Advent ice hockey highlight: WEV receives Maribor in the arena

Advent ice hockey highlight: WEV receives Maribor in the arena

Next weekend it will be exciting in the Austrian ice hockey league when several teams fight for important points. The games that are considered to be trend -setting not only attract the attention of ice hockey fans, but also offer players the chance to assert themselves in the table.

In the division east there are on Saturday, November 30th, the meeting between the Vienna Eislauf Association (WEV) and the HDK Maribor in the WEV Arena. After a technical problem that prevented the Viennese's first home game against Kapfenberg, the hosts now want to finally play in front of their own audience. The WEV, currently in second place in the table, goes into the game with a lot of self-confidence after recently achieving an impressive 5-0 victory against Ase Graz. Coach Philipp Ullrich emphasizes the need to assert himself against the offensive strong guest from Maribor.

important duels in the Ost

In parallel, the Atse Graz meets master Kapfenberger SV. The starting point is also exciting here: the Grazer are placed in the table directly behind the Kapfenbergers. Both teams urgently strive for points because they are in a phase in which every encounter could be crucial for the playoff qualification. ATSE coach Markus Losch sees it as essential to take the recent negative performance and focus on attack.

The starting position requires a strong performance of both teams, since it is close together in the league and no team can afford another slip. The encounter will take place on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Merkur Eisstadion.

Another highlight takes place in the West Division if the HC Kufstein meets the EHC Lustenau. This game is of great importance, since the Kufsteiners are among the pursuers of the current league leader in the table. Kufstein's CEO Roland Luchner is confident that the audience will appear numerous again, and hopes for a successful appearance against the strong Lustenauer.

Lustenau, as a newcomer in the league, had to accept a defeat recently, but with a strong start to the season you have the potential to quickly fight back on the way of success. Coach Dániel Fekete is aware that after the last defeat against Hohenems a clear analysis had to be made to sit back in Kufstein.

In addition, a "back-to-back" match between the EHC Crocodiles Kundl and the WSG Swarovski Wattens Penguins will be held on Friday. Kundl would like to rehabilitate after the recent defeat and is determined to show better performance in front of a home crowd. The trainer of the EHC, Gerhard Maier, calls for a significant increase from his players, especially after the disappointing idea of ​​the past week.

These games are not only important for the teams, but also for the fans who provide central support for their favorite teams. A full stadium, exciting games and gripping duels are the epitome of ice hockey and are likely to cause a lot of excitement on the first weekend in Advent.