Innsbruck’s Cracks won their first win of the season on Italian soil on Wednesday with a 6-4 win in Bruneck at the fourth attempt. Because Pustertal is a direct competitor in the fight for the top six, the three points were doubly important. The gap is now just one point.
After the 4:7 in Asiago, coach Mitch O’Keefe criticized the attitude of some cracks and demanded a reaction. The message must have arrived. The Sharks started strong, took control of the game straight away and fired off some dangerous shots. Brady Shaw set an example with a powerful check. Then top defender Nick Albano made a hair-raising mistake in the build-up of the game. Hannoun gratefully accepted the gift for the Pustertal tour. In the eleventh minute, goalie Evan Buitenhuis prevented the score from being 0-2 with a brilliant performance. Sharks gain momentumThe Innsbruck team found the right answer. Anders Krogsgaard equalized with a hammer from the blue line, Shaw sank the puck into the top corner on the first power play to make it 2-1. “We will try to carry the momentum into the second third,” said striker Dario Winkler during the first break. Lightning response to equalizer At first, Nicholas Schintler missed a great chance to score his first goal of the season. The Tyroleans took the interim equalizer in a game with the Wolves outnumbered like nothing. Gordie Green immediately countered with a clever pass from Kevin Roy to make it 3-2, and Albano gave them a two-goal lead. “It will be a lot of hard work in the final section,” explained Brady Shaw in a quick interview on the ice. Trembling at the end The Sharks couldn’t miss their first win in the third duel of the season. But after Albano’s 5-2 it was still a tough game. Pustertal heated up the game again with a double pack, took the goalie off the ice and tried to force the equalizer with a sixth field player. Senna Peeters finally made the decision and the important three points with the 6:4 into the empty goal. Meeting point Adlers-HotelThe “Karl Nedwed Trophy”, the championship trophy of the ICE Ice Hockey League, makes its annual tour through the ice rinks on Thursday ( 15) an extraordinary stopover, is presented in Innsbruck on the roof terrace of the Adler Hotel. Fans can take photos, and Haie representatives are also there. On Friday (7:30 p.m.) the trophy will also be on display in the TIWAG Arena at the home game against the Vienna Capitals. ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE: Pustertal – Innsbruck 4:6 (1:2, 1:2, 2:2). Goals: Hannoun (8th), Frycklund (32nd/PP), Ege (56th), Akeson (57th); Krogsgaard (14th), Shaw (16th/PP), Green (33rd), Albano (36th, 52nd), Peeters (60th/EN).
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