We play our game, we are better

It is the ultimate reward for a 4. Line of a hockey team. Fourth lines, which are often relegated to the "Checking Line", which is then in the best case, as much as the opponent with physical play under the skin to the Puck and, if possible, from the own goal. Limit the damage – and that's it. But Biel's Jan Neuenschwander, Michael Hügli and Julian dirt to do at the moment. Reward yourself with goals. Of all things, for Ambris Top-line League topskorer Dominik Kubalik.

Two "Chrampfer" – and with the fine hands

But Neuenschwander/Hügli/dirt is not recorded as it seems to be. In addition to dirt spent Neuenschwander, although the majority of the season, Huegli joined a few exceptions, only in the Playoff. The Distribution Of Roles? Simple, says Neuenschwander: "me and Julian are the "Chrampfer", "Disgusting". Michael has finer hands, plays good passes."

Michael Hüglis Pass, Julian dirt' shot: Biel leads in game 3 against Ambri 3:1. (Video: MySports)

Hügli scored away in game 2 for a good two minutes before the end of the 3:2-game winner, dirt Biel on Thursday brought home a 3:1 lead at the end of the Seeland 5:3 won and lead in the Best-of-7 series 3:0. On Saturday with a win in Ambri Biel can do in the semi-finals. "I think we will manage it", says new squads. Because: "we Play our game, we are better."

The confidence Coach

confidence comes not This Biel even approximately, it rose in this series, from victory to victory. And the 26-year-old Neuenschwander and his two line partners, this personal success came experiences, Highlights of which were not expected before the series. "You are very important, they even help you to recover faster," - says the new squads. "And we also show that our trainers are able to trust us."

Michael Hügli will decide game 2 in Ambri with the 3:2. (Video: MySports)

head coach Antti Törmänen does this almost without reservation, he expects each of its four lines of offensive Input, no matter who is on the other side – lines with special tasks against fixed enemy formations are the same thing for the Finns. "We also want to take part in the game", declared the new squads. "If you do all four lines, then we make the opponent more tired and frustrated."

The tactic was against every line the same, says new squads. But when the Bully on the other hand, Kubalik, Dominic Zwerger and Marco Müller, it'll give him a brief warning glance in the direction of line colleagues. Want to be called: Watch out, boys!

Still without conceding a goal on the ice

And on Saturday in game 4 in Ambri, this Situation could occur more frequently. Then, when Ambris Luca Cereda has returned home to Coach the last exchange in the case of Game interruptions, and then Kubalik and co. as in game 2, often on Neuenschwander's line start should he made of this right frequent use as compared To Törmänen.

Neuenschwander and his line are ready for the next challenge. On the one hand, you have not achieved in the first three Games so far, only two hits, but still not a single goal conceded. And this thing with "opponent frustration", which have reached Biel just two Ambri-players, has found Neuenschwander satisfied: "Müller, but also Zwerger." (Tages-Anzeiger.ch/Newsnet)

Created: 16.03.2019, 02:05 PM