Eisbären Berlin : The Play-off Comeback, and the eternal circle at the end of Zamboni

The Zamboni turned undeterred his rounds. A good hour had passed after the 3:0 victory, the polar bears on Sunday evening in Munich and it almost seemed as if it would run in the Olympic ice sports centre of the local EHC Red Bull have already the preparations for the next game. In experienced Railways moved the machine over the ice and made the playing surface smooth again. The professionals of Berlin would have quite had the mood for a little addition. "Actually, no one from here would like to now", for example, said double scorer Austin Ortega, before he disappeared, but then in the team bus.

A week have to wait for Ortega and his colleagues, however, then you can compete again in the small, rustic hall. Where in between yet another duel in Berlin next Friday coming up, that the polar bears must win in order to earn actually a make-or-break seventh quarter-final of the German ice hockey champion.

polar bears may increase success, "head"

"we must not think now. We must preserve the peace and quiet, recharge your batteries, and then on the first exchange in the next game focus," said James Sheppard and Ortega then said something grounded: "The victory is not allowed today to rise us to the head." We would like to take a look into the head of a hockey player. To find out what's going on during a Play-off series. And the truth of the trite-sounding phrase: "We take it game by game."

anyone Who has looked into the Play-off series between Munich and Berlin from game to game who would have thought at the beginning that it might be tight and the Berlin would certainly have a Chance. If it would have been after the first two matches 2:0 for the polar bears, would have the people of Munich do not complain. Instead it was 1:1, and the master had in Games three and four clear victories. Yet last Friday, the Berlin had after the 2:5 in its own hall, completely dejected. After that, however, must be again something happened, which has resulted in a further small turning. And this is with two Teams. "When I'm gone on Friday to bed, I had not forgotten the game, but it is always better to look forward," said Ortega.

Munich have had the head a little to free

At the Munich of the victory of 3:1 in the series made the head maybe a little too free. "The mental attitude has made all the difference. They wanted to win and we were not fast enough in our decisions," said Don Jackson on the Sunday after the 0:3. The RB coach didn't seem frustrated in the process too, rather like someone who had exactly expected something like this. Jackson is, however, quite convinced that the defeat in game five, again, correct: "We know how to against you have to play and now want to make in the next game all right."

victory in Munich polar bears remain in the Play-Off race

Four-day break between the fifth and the sixth duel. This is a lot of time to think. So it is not too much, gave polar bears-coach Stephane Richer its professionals, in contrast to in the past week, only on Monday, Tuesday is already trained. "We need to bring in game six, the same performance as on Sunday," he said. Everything else can forget his players confidently. Because surely only the eternal circle at the Zamboni is in the Play-offs.