The Geretsrieder River Rats will compete in Pfaffenhofen on Sunday for their last Bayernliga match before the four-week Corona break.
Coach Rudi Sternkopf has dealt with the game philosophy of the hosts.
In the last league game in Pfaffenhofen in January there was a 7-6 win for the River Rats.
The Ice-Hogs have already won five of their six games this year.
Ondrej Horvath (injured) and Stephan Englbrecht (sick) are missing this Sunday.
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- The Geretsried ice hockey team had just three preparation games before the start of the Bayernliga.
Not exactly lush, but the River Rats have started the season well and are eighth in the table after six games.
One of the opponents in the preparation was EC Pfaffenhofen, where Rudi Sternkopf's team is visiting this Sunday.
In any case, the coach analyzed the opponent in detail at the end of September when they lost 3: 5.
"Your gaming philosophy is clearly visible," says Sternkopf.
It is in particular the Canadian Jake Fardoe, who repeatedly feed his goal-scoring strikers Pat Martens and Nick Endress with quick passes.
"We have to prevent that," emphasizes the ESC coach, who, for his part, would like to see his own defenders build up the game more quickly.
The Pfaffenhofen team, against whom Geretsrieder won 7: 6 at home and away last season, have already won five after six games.
The Ice-Hogs conceded their only defeat against EHC Waldkraiburg (3: 4).
Coach Chris Heid's team had hardly any departures for the new season.
Goalkeeper Franziska Albl (Pfronten), defender Liam Hätinen (Peiting) and striker Wassiliy Guft-Sokolov (Garmisch / Munich) are new.
The “magic triangle” of the Pfaffenhofener is already at the forefront of the Bayer League scorer standings: Endress with six goals and assists each, Martens with eleven points and Fardoe with three hits and six assists.
At the River Rats, for which it is the last match before the four-week Corona break on Sunday, top scorer Ondrej Horvath is missing this weekend due to an upper body injury.
But the recently sick center forward Benedikt May is back on board;
Defender Stephan Englbrecht, who was unable to train this week due to illness, has to take a break.
In any case, Rudi Sternkopf approaches the game fairly calmly.
“We can play without pressure,” emphasizes the ESC trainer.
It will be particularly important "that we focus on our own zone".
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