EISHOCKEY
Watchful wolves against physically present opponents
EHC Freiburg had a successful weekend in DEL 2 not only thanks to two wins, but above all the heady performance of Robert Hoffmann’s ice hockey team against relegated Krefeld Pinguine (4: 1) underlined the potential of the second division team. For this Friday’s matches at the Eispiraten Crimmitschau (20:00, live on the Internet on SpradeTV) and on Sunday against the Ravensburg Towerstars (18:30, Echte-Helden-Arena), the EHC coach has to adapt. On the one hand, because recently ill players like Martin Réway are returning – particular caution was required of the former Slovak international due to his previous heart disease -, on the other hand a duo (De Los Rios, Kiefersauer) is absent on Friday. due to illness and registered players (Feist, Zernikel) are not available To be available. Hoffmann classifies the two opponents as “offensive”, “similar to Bayreuth and Krefeld. A little more physical, especially Crimmitschau,” says the coach. So “you have to be vigilant”, it is important to play rather simply, because “you have problems with too many flourishes”.
