With the Bulls

Pioneers give up red lantern and challenge champions

Luca Erne and the Pioneers Vorarlberg won 5:2 against Innsbruck's Haie.(Bild: Rothmund_Pioneers.hockey)

The Pioneers Vorarlberg have recently won twice in a row in the ICE Hockey League and have finally climbed back up the table. Today, the Ländle-Cracks are guests at reigning champions Red Bull Salzburg.

As the year draws to a close, the Pioneers Vorarlberg are finally getting back on track! After the clear 4:1 at Asiago, the Ländle-Cracks now also won their home game against the Innsbrucker Haie 5:2 (1:1, 2:1, 2:0). And in doing so, they also handed the red lantern in the ICE Hockey League to the Tyroleans, a huge relief for the team from Feldkirch. "We played as a team for the entire 60 minutes," said Head Coach Dylan Stanley, who was delighted with the short winning streak that followed many defeats. "It took a while, but now every player knows what they have to do. They have confidence again."

And the Vorarlberg side now want to take that with them to reigning champions Red Bull Salzburg today (19:15). Not an easy task, as the Bulls, currently in sixth place, are the clear favorites. However, the team from Mozartstadt have also struggled in recent rounds, losing three of their last seven games. "Salzburg are a very strong team, especially at home," says striker David Keefer, who recently shone against the Sharks with three assists, "we have to be as focused as we have been in the last two games. And we must not make any careless mistakes."