EWHL: Graz advance to the semi-finals

The semi-finalists in the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) have been confirmed. The Graz Huskies will face Hokiklub Budapest (HUN), while MAC Budapest (HUN) will take on HC SKP Bratislava (SVK) for a place in the final.

04 March 20241 min read

As in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals will be played in CHL format. The only team to progress with a fairly clear result were defending champions Hokiklub Budpaest. They beat the KEHV Lakers 5:0 twice to advance comfortably to the semi-finals. The Lakers fought hard against defeat in both games, but ultimately had to acknowledge the superiority of the Hungarian side.

The other three quarter-final ties were very close: SKP Bratislava and the SKN Sabres St. Pölten needed 72 minutes and 59 seconds before the first goal was scored. While the first game ended in a 0:0 draw, the Slovak side scored 2 goals in the second game to secure their place in the semi-finals. EC Graz Huskies prevailed 6:4 against Poland's Tauron Metropolia Silesia, knocking the third-placed team from the preliminary round out of the play-offs. MAC Budapest achieved the same result against Aisulu Almaty in the 5th-versus-4th matchup – 6:4 following a 4:1 home win and a 3:2 away defeat.