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Salzburg started as requested at their home stadium and took the lead in the fourth minute through Rick Schofield. However, just two minutes later, the guests struck back and tied thanks to a goal from Lahoda Alexander (6th). Before the first siren, Marco Brucker rallied to lead the guests 2-1 (16th), which Schofield equalized with his second goal. After a goalless final third, he went into extra time, in which Dragan Umicevic scored the golden goal.
In the table, Salzburg reduced to three points the gap with the spusu leader Vienna Capitals (16) thanks to the extra point. The “bulls” are one point behind the second-ranked Moser Medical Graz 99ers. Linz kept the connection to the top half of the table and is now four points behind KAC and Fehervar AV19 in fourth and fifth.
Coronavirus malaise program
After large numbers of players infected with the corona virus, the league pulled the rope on Thursday and postponed all games originally scheduled for Friday and Sunday indefinitely. In the remaining or opening three matches, only the Linz Black Wings, Red Bull Salzburg and Bratislava Capitals are in action. On Saturday (5.30pm) the match between the capitals of Bratislava and Linz will be played, on Sunday (4.30pm) Salzburg will host the Slovaks for a match in the 34th round.
As the league said in a statement, changes made on short notice due to the coronavirus pandemic will also not be preventable in the future. Those responsible reported this Friday that more than 3,000 tests have been carried out since the start of the new season. With the early start of the championship, the prerequisite was created to be able to postpone the games flexibly. The cancellation of the national team’s activities in November also resulted in the availability of additional dates.
“Play as many games as you can”
“The main goal is always to be able to play as many games as possible,” it said in a letter signed by President Jochen Pildner-Steinburg and Managing Director Christian Feichtinger. Currently eight rounds are played, although not all games could pass in these rounds due to coronavirus diseases. “The ICE organization will continue to do everything in its power to maintain the gaming operations of the multinational ice hockey league under the framework given under the principle of ‘safety first’,” the league announced.
On Friday, VSV and Innsbruck reported that several players tested positive. Suspicious cases have been confirmed, those affected are in quarantine, announced Villacher. Players who tested negative can train, but otherwise only move between their home, training venue and venue. The day before, Vienna Capitals, KAC and HCB Südtirol had already reported several cases of coronavirus to players and supervisors. Bolzano’s team wrote that “most of the team and the closest support staff” were infected.
Weekly tests for players and coaches
The league noted that in addition to the “back to the game” concept approved by the Sports Ministry and the Health Ministry, more preventive medical and organizational measures were taken to ensure that the championship proceeded as planned. Instead of regulatory symptom testing, all players and coaches are tested at least once a week. Also, any symptoms will be evaluated right away. In order to make specific and quick decisions, a team of doctors was created in addition to the Coronavirus Commission.
ICE Hockey League
Friday:
Salzburg – Black Wings 2: 3 nV
(1: 2 1: 0 0: 0/0: 1)
Goals: Schofield (4th, 40th) or Lahoda (6th), Brucker (16th), Umicevic (64th)
Penalty minutes: 8 or 14
