At the start of the Bayernliga relegation round, the Geretsrieder River Rats will receive EV Pegnitz this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Coach Hans Tauber Jr.
calls for a six-point weekend to set the course for staying up in the league at an early stage.
Geretsried - "Of course it would have been nicer," admits Hans Tauber jun.
"If we were to play against Miesbach in the play-offs now." But it makes no sense to waste a thought on that, emphasizes the coach of the Geretsried ice hockey team: "But we're in the relegation round, and that's the only way and just about staying up in the Bayernliga as quickly as possible.”
Instead of Miesbach and Peißenberg, the opponents of the River Rats are now Buchloe, Schweinfurt, Dorfen, Waldkraiburg, Pegnitz and Pfaffenhofen.
"There are no longer easy opponents because all clubs are starting from scratch again," warns Tauber.
It will be particularly important to get off to a good start in the first relegation round weekend.
"Our goal is clearly six points," emphasizes the coach.
For too long in the current season, the team “chased the music”.
Now they want to turn the tables "and set the tone".
His protégés quickly got over the disappointment of not having made it into the top 8 despite the best number of points (40) since the resurgence in 2015.
"The training was good, the boys are focused, the body tension is high and everyone knows what it's all about," Tauber stated.
You shouldn't let yourself be blinded by the 7-0 win in the first duel against EV Pegnitz, who are visiting the Heinz-Schneider-Stadion this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The Upper Franconians - disadvantaged by their open ice rink - started late.
Most recently, the team of the new coach Petr Kukla was defeated by Ulm (3:5), beat Pfaffenhofen (2:1 aet) and lost clearly (0:8) in Miesbach.
The River Rats have to keep an eye on the Czech Roman Navarra, who was the eleventh-best scorer in the Bayernliga preliminary round with 43 points.
The Geretsrieder can compete with almost the best cast.
Compared to the last league game against Peißenberg (3:4), the strikers Ondrej Horvath and Daniel Bursch as well as goalkeeper Johanna May are back in the game.
Daniel Merl, who is ill, is still missing.
