The pre-play-off game of the EC Peiting tonight in Weiden has been canceled.
The reason is a corona case among the "Blue Devils".
It is not yet clear whether the second leg will take place on Sunday.
Peiting - The "Corona" issue is not going to let go of the ice hockey league.
Shortly before the first pre-play-off game, the "Blue Devils Weiden" had a positive corona case.
"This
resulted in the PCR tests that were required before the start of the play-offs, ”said the Upper Palatinate on their homepage.
The EC Peiting game at the "Blue Devils" scheduled for Friday evening (8 pm) was canceled by the DEB.
The game is rated 5-0 for the EC Peiting.
Whether the second leg (Sunday, March 21st, 5pm) can take place in Peiting, "is still open at the moment," said the Weidener.
The affected player will be tested again, the result is expected for Saturday.
If the second game took place, EC Peiting would go into the game with the advantage of a 5-0.
If the second duel also has to be canceled due to Corona, then the ECP is qualified for the quarter-finals.
The play-off series begins on Tuesday, March 23, and is played in (best of five) mode.
The EC Peiting would then play against the "Selber Wolves".
In the other pre-play-off duel, which will be played today and on Sunday, ECDC Memmingen and EV Lindau face each other.
There was already a corona outbreak among the Weidenern during the preparation for the season.
15 players tested positive at the time.
The team was ultimately able to complete 34 of the 36 games in the main round.
The EC Peiting was recently affected by a corona outbreak.
Eleven players tested positive, so the ECP recently had a three-week break from play.
Peiting played 29 games and ended up in seventh place due to the quotient rule.
