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19:36
Things get off to a relatively leisurely start in the Lanxess Arena. The first minutes come without significant chances and checks. It almost seems as if everyone here wants to warm up a bit before the real action begins.
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19:33
Here we go! Mirko Pantkowski starts again in the home team’s goal. Surprisingly, Mike Stewart does not rely on Dustin Strahlmeier for the guests and sends ex-Cologne Justin Pogge onto the ice for the first time.
19:21
Last season, the games between Cologne and Wolfsburg were always close. Three out of four games were only decided in overtime or in a penalty shoot-out. The home team always had the upper hand. Wolfsburg last won in Cologne a year and a half ago.
19:15
The guests from Wolfsburg imagined the start of the new season to be very different. After a 2-0 lead, the Grizzlies conceded five goals in a row against newly promoted Frankfurt and lost 2-5. “That wasn’t what we had planned,” head coach Mike Stewart clarified afterwards and called for an increase in performance from his team. “We can’t afford anything against Cologne and we have to keep our mistakes to a minimum. If we throw everything in and perform well, we give ourselves a chance to score points,” said Stewart.
19:06
The great euphoria after the successful 6:3 start against last year’s finalists Munich was quickly gone in the cathedral city. The Haie clearly lost 5-2 in Augsburg on Sunday, mainly because they couldn’t make anything countable out of their chances. Louis-Marc Aubry subsequently attempted to pull out the positive. “We had a hard time in Augsburg. But it’s still early enough in the season to learn from one or the other situation,” said the Cologne attacker, who promised improvement for today: “We want to play our best ice hockey again, points and inspire the fans in the Lanxess Arena.”
19:01
Hello and welcome to the DEL on Wednesday evening! At 7:30 p.m., the Kölner Haie have the Grizzlies from Wolfsburg as guests in the Lanxess Arena!