KAC defeat! Emotionally empty after the surprising bankruptcy in Puster Valley

KAC defeat! Emotionally empty after the surprising bankruptcy in Puster Valley

Pustertal, Italien - The EC-KAC had to accept a defeat against HC Puster Valley on Friday evening. With a final score of 3: 4, the HC Pustertal prevailed in an exciting game, which ended the winning streak of the red jackets in South Tyrol. At the beginning of the game, the EC-KAC even run with two goals, but the lead could not be kept. This was the first game since the end of November when the EC-KAC did not get a point.

Head Coach Kirk Furey said after the game that the team was emotionally empty after the recent. He noted that it lacked the last sharpness, which had a negative impact on the team's exploitation of opportunities. Despite numerous options, including power play situations, the EC-KAC could not appear as usual. Furey also emphasized that the team should quickly forget the defeat and remember the past successes. KAC captain Thomas Hundertpfund confirmed that it was not the best game and that the team had no answer in the last third.

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In an overview of the HC Pustertal, such as kac.at , Edward Pasquale is the only goalie in the league with NHL experience. In the 2018/19 season, he played three away games for the Tampa Bay Lightning before moving to the Puster Valley after five seasons in the KHL. In 14 starts he achieved four victories, three against teams below the pre-playoff ranks.

Cédric Lacroix, which in the previous Saisonduellen with the EC-KAC is the points of the HCP player, provided templates for four of the ten hits. He also leads the league with a total of 96 minutes of penalty. Jason Akeson is the top scorer of the team, with eleven goals and 24 templates, while his participation in the next game against the EC-KAC remains questionable after being missing in the last game against Ljubljana.

The defeat is a challenge for the EC-KAC, which now has to prepare for the next encounters to return to the trail of success.

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