Niklas Ronald has not seen an easy time in sports. After a strong season 2014/15 in Munich, German ice hockey goaltender made leap into NHL, but dream of America ended quickly: after only 50 minutes of Ice age in best league in world and some stakes in affiliate of Arizona Coyotes he went back to Europe; He was not happy eir in Finland (Kouvola) or in Krefeld. The return to his hometown of Nuremberg in summer has been particularly pleasing to him-which he now shows on ice as well.

The Nuremberg Ice Tigers on Friday evening defeated EHC München with 2:1 after prolongation, because Ronald against master and his ex-club exceeded excellent 47 shots parried. "Respect for turtle, he was especially great at end of game," said Munich's assailant Jason Jaffray, who had scored 1:1 in meantime. Turtle is Treutles nickname-and turtle that barely overturned this evening was happy, "that I could make a little difference with a few actions". This small difference is already due to season of German Ice Hockey League (DEL), which has now arrived on matchday 11. The 26-year-old leads league both in terms of conceding cut (only 1.12 per game) as well as quota (96.7 percent).

Nuremberg even compensates for failure of Captain Patrick Reimer

Both teams underpinned in intense and fast-paced game that y are right tables second (Nuremberg, 21 meters)-point equal to first Berlin and third (Munich, 19 meters). The Ice tigers are currently also without captain Patrick Reimer, who lacked last four games injured and still waiting for his first fortuitous. Reimer's replacement in first series of attacks, Petr Pohl, hit Munich on 1:0, for victory, Phil Dupuis made last minute of extension. Currently team is very good at absence of Del-Player of year 2017. Such a well-positioned Nuremberg team without rhymes would not have been conceivable in recent years. In long run, Reimer's footsteps are hard to fill, says Nuremberg coach Rob Wilson, who also "expects none".

Ronald is also not only summer transfer of sports director Martin Jiranek, who has been taken. The obligations of offensively strong, and with an impressive rest on disc-equipped defender Taylor Aronson as well as those of striker Dane Fox, who with nine Scorerpunkten internal rankings, proved to be very sensible; And also 34-year-old NHL veteran Tom Gilbert, who had been brought as a number-one defender, showed against Munich what is still in it. The defensive of francs stands, 21 goals are Ligaweit only by ERC Ingolstadt (20) undercut. And that, although Colton Teubert is still injured and finally Patrick Köppchen, also an access, failed. Andreas Jenike, who provides a duel for goal with Ronald, also has his share in this. "You notice it in our services, re is not much room for error," explains Ronald. "In end, team benefits from it."

Munich has caught on again after a weak start

Unaccustomed-and for his circumstances many mistakes have been made by title defender from Munich at beginning of season: on first four game days he dropped six points, twice he lost. Meanwhile, he has caught himself again. The sub-number game, which in past two years was a central master building block, is still best of league, despite Dupuis ' victory hits with a success rate of 89 percent. It shows that presets of coach Don Jackson continue to arrive at his players. In Keith Aucoin, EHC is best scorer of league (13 points), Captain Michael Wolf (six goals) and As always polarizing Steve Pinizzotto (seven goals) are among most dangerous players in league.

It is hoped that some players will still have some air up: King transfer Patrick Hager, who is currently playing in fourth line of attack, is trying to find his place in team but has not yet found it right. Jerome Flaake (still without scorer) has missed first four league games injured, running his claims furr afterwards; Brooks Macek, last season's most successful Del-playoff scorer, is still waiting for his first league hits in this season.

It is clear: in form of Friday both teams are candidates for main round victory, which had been secured in last season, on way to second Championship title in series, Munich. This plan, however, is also followed by Adler Mannheim, which lurks a point behind Munich on table-place four. How realistic project is, Eagles can show on Sunday: Then y enter Munich (14 o'clock).

Date Of Update: 08 October 2017, 12:13