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Success for the Black Wings 1992, but “only” off the field: a few hours before the third consecutive loss, the 3: 6 (1: 1, 1: 3, 1: 2) against the league co-favorite of ice hockey Salzburg, the Linz-based company “Steinbach Group” from Schwertberg, specialist in swimming pools and accessories, got a main sponsor.
Even in the ice, the cracks were able to impress on long stretches. Dragan Umicevic (1: 0/12.) And Will Pelletier (2: 1/25.) Gave Linz the lead in goalkeeper Luka Gracnar’s season debut. But then followed a fateful 174 seconds, in which the “Red Bulls” walked away with a triple blow (36º, 38º / pp, 39º) to 4-2.
Rick Schofield’s return turned out to be unspectacular. The Canadian, who had worn the Black Wings jersey for four years, received warm applause from over 1,000 fans on the Linz AG ice rink ahead of his 400th league match. Very decent.
A.M Sunday (5.30 pm, live message on nachrichten.at) the EHC wants to get back on the winning track in Szekesfehervar. Today there is no party in Bratislava. The capitals there had to postpone the duel with Dornbirn indefinitely due to a Covid 19 case.
Union founded
What’s going on with Philipp Lukas, who has fallen silent after leaving the Black Wings as a fitness trainer in early August? The 40-year-old veteran captain has a new task after his line under the era in Linz (2000 to 2020). Namely, in the union “The Union of Ice Hockey Players”, which finally got under way.
Together with lawyer Sascha Tomanek (president) and Patrick Harand, Lukas represents the interests of the cracks towards the bands and the managers of the clubs. “It’s about time something happened,” Lukas said. “Martin Ulrich (Austria’s national record player, note) and I tried to create a union 20 years ago. We failed miserably back then,” recalls the Viennese.
More than 100 active members have joined the UNION. “A minimum wage in all Austria for all players as part of a collective agreement would be an important step,” emphasized Tomanek.
And if the head of a club is not so strict about paying behavior, the committee is of course also the point of contact.
Article of
Alexander Zambarloukos
Sports editor
