RRI Sports Club

Ice Hockey

Steliu Lambru, 19.01.2022, 13:45

Set up in 2008 under the name Mol League, Erste League is an ice hockey competition which involves the participation of teams from Romania and Hungary. 11 teams are participating in this years edition, 3 from Romania and 8 from Hungary. The Romanian teams are SC Miercurea Ciuc, ACSH Gheorgheni, both from Harghita County, and Brașov Wolves, while the teams from Hungary are Deac, Dunaujvarosi, Jegesmedvek, FTC-Telekom, Mac, Titanok, Gyor and UTE. The 2008-2009, 2010-2011 and 2020-2021 editions were won by the Romanian team SC Miercurea Ciuc, the 2013-2014 edition by the Slovak team HC Nove Zamky, and the other 8 editions by teams from Hungary. The 2019-2020 edition was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the last stage of the league, the Romanian teams won by playing on their own skating rinks. On Friday, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc, the defending champion, won the derby with FTC-Telekom 4-1, and ACSH Gheorgheni beat Jegesmedvek 5-3. Brasov Wolves, Romania’s champions, won with the score of the day, 8-1 the match against Titanok. On Saturday, the Romanian teams repeated their successes. The holder of the Erste Liga title SC Miercurea Ciuc beat Titanok 8-6, and ACSH Gheorgheni defeated FTC-Telekom 4-1. Romanian’s champions Braşov Wolves won the match with Jegesmedvek, 5-4.

On Sunday, Miercurea Ciuc beat Jegesmedvek 3-2 after extra time, while ACSH Gheorgheni beat Titanok 4-2. The Brasov Wolves easily won the match with FTC-Telekom, score 6-2. In the ranking, the Romanian teams occupy leading positions. SC Miercurea Ciuc is on the first place with 81 points, ACSH Gheorgheni on the 3rd place with 68 points and Braşov Wolves on the 5th place with 60 points. The teams ranked on the first 8 places qualify for the playoffs. (LS)