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Penguins miss playoffs: Drama in Norway!
The Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven missed out on a place in the Champions League playoffs after a defeat against Storhamar.
Penguins miss playoffs: Drama in Norway!
The season took an unpleasant turn for the Fischtown Pinguins when they missed out on a place in the playoffs of the Ice Hockey Champions League. In the decisive group game against the Storhamar Dragons from Norway, the team from Bremerhaven lost 2-1, thus continuing the bitter series of three defeats in six games. Captain Jan Urbas was only able to score the next goal in the 55th minute after Bremerhaven was already 2-0 behind. The Penguins ended the round in 15th place. of 16 teams as they have to fight for the last place in the round of 16 reports the Borkener Zeitung.
The encounter, which took place in Hamar, Norway, was characterized by nervous moves and a lack of opportunity conversion on the part of the penguins. The first goal for the Norwegians came from a mistake by goalkeeper Kristers Gudlevskis, which Axel Sandner took advantage of in the 17th minute. Just eleven minutes later, in the 28th minute, Sander Hurrød increased the score to 0-2. Despite traveling by plane and train via Berlin to Norway, the Bremerhaven team appeared tired and had difficulty implementing the tactical instructions. Fischtown Pinguins manager Sebastian Furchner explained that the team tried everything but didn't score enough goals to be victorious said the sports show.
On a knife edge
Whether the Penguins can still make it to the round of 16 will be decided in the next games. Five teams, including the Eisbären Berlin, could still overtake Bremerhaven. While there is still hope of progressing after this bitter defeat, it is clear to the team that they have to play much better in the next few games in order to achieve their goal for the season. A challenge that will not be easy to overcome.
However, a bright spot was the last home game in the DEL, where the Fischtown Pinguins celebrated a clear 5-2 win against the Iserlohn Roosters. After trailing 0-2, the Penguins showed an impressive turnaround and were able to turn the game around in just ten minutes. Jan Urbas, who was also the goalscorer for Bremerhaven in the match against Storhamar, was also accurate in this encounter and scored two goals reports the ice hockey magazine.
The next challenges are already waiting. The Penguins have to pull themselves together and show that they can learn from setbacks in order to continue to delight the fans in Bremerhaven. In the coming week it will be crucial whether the switch can still be flipped.