HC Wien is back in the EHL this season after a 10 -year break, because they want to place it up to Royal Léopold in the KO16 next month in Barcelona.
It is following their first Austrian championships since 2015, but there are still five players to link the two generations to Marcel Hilbert, Jakob Puchhammer, Franz Lindengrün, goalkeeper Lukas Glaser (GK) and Simon Landsteiner; The latter scored their only EHL goal against Harvestehuder THC.
Coach Hanno Poeschl assesses his team and says: “We have a very young team full of talent with a bright future, but we are fully aware of the challenge that lies for us.
“The opposition has much more experience and depth, and nobody doubts their quality. But respect does not mean fear – it means preparation. We will concentrate on performing our plays, one by one and making smart decisions.
“For us, this tournament is about more than just winning or losing. It is about showing resilience, fighting together and learning what it means to compete at the highest level.”
Because of that preparation, she has recorded a tournament in Munich in Munchner SC, TSV Mannheim and SC Frankfurt 1880.
They also welcomed a few important players in the line-up; The 19-year-old Maximilian Meisel is already a senior international and he is back in Austria after an enchantment at UHC Hamburg.
He joins fellow Red Capornborn Internationals Josef Winkler and Franz Lindengruen, while Benedikt Meisel is one to watch-the 16-year-old offensive midfielder is already part of the arrangement of Austria under 21.
Spaniard Saül Esteve brings international taste, after spells with Hamburger Polo Club and Grossflott cup THGC, while the American Kai Kokolakis helped its country earlier this year to second place in the Panam Cup. Alessandro Giraudo is a former Italian under-21 international of HC BH.
On the debit side, Julian Kaiser moved to Oranje Rood in the Netherlands.
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