HL Anyang overcomes injury and wins 6 consecutive Asian League ice hockey games
Chong-min Lee and Jin-hwi Ahn scored 2 goals in the two-game visit to Japan.
HL Anyang maintained its second place in Asian League ice hockey by continuing its six-game winning streak despite a series of injuries to key players.
HL Anyang, led by coach Baek Ji-seon, won 6-3, 5-2 in the two-game series of the 2023-2024 Asia League ice hockey visit against the Yokohama Gritz held at Kose Ice Rink in Shin-Yokohama, Japan on the 4th and 5th.
In the two games, Lee Chong-min scored three goals and An Jin-hwi scored two goals to lead the attack. 사설 토토사이트
As a result, Anyang maintained second place with 9 wins, 3 losses, 1 loss in a row, and 28 points, maintaining the gap with leader Red Eagles Hokkaido (10 wins, 2 losses, 30 points).
HL Anyang had five players, including Kim Won-jun, Nam Hee-du, Oh In-kyo (defense), Lee Joo-hyung, and Kang Min-wan (forward), leave the line due to injury.
Despite their absence, they continued to win 6 games in a row by focusing on each and every difficult moment.
In the game held on the 4th, rookie striker Lee Chong-min scored the first goal with assists from Lee Young-jun and Lee Don-gu at 3 minutes and 54 seconds of the first period during a power play situation (numerical superiority due to an opponent’s penalty).
Lee Chong-min scored the equalizing goal at 14 minutes and 41 seconds of the second period when the game was tied 2-3, turning the game towards HL Anyang.
HL Anyang took the win early in the third period with consecutive goals from Jeon Jeong-woo and Kang Yun-seok, and just before the end, Lee Don-gu scored an empty-net goal (scored with the opponent’s goalie missing) to tie the game at 6-3.
In the game on the 5th, Jin-Hwi Ahn stepped up to solve the problem.
The game-winning goal was scored with assists from Jeon Jeong-woo and Song Hyeong-cheol in the power play at 14 minutes and 7 seconds of the second period when the score was 2-2.
Lee Chong-min’s additional goal led to a 4-2 lead, and at 15 minutes and 13 seconds of the third period, he scored a key goal to lead the team to a 5-2 comeback victory.
HL Anyang and Yokohama Gritz will move to Anyang Ice Rink on the 18th and 19th to play two consecutive games.