The Player of the Week in RAHL 2 is Matej Jurčák. His team, Alpha, managed to turn the game against Lions around and win 4:1. Jurčák was one of the hardest-working players on the ice, left his mark at key moments and spurred the team on to a disciplined performance. In the interview we go back over the decisive stretches, what worked in the Alpha Hockey Team’s system and what, on the other hand, still needs fine-tuning before the next rounds. We also talk about the locker room’s mindset after the win and where the team wants to head in terms of results.

Wild Thing Karaoke confirmed their excellent form in Round 8 of RAHL1 by handling the White Sharks team 3:1. Forward Miroslav Merschitz played a major part in the win with two accurate shots, showing that, despite the game’s early-morning start, getting up with hockey sometimes pays off. He told us more about his two-goal performance, the opponent and the traditional locker-room ribbing in a postgame interview.

In Round 8 of RAHL2, HC Senec added another important entry to the standings by beating Lions 3:0. The main figure of the game was forward Adrián Gurčík, who steered his team toward the win with two accurate shots. The modest scorer does not take the credit, however, and in his words the success is above all down to teamwork and his teammate’s great passes.

HK Petržalka had to wait longer for its first points of the season than this team is used to. Only in Round 4 did the bad luck finally end, when the Petržalka side beat Lions convincingly, 4:0. We talked about the breakthrough win, a shorthanded goal “Handzuš-style,” and how important a pregame buffet can be with Jozef Kocún – the RAHL2 Player of Round 4, who contributed to the win with a goal and an assist in his season debut.

The Player of Round 7 in RAHL 2 is Tomáš Šimek of the Hockey For All team. In the game against Trnava Beast he shone with two goals, both of them shorthanded no less. With his performance he contributed significantly to an important win and confirmed that, even though he has struggled for points so far this season, he is still one of the team’s key players. In the interview he assessed the game, highlighted the opponent’s qualities and revealed what he expects from the rounds ahead.

The Player of Round 7 in RAHL 1 is Dominik Vaniak of the Uličníci team. In the game against a strong opponent, Black Jokers, he shone with two goals and an assist, playing a major part in his team’s valuable win. Uličníci managed to turn around a 0:2 deficit and pick up two important points. In the interview Dominik assessed his own performance and the team’s, and revealed what he thinks was behind the weaker start to the season and what the ambitions are for the games ahead.

In the third round of our top league, RAHL1, Black Jokers and Wild Hogs faced each other. After two rounds played, the “Boars” had two wins with a stunning goal difference of 20:7! In the first round the Jokers had a shooting spree against the “Pezinok ducks,” whom they beat soundly 9:1. They tied their second game 2:2 with champion WT Karaoke. So an even, high-quality contest was expected from this third-round game.

Šimon Rezbárik scored two goals and added one assist in his first RAHL game, helping Trnava Beast beat the experienced HK Petržalka B team 4:2

The main figure of the HK Petržalka - Wild Thing Karaoke game was Ľubomír Patlevič, who shot down the opponent with a hat trick and added two assists