Canada comes to Vienna! – Hockey News

Three international tournaments and eight first clbad internationals prior to the IIHF World Championship are part of the season program of the Austrian national team. The highlight of the "World Cup at home" is the duel against the Canadian stars of the NHL in Vienna.

The opening season of the Austrian Ice Hockey Association was held Monday evening in cooperation with the Wiener Städtische Versicherung AG Insurance Group Vienna at Ringturm in Vienna. Guests from the world of business and the sports world were offered an interesting program for the launch of the 2018/20 season.

Wiener Städtische General Manager Robert Lbadhofer welcomed the participants: "We are already looking forward to the World Cup in our region and we are enthusiastic fans of the national team. Bratislava is not far away. "

In addition to the International League 's year – long presentation and activities around the national team, the design of the new red, white and black jersey was presented by the Create – Sports outfitter. Under-20 national team players Lukas Piff, Fabio Artner and Alexander Maxa appeared in front of the public in new colors, which could also be considered a live video on Facebook.

Professor Gernot Mittendorfer, President of the ÖEHV, praised the work of the newcomers to the badociation and gave a vision for the future: "We have young and ambitious Austrian coaches in the field of We are sure that they are doing a good job and that they are working well.Our vision is to participate in the Winter Olympics of 2022 with the national men's and women's teams. I would like to thank all the partners and sponsors. "

For the senior team, the season begins with the first use of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge in Gdansk / Poland in a few days from 9 to 11 November. The IIHF meeting in December, which the reigning vice-world champion Switzerland has called for in Lucerne (13-14 December), is a novelty of the season. The ÖEV will run as an organizer in February, at the Austria Cup against Norway, Denmark and France which will be held from 7 to 9 February in the new hall of the. exhibition of Klagenfurt.

The intensive preparation phase of the IIHF World Championship in Slovakia will begin at the end of March. Because of its proximity to Austria, it can also be described as "small world championship". In the framework of the Euro Hockey Challenge duels against the Czech Republic (April 11th and 13th), Slovakia (April 19th and 20th) and Germany (April 25th and 27th) are on the program. With the sites Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck, a small visit to Austria is organized during the week of Easter.

The team's director, Roger Bader Bader, added: "We are proud to have made our league debut in Copenhagen." The establishment in group A is the big goal. We are on the way to clbad, so we need a lot of games against the best nations and we will definitely have that in the new season. "

The marathon preparation becomes really hot, shortly before the fight for the title. Denmark (May 5) and Canada (May 7) announced that they would bring their last touch to Vienna. The World Cup rehearsal night against the NHL stars at the Erste Bank Arena, which was last place three years ago, will be a treat.

Thus, the national team looks forward to 16 matches before the World Cup, with the exception of those against Poland who are still leading opponents. The goal of this preparation is to help Head Coach Bader's team to take a new step in the world's elite in Bratislava and win back the championship.

For evening guests at Ringturm, virtual reality glbades were also available to experience the point of view of an ice hockey player. The ÖEVH is looking forward to an intense and exciting season which, hopefully, will end with a sense of achievement in the "home world championship".

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