The semi-final exit towards defending champions Eisbären Berlin brought on nice frustration for the principle spherical winners Kölner Haie. «We did not attain our targets. After all we needed to have extra success within the playoffs,” mentioned nationwide ice hockey striker Parker Tuomie after the 1:4 (1:2, 0:0, 0:2) towards the sixth-placed crew in the principle spherical Berlin within the sixth semi-final. Within the best-of-seven sequence, it was over for Cologne after a 4-2 defeat.
The Haie, who had no likelihood within the last towards the Eisbären final 12 months, have now been ready for his or her ninth championship title for twenty-four years. In response to Tuomie, one of many decisive elements within the semi-final exit was a particular scheduling rule that’s utilized by the Sharks. To make sure that video games will be performed reliably within the giant home enviornment, which can be blocked months prematurely for a lot of live shows and occasions, the Cologne crew all the time begins a playoff sequence with an away sport, no matter their major spherical place.
“I believe that’s an issue,” Tuomie mentioned. “After all it might have been completely different if we had began at dwelling.” As major spherical champions, Cologne would usually have had dwelling benefit within the playoffs. Within the semifinals, each groups gained their dwelling video games till the fifth sport. Consequently, Berlin took a 3-2 lead after victories and took benefit of the strain that was on Cologne on Monday.
“If we begin at dwelling, then it’s a unique psychological factor,” mentioned the 30-year-old German Olympic participant. «That is not my job. However now that the sequence goes to Berlin, that’s in fact a problem.”
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