Budapest Derby on Saturday

European Women’s Hockey League (EWHL): Hokiklub Budapest will host local rival MAC next Saturday. The undefeated HKB women are the favorites for this Budapest derby…

Their opponent, MAC, only secured their place in the playoffs in the previous round. MAC recently celebrated a commanding victory against the DEC Salzburg Eagles.

Another exciting duel between Austrian clubs will conclude the round on Sunday. The Lakers will visit the Sabres in St. Pölten at 2:15 pm. For the Lakers, it’s about securing a playoff ticket with an away win. But the highlight game from an Austrian perspective takes place on Saturday between the Sabres and the Huskies in St. Pölten. In their last encounter, the EC Graz Huskies succeeded with a 3-1 victory on the road against the SKN Sabres St. Pölten in mid-January. With home advantage, the Styrian team aims to build on this success and secure their play off spot, while the Sabres seek revenge. The game will be streamed live and for free on LIVE.eishockey.at this Saturday at 7:00 pm. As the top Austrian team, the Sabres currently are ranked 4th in the table, which is led by still undefeated Hokiklub Budapest (HUN) with the maximum of points. Only four points behind the Sabres are the Huskies, who will step onto the ice with a lot of confidence after their 3-1 away victory a month ago. After four consecutive wins, the Styrian team suffered two defeats recently, while the Sabres won their last two games.

The EWHL game between Bozen and SKP is canceled because Bolzano has to play a game in the Italian championship in Vipiteno (Sterzing) on Saturday at noon. After that, they will head directly to Parndorf in the East of Austria and stay there. From there, they will go directly to the away game in Hungary on Sunday, where the South Tyrolean team will play the important game on Sunday at 11:15 a. m. Where loosing is forbidden for both if they want to keep their chance for a play offs participation.

The next games are:

Saturday, February 17, 2024:

Hokiklub Budapest (HUN) – MAC Budapest (HUN)
15.05 – Tüskesator Budapest
Referees: Gampel Máté; Kleinhappel Márton, Szénási Barnabás

EC Graz Huskies (AUT) – SKN Sabres St. Pölten (AUT)
19.15 – Merkur Eisstadion Graz
Referees: Orthacker Herbert; Nestelbacher Rene, Voglsinger Manuel
Livestream: https://live.eishockey.at/live/?livestream-id=35965

Sunday, February 18, 2024:

Budapest Jegkorong Akademia (HUN) – EVB Eagles South Tyrol (ITA)
11.15 – Tüskesator Budapest
Referees: Homenko Alekszej; TBA, Balázsi Barna Bálint

SKN Sabres St. Pölten (AUT) – KEHV Lakers (AUT)
14.15 – Sportzentrum Niederösterreich
Referees: Weiss Alexander; Dieber Dominik, Hübler Radovan

Bericht: PM EWHL