Against Pustertal

Pioneers Vorarlberg start a new attempt

Things have not gone as planned for the Pioneers Vorarlberg so far this season. Now the team from Feldkirch wants to get going again after the international break - starting with a home game today (19:30) against Pustertal.

In their last game before the short international break, the Pioneers Vorarlberg were clearly beaten 1:7 by the Graz 99ers in the ICE Hockey League. The rest of the season so far has not gone according to the Feldkirch team's expectations either. "After the Graz game, the mood was naturally bad. But we've talked about it and now we want to make the best of it," says Pioneers youngster Ben Summer, who was signed to a professional contract for the first time this season.

The aim now is to finally turn things around and lead the Vorarlberg team back into calmer waters. "We worked intensively on various things during the international break, especially on the special teams. We also made some tactical changes," explains the 17-year-old forward.

Tough ice hockey
Today (19.30) is the next chance to showcase the progress made. In front of their own crowd in the Vorarlberghalle, but it certainly won't be easy - league fifth HC Pustertal, who have collected a lot of points in recent games, are coming. "They will play hard and fast field hockey," warns the youngster.