“I would do it again”
EVZ trainer Tangnes defends unsuccessful goalie poker
EVZ master trainer Dan Tangnes tries everything for the final dream in the hot final phase of the second semi-final duel against Tampere. But the courageous goalie poker fails.
Published: 11 minutes ago
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The opening goal in Zug to make it 1-0 is the initial spark for a strong performance by the Swiss champions in the second leg of the CHL semifinals.
Nicole VandenbrouckIce hockey reporter
The hot final phase of the CHL semi-final second leg is on. EVZ leads 2:1 against Tampere. But the overall score after the first leg (0:2) is not enough for a place in the final. Zug need at least one goal to save themselves in extra time. The Finn Patrik Virta has to go to the penalty box 2:40 minutes before the end.
EVZ trainer Dan Tangnes senses the opportunity. And shows courage: He takes his goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni off the ice at the perfect moment and replaces him with a field player. “You can’t miss the chance to attack with two more men at this moment,” said the disappointed Norwegian after the out. Because his goalie poker didn’t work out, the Finns scored twice in the abandoned box.
Proud Tangnes “would do it again”
Nevertheless, the 43-year-old emphasizes: “I would do it again. The players tried everything for the final dream and put their hearts out there, that makes me proud. I’ve tried everything too. That was a decision you live with as a coach. And I can live with her.”
Also because Tangnes looks at the overall picture just a few minutes after the game. He is proud of the hockey his team has shown in CHL competition. In the second semi-final game, the Zugers can keep up better with the robust Finns and sometimes get them into trouble on the defensive. The fact that it wasn’t enough is still a dampener.
Train trembles for Hofmann
With the calm-looking Tangnes, disappointment still prevails at this moment, “there is an emptiness”. But he has his emotions under control in front of the cloakroom door. “Maybe I’ll go in later and break a chair,” he says. No, of course he doesn’t.
What the champion coach isn’t doing either is racking his brains about what to take from that performance into the NL action. Or what impact a longer absence of goalgetter Grégory Hofmann would have on the team. First you have to get that defeat and emptiness out of your head.
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