AV19. The game begins at 7:15 p.m. and marks the first “Bring Your Hero Game Day,” a win2day ICE Hockey League initiative designed specifically to encourage fans to bring their “heroes.” Capitals subscribers can purchase two free tickets to invite friends or family to the game. Tickets are available at HockeyShop 70 in the STEFFL Arena, at the Wien-Ticket Pavilion at the State Opera or at the box office, whereby only the subscription must be presented.

The spusu Vienna Capitals currently have two wins and three defeats after five league games played. All three defeats came against the current top three in the league: HCB Südtirol Alperia, Moser Medical Graz99ers and EC-KAC. However, the Capitals were able to achieve two impressive away wins in Villach and Linz. Zane Franklin leads the team as the team's top scorer with five points. He scored his first goal of the season in Klagenfurt, where Niki Hartl also caused a stir with an impressive goal from his own half. Particularly noteworthy is the performance of goalkeeper Sebastian Wraneschitz, who achieved a catch rate of 90.3 percent in his first league game this season. Unfortunately, Tyler Parks remains out due to injury, as does Jérémy Grégoire, who also sustained an upper body injury.

Facts about Hydro Fehérvár AV19

Hydro Fehérvár AV19 comes to Vienna with a balanced start to the season, two wins and two defeats. Their last game ended on Sunday with a 1:3 defeat against champions EC Red Bull Salzburg. An important figure in the team is former Capitals player Trevor Cheek, who is still waiting to make his debut for Fehérvár as he was unable to play due to injury. Janos Hari, Fehérvár's top scorer, has already collected six points (two goals, four assists) in four games. Chase Berger leads the internal scorers list with three goals. Goalkeeper Rasmus Reijola has achieved an outstanding catch rate of 93.8 percent in three games so far, making him a strong support for the Hungarians.

Particularly notable is Hydro Fehérvár's power play, which is the third best in the league. With six goals scored in 20 power-play situations, they have a success rate of 30 percent. On the other hand, the Caps' penalty killing is also strong, so that the Viennese are one of the best teams in the league in this category with a success rate of 88.2 percent.

Expectations for the upcoming game

Jason Willms, a key attacker for the Capitals, was optimistic: "We want to be successful in front of our own crowd for the first time tomorrow. To do that we have to get off to a good start. The first 20 minutes in Klagenfurt were not satisfactory. We want to be successful in front of our own fans, but the two defeats only motivate us even more for the coming game. We will come out of the locker room with a lot of speed and energy and hopefully get three points."

The last meetings between the Capitals and Fehérvár were exciting, with the Caps winning the last home game on January 3rd 4-3 after a shootout. In the rest of the season Fehérvár won the other three games.

The anticipation for the home game is great, and the Vienna Capitals are hoping for numerous supporters in the STEFFL Arena to overcome their current challenges and achieve their first home win.

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