Another one of our former teams, the HC Bolzano Foxes begin their quest for a second Erste Bank Eishockey Liga title when they host the Liwest Black Wings Linz in the first round of the playoffs. After a dominant performance in the regular season, where they finished in second place, Linz fell to 5th place after the pick round. The Foxes look to avenge last season's first round game 7 loss to Linz.