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When the next ice age begins, ice hockey will be shown for the first time in Puls4 / Puls24 on TV and as a live stream. There is great uncertainty with Michael Raffl and Co.
Of Martin Quendler The | 05:00 a.m., May 4, 2020
The ice hockey league, which may already have the addition of the “home bet” sponsor, continues to work toward the start. Now the group ProsiebenSat.1 Puls4 has seized the rights to FreeTV. The package applies to Puls24 and Puls4. As the host broadcaster, the new Austrian TV station guarantees up to 45 live games. The main broadcast date during the basic broadcast is Sunday. The new television partner will also air a game on every play-off match day. All games shown live on Puls24 HD can also be viewed via online streaming in the Zappn app (zappn.tv) and on puls24.at. In addition to the live games, highlights from the other games will also be available.
“We are pleased that we continue to expand our offer of live sports on Puls24 and that from fall we will be the new home of the popular ice hockey league as an exclusive free TV partner,” says the founder of Puls4. Markus Breitenecker. For the first time, the ice hockey league and its clubs will appear as producers. Therefore, the trend could be clearly directed towards internal production, completely in accordance with the NHL model. “With the Puls4 Group, we have found a partner for the new season that has a lot of experience and knowledge in the field of sports information,” he explains. Karl Safron, who should remain in office as president of the league. In an early election (Peter Mennel retired in 2019) last January, the president of Graz-99ers failed Jochen Pildner-Steinburg in the necessary votes Now, obviously, there is no rush. There is still no agenda item “Presidential Election” for the league’s next general assembly.
Two questions are currently the focus of home ice hockey. It is still unclear when the league will start next season. Between September 18 and January 1, almost all appointments seem possible. Whether the outdoor games will take place at the Klagenfurt Wörthersee stadium is in the stars. “First of all, we have to try to play a normal championship,” said the league’s managing director. Christian Feichtinger.
There is a large question mark behind the Linz ice hockey location. The black wings and the president Peter Freunschlag you want to follow a game operation and negotiate intensively about the use of the room. However, the fronts with the newly founded ice hockey club Linz (making all arrangements to participate in the championship in 2020/21) appear to be cemented. “The people of Linz have to find a reasonable path among themselves. It can, it should, but there will only be one club. Anything else would be meaningless. Bratislava Capitals’ entry into the league, on the other hand, works smoothly. The first payments have already been received. The last part of the first installment expires today. Feichtinger: “Bratislava is very precise in processing requirements.”
The NHL, on the other hand, is doing its best to continue the season that has been interrupted since March 12. NHL chief Gary Bettman He indicated that the start of the season should be postponed until November or December. The draft, that is, the selection of future players, is also linked to a final result. For young talents Marco Rossi, Thimo Nickl too Michael Grabner and Michael Raffl says keep waiting. “We will also need a training camp before we can think about starting. Many haven’t been on the ice for weeks, “says Raffl, who is currently in Villach with his family and gives ideas:” The league is looking for ways to keep playing. It’s about billions. “
