Interleague season 2003/04 summary...

[Lukasz]

Group stage

1. Dwory Unia 39 POL
2. Alba Volan Szk. 31 HUN
3. Wojas Podhale 29 POL
4. Olimpia Lublana 25 SLO
5. GKS Tychy 22 POL
6. Dunaferr Dunaújváros 19 HUN
7. Medvešèak Zagrzeb 19 CRO
8. Acroni Jesenice 18 SLO
9. Slavija Lublana 14 SLO


Quarterfinals:

Dwory Unia - Acroni Jesenice 3 : 6
Dwory Unia - Acroni Jesenice 3 : 0
Acroni Jesenice - Dwory Unia 2 : 1

Alba Volan Szek. - Medvešèak Zagrzeb 5 : 4
Alba Volan Szek. - Medvešèak Zagrzeb 2 : 1

Olimpia Lublana - GKS Tychy 4 : 3
Olimpia Lublana - GKS Tychy 3 : 2

Wojas Podhale - Dunaferr Dunaújváros 5 : 2
Wojas Podhale - Dunaferr Dunaújváros 3 : 1

Semifinals:

Olimpia Lublana - Acroni Jesenice 1 : 2
Olimpia Lublana - Acroni Jesenice 3 : 4

Alba Volan Szek. - Wojas Podhale 1 : 2
Alba Volan Szek. - Wojas Podhale 4 : 3
Wojas Podhale - Alba Volan Szek. 6 : 0

Final:

Wojas Podhale - Acroni Jesenice 6 : 0
Wojas Podhale - Acroni Jesenice 4 : 1

Final standings:

1 WOJAS PODHALE (Pol)
2 ACRONI JESENICE (Slo)
3 ALBA VOLAN (Hun)
4 ZM OLIMPIJA (Slo)
5 DWORY SA UNIA (Pol)
6 GKS TYCHY (Pol)
7 DUNAFERR DUNAUJVAROS (Hun)
8 KHL MEDVEŠÈAK (Cro)
9 SLAVIJA M OPTIMA (Slo)


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Winners: Podhale Nowy Targ

[Lukasz]

In this thread is I want discuss about Interleague, summary of season 2003/04, perspectives for this league in future. Questions especially to Acroni and Hungarianfan, what is opinion about this league in your countries and maybe new ideas for new season, for example new countries? Of course all other members also kindly welcome in discussion.

[hungarianfan]

Hi Lukasz! (pol, hung 2 friends)

About last season of Interleague:

Unfortunately I hadn't seen many matches, cause I was busy in that time, and I must say, our sport channel didn't show many matches. I live too far from our 2 Interleague teams, so I didn't see live (personally) any matches.

I think our 2 teams did good job, the Volán was exhausted in the end, and there were many injuries.
The DAC is in big trouble(financially), so I'm really satisfied with their performance. The main problem, that we have only 2, or now rather 1 competitive team.

About the future:
I think the league became stronger with the polish clubs, Poland has stronger league than Hungary or Slovenia. It was good, that there were more good matches in the league. I'd like to see the ethnic hungarian team Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc) from Erdély (Transsylvania) in the league next year. I don't think the Austrians want to participate.

I don't want personally to join Ukrainian(maybe from Lemberg/Lvov/Lwów territory or from Kárpátalja Zakarpattya oblast)) or Belarussian teams this league, cause the traveling expenditure would grow much higher, that many teams can't afford(the hung teams travelled by bus, and that would be too long to travel to Ukraine or Belarus).

I also think, that Slovak and Czech teams don't want to join this league. It is not their level (at least they are thinking like this).

Next season, I hope Volán will win the tournament!
What do you think?

[Lukasz]

Polish teams are pretty happy that such league existing, Unia and Podhale is ready to play in interleague in next year. As for GKS Tychy, I don’t heard their official standings but I think that if their little financial problems are not so serious, they will participate as well, of course if Slovenians invite again three polish teams. Our teams needed more matches in the season, polish league is not enough, only four teams usually play for medals. Top Hungarian and Slovenian (on playoffs especially) teams were good rivals, better than weaker polish teams.

I also don’t watched many games, our TV broadcast interleague rarely (1 match for 2 weeks) and they started their coverage in second half of the season. I don’t watched any of this games live because I live in the other part of Poland, at the Baltic sea, and all polish teams participating in interleague were from Tatras mountains and Silesia on sough part of the country.

I’m happy that Podhale wins, because Unia is champion of Poland since 1998, and little upset with Acroni Jesenice is for them good lesson for the future. Volan, has a chance in group stage they was in high second place and this is for sure not incidentally!
Our teams for sure also traveled by bus (officially I don’t know but this is obviously!), hockey teams in Poland aren’t financial potentates as well.

I agree Lwów is also very close to us, Miercurea Ciuc, maybe don’t is very attractive opponent but in my opinion better than Medvescak Zagreb and Slavija. Of course Slovenians don’t remove own team from this league if they are organizers, it is sure. Then I don’t know how this new structure looks like, how do you think, 9 teams it is nonsense, 10 is minimum maybe 12 teams proposition is better solution?
As for Austrians I heard that old Alpen league was not good idea in their opinion, and it is very low possibility that they change their mind. But what do you thing about Italian teams?
In Continental Cup Unia draw with Milano Vipers but Unia go through to the next stage (now MilanoViparse sign new contract with Leszek Laszkiewicz main Unia player), then they have similar hockey skill.
About Czech and Slovaks for sure it is like you said.



"Hi Lukasz! (pol, hung 2 friends) "

Haha I always wondered that Hungarians also knew this phrase! But I see that it is truth!
“Lengyel magyar két jó barát együtt harcol, s issza borát”
“Polak - Wêgier dwa bratanki i do szabli i do szklanki”

[hungarianfan]

Yeah Lukasz!

How do you know the prowerb in hungarian?

Next year Poland will play in Hungary again in Div1!
(We will not fight along in that tournament !
We will welcome you all polish friends!

I think I will see the matches live, if I will have time!

Dunaferr has swedish coach now, I hope the financial problems will solve.

I think 10 teams would be enough. The 3 slovenians is too much though, but who else then?
Hard question!

[Lukasz]

It is easy, I find this in internet and paste here.
I hope that our teams will done only first part of this proverb in world championships!

Podhale plans sign 3 Canadians (this will be first Canadians in our league), they all have polish origin, I think that they want give them passports in near future. But now I don’t know his names but all hockey fans here talking about that. Write something if you know something about new foreign players in Alba or Dunaferr.

I hope that Dunaferr will be strong in next season, we need strong opponents in interleague, it will really interesting season!

Maybe Italians, last team may be Ciuc which you mentioned before. Three Slovenian teams will play there for sure, I hope that Slavija will be stronger…

[hungarianfan]

Hi Lukasz!

Wow Podhale signed 3 canadians? Interesting!

I will surely write, if I have news about our teams Lukasz!

I hope too, that Slavija, Medvescak, and Dunaferr will be stronger in next season, the organizers should find one more team. I hope it will be the Csíkszereda!

But until that, we can drink the wine together!

[Lukasz]

Podhale didn’t signed them right now but they planning sign them, I read that they should arrive to Poland at the beginning of August.
Worse news I have from Oswiecim, they don’t have financial problems theoretically but problem is that other polish team Cracovia has now more money and steal their players. Many foreign clubs also are interested, I thing that they are weaker team that in last season.

Bless you!

[hungarianfan]

Sad news from Novy Targ.
I hope the financial problem will solve.
Who are the 3 canadian players Lukasz?
Do you know it?

Here the DAC have the same problem. I hope they will be OK for next season.
The FTC is in more serious situation. They will lose their 1st line players.

[Lukasz]

You mean sad news from Oswiecim. Their situation isn’t so bad but now other club Cracovia Krakow have more money and they offer Oswiecim players higher contracts.
I don’t know names, I read that they have polish origin.
I also hope than DAC and FTC solve their problems.
More serious problems have my team Stoczniowiec, they lost 5 best players and now next also want leave the club. But they will never play in Interleague cause I live in the north and journeys will be to long, they played also in Eastern-European League. Today our fan organize picket, they want kick president ass out from the club!