Austrian Ice Hockey League 2004/05

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The Austrian Ice Hockey League 2004/2005 was played between seven clubs. The EC Red Bull Salzburg played this season for the first time in the top league. After the final series, the champions became the Vienna Capitals for the first time in their club's history, winning their seventh game against the EC KAC .

General

Attendees

EC Graz 99ers EC KAC (Klagenfurt) EC VSV (Villach) EC Red Bull Salzburg Vienna Capitals EHC Black Wings Linz HC Innsbruck

Map of all club locations for the 2004/05 season

A total of seven teams took part in the championship. EHC Supergau Feldkirch , who dropped out after last season and whose place was taken over by last year's national league champions and promoted EC Red Bull Salzburg , was no longer there .

team	Preseason	Trainer
EC KAC	master	Mats Waltin
EC VSV	Runner-up	Blair MacDonald Greg Holst (from January 11, 2005)
EHC Black Wings Linz	Semi-final out	Stanislav Barda Kurt Harand (from December 22, 2004)
EC Graz 99ers	Semi-final out	Mike slip of paper
Vienna Capitals	Rank 5	Jim bonuses
HC TWK Innsbruck	Rank 6	Per Samuelsson
EC Red Bull Salzburg	new to the league	Jorma Siitarinen (until December 22, 2004, resignation) Kjell Lindqvist

Competition mode

The 2004/05 season began on September 21, 2004 , and the regular round of 48 games per team ended on March 15, 2005 . The winner of a match received 2 points, in case of a tie both teams received one point. In addition, a 5-minute " Sudden Victory Overtime " was played in which both teams were only allowed to use 4 players. If no goal was scored here either, a penalty shoot-out was played. The final winner received one more point. After the 24th game, the points achieved up to that point were halved (point sharing ).

The four best-placed teams qualified for the playoffs. In the semi-finals, which was held in the best-of-five mode, the 1st and 4th or 2nd and 3rd of the basic round met. The two winners contested a best-of-seven final series in which the Austrian champions were determined.

Transfers

Due to the lockout in the National Hockey League , some of the Austrian teams subsequently strengthened themselves with players from the world's best league. The individual transfers were as follows:

team	player
EC KAC	Dan Cloutier (goalkeeper, Vancouver Canucks ), Mike Siklenka (defender, Dallas Stars )
EC VSV	Reinhard Divis (goalkeeper, St. Louis Blues ), Eric Weinrich (defender, St. Louis Blues ), Jason Krog (striker, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ), Ethan Moreau (striker, Edmonton Oilers )
HC Innsbruck	Brad Isbister (striker, Edmonton Oilers )
EC Red Bull Salzburg	Jay Pandolfo (striker, New Jersey Devils ), Marty Reasoner (striker, Edmonton Oilers ), Rob Tallas (goalkeeper, Boston Bruins )

Basic round

After the start of the championship on September 21, HC Innsbruck first took the lead thanks to a few opening wins. The midfield remained close together, only the newcomer to the league from Salzburg did not find the form and was only able to achieve their first victory in the eighth game. In the same round, the EC KAC also took the lead in the standings and was able to gain a large lead over the opponents in the meantime. After about a quarter of the regular round, the EC VSV fell back from the middle field. With several major defeats it gradually became apparent that coach Blair MacDonald was unable to lead the team. The key game took place on October 24, 2004 in Villach, where the Villachers lost after a total of nineteen goals scored 8:11 against the last Salzburg. The club responded and brought the then national team goalkeeper Reinhard Divis to the Drau. More legionnaires followed, and under the leadership of the new coach Greg Holst , who was signed a little later , the team was gradually able to find their game.

At the same time, EC KAC goalkeeper Andrew Verner was injured and had to take a long break with an adductor injury. In goal, the young Hannes Enzenhofer took over , but he was not up to the pressure. Also due to problems in defense, many games were lost, and Enzenhofer became more insecure because of the many defeats. The team reached the lowest point in a game that has become legendary in Vienna, which was lost 6-1, among other things after Enzenhofer had the puck standing to the side of the goal and bounced off the shovel of his racket after a break from the Viennese who were outnumbered. let it slide into the gate. Here, too, there was a reaction and in Dan Cloutier, an NHL experienced goalkeeper was brought in. He was initially still on the bench when Verner reported fit again for four games, but the injury became acute again and Cloutier acted as a regular goalkeeper until the end of the season.

The Capitals, who were initially in the lower half of the table, worked their way up rank by rank. How much the Capitals dominated the second half of the regular season was shown in the statistics: between November 7th and February 18th, only one game (in overtime) was lost. 24 out of 25 games could be won. Only towards the end of the regular season did a short period of weakness follow, but the lead had become so large that the runner-up, EC KAC, was eight points behind the Viennese in the end, despite sharing points.

While the EHC Linz gradually fell back and finally, like Salzburg, could no longer intervene in the fight for the playoff places, in the end Innsbruck, Villach and the Graz 99ers were only two points apart. In the end, the Graz team, although tied with the VSV, missed the playoffs because they lost their last game of the season on their own ice 3: 4 after a penalty shootout against the EC KAC.

Table after the regular round (48 laps)

space	team	SP	S.	N	SNV	NNV	T	GT	TVH	PKT
1	Vienna Capitals	48	26th	9	8th	5	199	142	+57	57
2	EC KAC	48	24	14th	6th	4th	151	125	+26	49
3	HC Innsbruck	48	18th	16	6th	8th	151	135	+16	42
4th	EC VSV	48	19th	21st	5	3	136	143	−7	40
5	EC Graz 99ers	48	22nd	18th	2	6th	152	147	+5	40
6th	EHC Black Wings Linz	48	12	23	8th	5	119	157	−38	32
7th	EC Red Bulls Salzburg	48	11	31	1	5	131	190	−59	21st

statistics

Top scorer

Rk	player	team	GP	G	A.	PTS	PIM	+/-	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG
1	Mike Craig	Capitals	41	32	39	71	84	+25	8th	12	2	1	4th
2	Warren Norris	Graz	44	40	26th	66	60	+16	7th	8th	0	2	6th
3	Bob Wren	Capitals	42	14th	51	65	40	+20	3	17th	1	0	3
4th	Dave Chyzowski	Capitals	43	31	29	60	168	+27	5	11	3	0	8th
5	Jason Krog	VSV	48	27	33	60	38	+8	7th	10	2	1	6th
6th	Sean Selmser	Graz	48	26th	31	57	103	+8	12	12	1	0	3
7th	Dieter Kalt	Capitals	48	24	30th	54	40	+24	7th	7th	1	2	4th
8th	Anthony Iob	KAC	45	28	23	51	88	+17	9	6th	2	1	5
9	Darcy Werenka	Capitals	48	23	27	50	42	+30	10	7th	1	4th	2
10	Andreas Pušnik	innsbruck	45	15th	35	50	46	+12	5	8th	0	0	2
11	Lee Jinman	Salzburg	48	14th	36	50	38	−23	3	11	0	1	2
12	Conny Strömberg	Graz	36	16	33	49	22nd	+8	4th	11	2	0	2
13	Markus Peintner	Capitals	48	17th	31	48	60	+34	5	7th	1	1	4th
14th	Kent Salfi	Linz	45	16	30th	46	34	−10	5	14th	1	0	2
15th	Gerhard Unterluggauer	innsbruck	47	14th	31	45	56	+10	4th	11	0	1	5

Legend:
GP = games, G = goals, A = assists, PTS = scorer points, +/- = plus-minus value, PIM = penalty minutes, PPG = power play goals, PPA = power play assists, SHG = underpaid goals, SHA = underpaid assists, GWG = victory goals

goalkeeper

Rk	player	team	GP	GPI	MIP	SO-CALLED	SVS	GA	SVS%	ATM	SO	W.	L.	OTL
1	Andrew Verner	KAC	18th	17th	1001: 42	501	469	32	93.61	1.92	2	13	1	2
2	Dan Cloutier	KAC	13	13	772: 20	382	357	25th	93.46	1.94	1	10	2	1
3	Reinhard Divis	VSV	28	26th	1483: 58	807	746	61	92.44	2.47	2	13	11	1
4th	Frédéric Chabot	Capitals	47	43	2566: 15	1356	1238	118	91.30	2.76	2	33	8th	2
5	Pavel Nešťák	Linz	38	38	2299: 28	1230	1117	113	90.81	2.95	3	16	17th	4th
6th	Patrick Machreich	Graz	48	41	2316: 50	1191	1080	111	90.68	2.87	2	21st	13	6th
7th	Gert Prohaska	VSV	37	20th	1107: 41	567	512	55	90.30	2.98	0	10	8th	1
8th	Claus Dalpiaz	innsbruck	45	44	2642: 13	1209	1091	118	90.24	2.68	3	23	13	7th
9	Walter Bartholomew	Graz	39	11	583: 29	344	310	34	90.12	3.50	0	3	6th	0
10	Jürgen Penker	Salzburg	47	35	1926: 40	1112	1002	110	90.11	3.43	0	9	20th	3
11	Hannes Enzenhofer	KAC	47	20th	1140: 40	556	489	67	87.95	3.52	0	7th	11	1
12	Michael Mayer	Linz	48	11	628: 25	318	277	41	87.11	3.91	0	2	6th	2
13	Rob Tallas	Salzburg	15th	12	641: 55	341	294	47	86.22	4.39	0	2	8th	1

Legend:
GP = games, GPI = actual stakes, MIP = game minutes, GA = goals conceded, GAA = goals conceded every 60 minutes, SOG = shots on goal, SVS = shots saved, SVS% = catch rate, SO = shutouts, W = wins, L = Losses, OTL = Losses after extra time or penalty shootout

Playoffs

Playoff tree

	Semifinals					final
	1	Vienna Capitals	3
	4th	EC VSV	0
						1	Vienna Capitals	4th
						2	EC KAC	3
	2	EC KAC	3
	3	HC Innsbruck	2

Semifinals

Vienna Capitals - EC VSV

The semi-final series between the Vienna Capitals and the EC VSV was decided after only three games. The Villachers had improved towards the end of the regular season, but never found their form. There was a clear class difference in the three games. Although the EC VSV were twice in the lead 1-0 and 2-1 in the first encounter, Bob Wren secured his team victory with a hat trick . Part of the responsibility were also many of the penalties taken by the Villachers in the second section, which allowed the Viennese three hits in numerical superiority.

In the second game too, Bob Wren remained the key to Vienna's success when he again contributed two goals to the win. The Capitals were able to pull away to 3-0 by the 28th minute, while Villach was only dangerous in the power play. The home side only scored two goals in the last ten minutes, but they were unable to equalize. An unsportsmanlike secondary aspect also found its way into the media, as the Villach stewardship service was not up to its task and up to 150 fans of the Capitals had mixed with the Villachers in the meantime. The game had also been postponed for half an hour.

The last game was also dominated by the Capitals: they had been able to play a 3-0 lead by half-time. The game then tipped over for ten minutes, and the Villachers even managed to equalize at the beginning of the final third. But when Mike Craig scored the 4: 3 for the Capitals just a minute later, the VSV could no longer take action. Gregor Baumgartner sealed the end for the Carinthians with a 5: 3.

Semi-finals: Vienna Capitals (1) - EC VSV (4)
March 17th, 2005 Albert-Schultz-Halle 4,000 spectators	Vienna Capitals B. Wren (14:45, power play , D. Werenka , R. Lukas ), 1: 1 R. Lukas (21:28, power play , D. Chyzowski , D. Werenka), 2: 2 D. Kalt ( 30:27, Powerplay , D. Chyzowski, D. Werenka), 3: 2 B. Wren (37:51, M. Craig , D. Chyzowski), 4: 2 B. Wren (48:20, J. Suorsa , G. Baumgartner ), 5: 2	5: 2 (1: 2, 3: 0, 1: 0) Penalty minutes: 16:28 Goalkeepers: F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 30 shots, 2 goals) R. Divis (VSV, 60 min., 32 Shots, 5 goals)	EC VSV 0: 1 , E. Moreau (10:41, power play ) 1: 2 , E. Moreau (15:23, H. Hohenberger , R. Doyle )
March 20, 2004 Villacher Stadthalle 4,500 spectators	EC VSV E. Moreau (51:09, R. Doyle, D. Gauthier ), 1: 3 E. Moreau (57:03, E. Weinrich , R. Doyle), 2: 3	2: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 2: 0) Penalty minutes: 6:12 Goalkeeper: R. Divis (VSV, 59 min., 38 shots, 3 goals) F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 31 Shots, 2 goals)	Vienna Capitals 0: 1 , D. Chyzowski (3:34, D. Kalt, M. Latusa ) 0: 2 , B. Wren (16:03, M. Craig) 0: 3 , B. Wren (27:40, P. Lakos , M. Craig)
March 22, 2005 Albert-Schultz-Halle 4,500 spectators	Vienna Capitals D. Werenka (3:38, power play , B. Wren, F. Chabot), 1: 0 D. Kalt (17:28, shorthanded , R. Lukas, D. Chyzowski), 2: 0 M. Craig ( 29:10, Powerplay , D. Werenka, D. Chyzowski), 3: 0 M. Craig, 44:53, shorthanded , M. Peintner , P. Lakos, 4: 3 G. Baumgartner (58:30, Powerplay , J . Suorsa, Y. Tsurenkov), 5: 3	5: 3 (2: 0, 1: 2, 2: 1) Penalty minutes: 37: 108 Goalkeepers: F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 34 shots, 3 goals) R. Divis (VSV, 50 min., 31 Shots, 4 goals) G. Prohaska (VSV, 9 min., 8 shots, 1 goal)	EC VSV 3: 1 , D. Gauthier (31:28) 3: 2 , G. Lanzinger (33:29, Powerplay , J. Krog ) 3: 3 , R. Doyle (43:00, S. Herzog )
The Vienna Capitals win 3-0.

EC KAC - HC Innsbruck

The series between EC KAC and HC Innsbruck was more exciting and could only be decided in the fifth game. The first game in Klagenfurt was already very close when it was still 4: 4 three minutes before the end after an intermittent catch-up by Innsbruck and only Herbert Ratz and Mike Siklenka were able to secure the victory of the EC KAC with two goals in the last 77 seconds. This continued in the second encounter with alternating goals. This was only decided at the beginning of the final third, when two goals from Innsbruck and one from EC KAC fell within two minutes. The EC KAC could not catch up the narrow deficit, and Innsbruck equalized in the series.

In the third game, Innsbruck showed their morale. After the first third it was 4-0 for the EC KAC, and the game seemed decided. Innsbruck acted very disciplined and finally equalized (after three goals in the last ten minutes). Since no goal was scored in overtime, the EC KAC could only win the match in the penalty shootout.

Innsbruck remained sovereign; With a 5: 3 home win, which had been preceded by a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes, the team equalized to 2-2 in the series. The EC KAC could never have been dangerous in the game and only achieved scoring successes due to the weak performance of the hosts. The defending champion was able to beat the Tyroleans 5-2 in the last game and thus qualify for the final.

EC KAC (2) - HC Innsbruck (3)
March 17, 2005 Stadthalle Klagenfurt 3,300 spectators	EC KAC C. Ban (8:53, A. Iob , S. Washburn ), 1: 1 M. damage (22:12, H. Ratz ), 2: 1 M. damage (22:31, C. Ban, M. Siklenka ), 3: 1 A. Iob (33:28, G. Hager , S. Washburn), 4: 1 H. Ratz (58:32, Powerplay , H. Lindner , D. Welser ), 5: 4 M. Siklenka (59:26, empty net , M. Schaden, D. Cloutier), 6: 4	6: 4 (1: 1, 3: 2, 2: 1) Penalty minutes: 32:71 Goalkeeper: D. Cloutier (KAC, 60 min., 28 shots, 4 goals) C. Dalpiaz (Innsbruck, 59 min., 42 Shots, 5 goals)	HC Innsbruck 0: 1 , B. Isbister (6:45, power play ) 4: 2 , P. Zetterberg (34:53, T. Johansson ) 4: 3 , A. Mellitzer (38:20, M. Sturm , P. Zetterberg) 4: 4 , P. Zetterberg (51:29, G. Unterluggauer )
March 20, 2005 Olympic Hall Innsbruck 5,500 spectators	HC Innsbruck B. Isbister (8:38, P. Zetterberg, R. Divis ), 1: 0 A. Pušnik (11:20, power play , T. Johansson, G. Unterluggauer), 2: 0 A. Pušnik (43: 44, Powerplay , B. Isbister), 3: 2 P. Mössmer (44:49, S. Klimbacher , R. Kaspitz ), 4: 2	4: 3 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 2) Penalty minutes: 16:24 Goalkeeper: C. Dalpiaz (KAC, 60 min., 27 shots, 3 goals) D. Cloutier (KAC, 58 min., 37 Shots, 4 goals)	EC KAC 2: 1 , D. Schuller (18:26, H. Ratz) 2: 2 , M. Siklenka (41:59, K. Fearns ) 4: 3 , A. Iob (45:38, S. Washburn, D. Welser)
March 22, 2005 Stadthalle Klagenfurt 4,500 spectators	EC KAC G. Hager (7:27, Powerplay , P. Horsky ), 1: 0 H. Lindner (10:48), 2: 0 H. Ratz (13:18, G. Ressmann , G. Hager), 3 : 0 J. Reichel (15:38, P. Horsky), 4: 0 K. Fearns (65:00, decisive penalty ), 5: 4	5: 4 n.P. (4: 0, 0: 1, 0: 3, 0: 0, 1: 0) Penalty minutes: 20:18 Goalkeeper: D. Cloutier (KAC, 65 min., 33 shots, 4 goals ) C. Dalpiaz (Innsbruck, 65 min., 34 shots, 5 goals)	HC Innsbruck 4: 1 , P. Mössmer (34:24) 4: 2 , P. Zetterberg (49:04, F. Schwitzer , G. Unterluggauer) 4: 3 , P. Zetterberg (51:45, power play , Z. Sedlak , S. Klimbacher) 4: 4 , T. Johansson (59:32, A. Pušnik)
March 24, 2005 Olympic Hall Innsbruck 7,000 spectators	HC Innsbruck F. Schwitzer (7:09, power play , S. Klimbacher, M. Hohenberger ), 1: 0 M. Schönberger (7:58, M. Hohenberger, G. Unterluggauer), 2: 0 B. Isbister (33: 22, G. Unterluggauer), 3: 0 P. Zetterberg (36:31, power play , Z. Sedlak, S. Klimbacher), 4: 0 A. Pušnik (45:53, power play , G. Unterluggauer, R. Kaspitz) , 5: 2	5: 3 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 3) Penalty minutes: 26:65 Goalkeeper: C. Dalpiaz (KAC, 60 min., 26 shots, 3 goals) D. Cloutier (KAC, 60 min., 28 Shots, 5 goals)	EC KAC 4: 1 , D. Welser (42:44, power play , E. Viveiros, S. Washburn) 4: 2 , J. Reichel (44:32) 5: 3 , A. Iob (53:32, power play , S. Washburn)
March 27, 2005 Stadthalle Klagenfurt 5,100 spectators	EC KAC D. Welser (3:30, H. Ratz), 1: 1 S. Washburn (6:19, power play , E. Viveiros, A. Iob), 2: 1 A. Iob (27:58, power play , D. Welser, S. Washburn), 3: 1 M. Siklenka (39:36, Shorthanded , P. Horsky), 4: 1 C. Ban (41:17, J. Kraiger , M. Schaden), 5: 1	5: 2 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 1) Penalty minutes: 16:16 Goalkeeper: D. Cloutier (KAC, 60 min., 27 shots, 2 goals) C. Dalpiaz (Innsbruck, 60 min., 28 Shots, 5 goals)	HC Innsbruck 0: 1 , T. Johansson (1:05, power play , R. Kaspitz) 5: 2 , M. Hohenberger (55:09, P. Zetterberg, T. Johansson)
The EC KAC wins with 3: 2 victories.

final

The final series between the Vienna Capitals and the EC KAC went down in history as one of the most exciting and unusual playoff matches in the Austrian league. The respective away team won six times from the ice. In the first game, the EC KAC took the lead in the ninth minute and only increased to 2-0 eight minutes before the end. The key to success was goalkeeper Dan Cloutier, who was able to save 41 shots and only in the last minute, exactly 43 seconds before the end, allowed the Capitals to hit the next goal and thus correct the result. In the second game the situation was reversed: Mario Schaden was able to score the 1-0 for KAC after 45 seconds, but the Capitals equalized in the fifth minute with Jari Suorsa . In the second third, the guests finally took the lead. The rest of the game remained goalless despite the many penalties and power plays, which meant that the Capitals had regained their home advantage.

The third game turned into a debacle for the Capitals, who had to admit defeat 5-0 at home without a goal, which was their highest home defeat to date. However, they evened out again in the series. A tough game with many hits went into the penalty shootout with a score of 4: 4, where not a single shooter of the EC KAC Capitals goalie Frédéric Chabot was able to defeat, while Cloutier had to admit defeat twice.

In the third game in Vienna, the series stayed true to its laws, the EC KAC won 3-1 again on foreign ice. The game was a reflection of the opening encounter. EC KAC took a 2-0 lead with a double strike at halftime, while the Viennese were only able to score the next goal just before the end of the game. In this game, however, Dan Cloutier was also injured, so the KAC was forced to contest the rest of the series with Andrew Verner, who was not yet fully cured. The fact that he had gained little match practice this season was shown in the sixth encounter. With the Capitals, the away team won again, this time by a clear 5: 1.

For the crucial game in Vienna, Capitals trainer Jim Boni pursued a special psychological tactic: He let his team compete on their own ice with the away addresses and the procedure before the game, including eating together, was carried out according to an away match. The game itself then went ideally for the home team, which after a balanced 1: 1 after the first third in the middle section was able to increase to 5: 1. The EC KAC had nothing to counter this, and after 43 years (the last title came from the WE-V in 1962), the Capitals brought back the championship title to the federal capital.

Vienna Capitals (1) - EC KAC (2)
March 29, 2005 Albert-Schultz-Halle 4,500 spectators	Vienna Capitals D. Chyzowski (59:17, R. Lukas , D. Kalt ), 1: 2	1: 2 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1) Penalty minutes: 22:20 Goalkeepers: F. Chabot (Capitals, 59 min., 25 shots, 2 goals) D. Cloutier (KAC, 60 min., 42 Shots, 1 goal)	EC KAC 0: 1 , D. Welser (08:41, Powerplay , S. Washburn , A. Iob ) 0: 2 , H. Ofner (51:03, K. Fearns , I. Iwanow )
March 31, 2005 Stadthalle Klagenfurt 4,700 spectators	EC KAC M. Schaden (00:45), 1: 0	1: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0) Penalty minutes: 53:51 Goalkeeper: D. Cloutier (KAC, 59 min., 32 shots, 2 goals) F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 48 Shots, 1 goal)	Vienna Capitals 1: 1 , J. Suorsa (04:15, power play , P. Kasper ) 1: 2 , D. Chyzowski (21:17, power play , D. Kalt)
April 3, 2005 Albert-Schultz-Halle 4,500 spectators	Vienna Capitals no goals	0: 5 (0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1) Penalty minutes: 10:24 Goalkeeper: F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 31 shots, 5 goals) D. Cloutier (KAC, 60 min., 21 Shots, 0 goals)	EC KAC 0: 1 , A. Iob (16:21, Powerplay , S. Washburn, D. Welser) 0: 2 , S. Washburn (22:50, E. Viveiros ) 0: 3 , H. Lindner (28: 41, S. Washburn, D. Cloutier) 0: 4 , J. Kraiger (30:04, C. Ban , D. Cloutier) 0: 5 , S. Washburn (41:47, Powerplay , E. Viveiros, C. Ibounig )
April 5, 2005 Stadthalle Klagenfurt 4,500 spectators	EC KAC M. Siklenka (09:34, power play , E. Viveiros, A. Iob), 1: 1 K. Fearns (13:00, H. Ofner ), 2: 1 A. Iob (46:19, power play , E. Viveiros), 3: 3 C. Ban (52:01), 4: 4	4: 5 n.P. (2: 1, 0: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1) Penalty minutes: 40:28 Goalkeeper: D. Cloutier (KAC, 65 min., 28 shots, 5 goals ) F. Chabot (Capitals, 65 min., 50 shots, 4 goals)	Vienna Capitals 0: 1 , M. Craig (08:14, Powerplay , D. Werenka , B. Wren ) 2: 2 , R. Lukas (39:52, M. Latusa , D. Chyzowski) 2: 3 , Y. Tsurenkov (41:29) 3: 4 , D. Werenka (51:36, power play , R. Lukas, D. Chyzowski) 4: 5 , D. Chyzowski (65:00, decisive penalty )
April 7, 2005 Albert Schultz Hall 4,500 spectators	Vienna Capitals D. Kalt (57:50, R. Lukas, M. Latusa)	1: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 1) Penalty minutes: 16:12 Goalkeeper: F. Chabot (Capitals, 58 min., 30 shots, 2 goals) D. Cloutier (KAC, 43 min., 22 Shots, 0 goals) H. Enzenhofer (KAC, 16 min., 15 shots, 1 goal)	EC KAC 0: 1 , E. Viveiros (30:30, Powerplay , A. Iob, S. Washburn) 0: 2 , M. Siklenka (34:30, G. Ressmann , C. Ban) 0: 3 , A. Iob (58:30, empty net , S. Washburn)
April 10, 2005 Stadthalle Klagenfurt 5,200 spectators	EC KAC M. Siklenka (19:06, E. Viveiros, G. Ressmann), 1: 2	1: 5 (1: 2, 0: 1, 0: 2) Penalty minutes: 12:20 Goalkeeper: A. Verner (KAC, 58 min., 30 shots, 4 goals) F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 43 Shots, 1 goal)	Vienna Capitals 0: 1 , D. Kalt (09:01, Powerplay , D. Werenka) 0: 2 , M. Craig (12:46, J. Suorsa) 1: 3 , D. Chyzowski (35:25, M. Craig, D. Kalt) 1: 4 , J. Suorsa (50:03, shorthanded , P. Kasper) 1: 5 , M. Craig (58:08, empty net , D. Chyzowski)
April 12, 2005 Albert Schultz Hall 4,500 spectators	Vienna Capitals D. Kalt (15:31, P. Kasper), 1: 1 D. Chyzowski (23:56, M. Craig, I. Jan ), 2: 1 I. Jan (24:24, penalty shot ), 3 : 1 G. Baumgartner (28:43, D. Chyzowski, Y. Tsurenkov), 4: 1 D. Kalt (33:45, power play , D. Werenka, M. Craig), 5: 1 D. Werenka (55: 46, empty net ), 6: 2	6: 2 (1: 1, 4: 0, 1: 1) Penalty minutes: 8:14 Goalkeeper: F. Chabot (Capitals, 60 min., 40 shots, 2 goals) A. Verner (KAC, 59 min., 35 Shots, 5 goals)	EC KAC 0: 1 , D. Welser (14:56, A. Iob, S. Washburn) 5: 2 , A. Iob (48:32, E. Viveiros, S. Washburn)
The Vienna Capitals win 4: 3 victories.

statistics

Top scorer

Rk	player	team	GP	G	A.	PTS	PIM	+/-	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG
1	Steve Washburn	KAC	12	3	13	16	16	+1	2	6th	0	0	0
2	Anthony Iob	KAC	12	8th	6th	14th	45	+1	4th	4th	0	0	2
3	Dave Chyzowski	Capitals	10	6th	8th	14th	14th	+7	1	3	0	1	2
4th	Mike Craig	Capitals	10	5	6th	11	22nd	+3	2	1	1	0	2
5	Dieter Kalt	Capitals	10	6th	4th	10	18th	+4	3	1	1	0	1
6th	Darcy Werenka	Capitals	10	3	6th	9	6th	+2	2	6th	0	0	0
7th	Emanuel Viveiros	KAC	10	1	8th	9	8th	+3	1	5	0	0	0
8th	Daniel Welser	KAC	12	4th	4th	8th	49	0	2	3	0	0	0
9	Mike Siklenka	KAC	12	6th	1	7th	44	+9	1	1	1	0	1
10	Patrik Zetterberg	innsbruck	5	5	2	7th	4th	−2	2	0	0	0	1

Legend:
GP = games, G = goals, A = assists, PTS = scorer points, +/- = plus-minus value, PIM = penalty minutes, PPG = power play goals, PPA = power play assists, SHG = underpaid goals, SHA = underpaid assists, GWG = victory goals

goalkeeper

Rk	player	team	GP	GPI	GS	MIP	SO-CALLED	SVS	GA	SVS%	ATM	SO	W.	L.	OTL
1	Frédéric Chabot	Capitals	10	10	10	602: 20	362	338	24	93.37	2.39	0	7th	3	0
2	Hannes Enzenhofer	KAC	12	1	0	16:30	15th	14th	1	93.33	3.64	0	0	0	0
3	Dan Cloutier	KAC	10	10	10	590: 30	298	271	27	90.94	2.74	1	6th	3	1
4th	Reinhard Divis	VSV	3	3	3	169: 00	101	89	12	88.12	4.26	0	0	3	0
5	Gert Prohaska	VSV	3	1	0	9:00	8th	7th	1	87.50	6.67	0	0	0	0
6th	Claus Dalpiaz	innsbruck	5	5	5	304: 00	157	136	21st	86.62	4.15	0	2	2	1
7th	Andrew Verner	KAC	2	2	2	117: 20	65	56	9	86.15	4.60	0	0	2	0

Legend:
GP = games, GPI = actual stakes, GS = games started, MIP = game minutes, GA = goals conceded, GAA = average goal conceded every 60 minutes, SOG = shots on goal, SVS = shots saved, SVS% = catch rate, SO = shutouts, W = Wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeats after extra time or penalty shootout

Championship final result

1. Vienna Capitals
2. EC KAC
3. HC Innsbruck
4. EC VSV
5. EC Graz 99ers
6. EHC Linz
7. EC Red Bull Salzburg

Squad of the Austrian champions

Austrian champion Vienna Capitals

Goalkeepers: Frédéric Chabot , Christian Cseh Defenders: Darcy Werenka , Robert Lukas , Peter Kasper , Philippe Lakos , Thomas Pfeffer , Leopold Wieselthaler , Mario Altmann Attackers: Mike Craig , Dave Chyzowski , Bob Wren , Dieter Kalt , Markus Peintner , Manuel Latusa , Ray Podloski , Jari Suorsa , Gregor Baumgartner , Christoph König , Juri Zurenkow , Bernd Jäger , Christian Dolezal , Ivo Jan , Paul Roch , André Niec , Sandro Winkler Coaching team: Jim Boni

spectator

A total of 567,455 spectators appeared for 183 games in the 2004/05 season, which corresponds to an average of 3,101 people per game. After more than half a million viewers had come to the EBEL games for the first time in the preseason, the limit of an average of 3,000 viewers per game was exceeded for the first time.

rank	team	Games	spectator	average
1	Vienna Capitals	30th	111,300	3.710
2	EC KAC	30th	110,550	3,685
3	EC Graz 99ers	24	75,550	3,148
4th	HC Innsbruck	26th	79,846	3,071
5	EHC Linz	24	73,629	3,068
6th	EC VSV	25th	74,050	2,962
7th	EC Red Bull Salzburg	24	42,530	1,773

Web links

• Official Bundesliga statistics (PDF file; 366 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Greg Holst again coach at VSV , report on hockeyfans.at from January 11, 2005
2. ↑ Kurt Harand new trainer in Linz , report on hockeyfans.at from December 22, 2004
3. ↑ Siitarinen resigns as coach , report on hockeyfans.at from December 22, 2004
4. ↑ VSV brings NHL goalkeeper Reinhard Divis , report on hockeyfans.at from October 24, 2004
5. ↑ Master KAC brings NHL goalie Dan Cloutier , report on hockeyfans.at from January 19, 2005
6. ↑ Caps also win in Villach , report on hockeyfans.at from March 20, 2005
7. ↑ Everything abroad - crazy game in Vienna , report on hockeyfans.at from April 11, 2005