U18i Liga enters the second championship phase

The first phase of the U18i Liga has been completed. After 18 games, EC KAC's U18 team sits top of the table and enters the second championship phase as favourites. The top five will continue in the U18i Master Round, while the clubs placed sixth to tenth will play in the U18i Qualification Round. The U18i clubs will begin the next segment of the 2022/2023 championship as early as next weekend.

01 December 20221 min read

The U18i Liga games are shown on the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation's new livestreaming platform at LIVE.eishockey.at.

That is what you call dominance. The U18 team of EC KAC is clearly ahead after the first phase of the U18i Liga, having recorded just two defeats and 48 points from 18 games, ahead of the Okanagan Hockey Academy (37 points) from St. Pölten and Ujpesti Jegkorong Akademia (34 points) from Hungary.

Also among the top five are EC Red Bull Salzburg and Fehervar Hockey Academy, who will now continue in the Master Round until the beginning of February.

Particularly impressive after the first championship phase is the attacking power of the young Red Jackets, who have scored 105 goals in 18 games. Having conceded just 24 goals, their goal difference stands at +81.

In the Qualification Round, the clubs placed sixth to tenth will face one another. Based on the league standings, Budapest Jegkorong Akademia are favourites here. After 18 rounds, the Hungarians were level on points with fifth-placed Fehervar Hockey Academy, but lost the head-to-head encounter and narrowly missed out on a place in the top five.

Also competing in the Qualification Round are Vasas SC, DVTK Jegesmedvek Jegkorong Sp., the Eishockey Akademie Oberösterreich and DEAC Jegkorong Akademia.

>> To the standings, all results, statistics and fixtures of the U18i Liga

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