DEL, Matchday 15: EHC Red Bull Munich visit Löwen Frankfurt

Saturday, 02. November 2024 | DEL, Matchday 15: EHC Red Bull Munich visit Löwen Frankfurt

Last game before the Deutschland-Cup break: Red Bulls challenged again in FrankfurtPENNY DEL is focusing its 15th matchday on its cooperation with Deutsche Krebshilfe// DEL - PREVIEWIn the last game before the international break, EHC Red Bull Munich will be visiting the Löwen Frankfurt for the second time this season on Sunday. The game kicks off at 4:30 pm (live on MagentaSport, on our blog & Sportdeutschland.TV).

On Friday afternoon, our Red Bulls narrowly lost 1:2 to the Kölner Haie in a hard-fought game, meaning that Max Kaltenhauser's team left the SAP Garden without any points for the first time after three home wins in a row.

"I can't blame the boys. We fought until the end and did some good things," said the 43-year-old after the game. "But we didn't score the goals, we have to blame ourselves for that." Our boys had scored an impressive 17 goals in the previous four games.

Pressekonferenz: EHC Red Bull München vs. Kölner Haie (01.11.2024)

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Frankfurt wins away at top teams

Effective exploitation of chances is once again likely to be one of the keys to victory in Frankfurt. This was already the case in the first clash of the season on 22 September. The Hessians may have had more shots on goal, but Munich took the full three points in a 3-2 win. In any case, we have won the last eight duels with Frankfurt.

The Löwen have made some changes in recent weeks. After a series of defeats, Head Coach Tom Rowe's team has recently made people sit up and take notice with two wins against top teams. The seventh-placed team in the table won 2:0 in Mannheim and 3:2 in Ingolstadt after overtime. Sixth place is now back in sight.

Olkinuora in top form after injury

One of the guarantors of success was goalkeeper Jussi Olkinuora. Due to an injury, the Finnish world and Olympic champion was only able to take part in the action on October 11 and matchday 8 respectively. However, this summer's 33-year-old transfer king is now in top form and has been outstanding in the last two games. Olkinuroa showed why he is one of the strongest keepers in the league. In any case, the Lions have the second-best defense in the league with only 35 goals conceded, and they are also strong when playing shorthanded.

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The game on DEL matchday 2 at Löwen Frankfurt in pictures

New Löwe in attack

Erik Brown, on the other hand, should provide a breath of fresh air in the previously rather harmless offense (only 32 goals scored). The Canadian winger (most recently Sport Vaasa, Finland) has impressed in tryouts over the past two weeks. For his debut in Ingolstadt, the 29-year-old started in the top formation with Carter Rowney and Julian Napravnik (both two goals, six assists). However, the attack is led by Cameron Brace, who has already recorded 14 points.

In the two new signings Daniel Pfaffengut and Markus Schweiger, who was nominated for the national team for the first time, two Frankfurt forwards are also playing for the DEB team at the Deutschland Cup.

The 15th matchday of the German Ice Hockey League (PENNY DEL) will be completely dedicated to the cooperation with Deutsche Krebshilfe. The players of all 14 clubs will warm up in jerseys specially designed for the occasion, which will be light blue to mark the anniversary of Deutsche Krebshilfe and will feature the back number 50. You can find more information here.