DAB.Docler win Hungarian Cup

The Hungarian Cup final four sponsored by Borosdi took place in Miskolc. The four teams were: Miskolc, Fehérvár, Dunaújváros and Ferencváros. The later two teams made it to the weekends final four by making it through the five team qualifying group, which also contained Vasas, Debrecen and Újpest. Miskolc qualified to the final four as the host team and Fehérvár is in because they are the defending champions.

The final four was played in a round robin format in which each team played all the other three once, and every team had a game on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

DAB.Docler has already faced Fehérvár this season when they played a two game Super Cup series in which Fehérvár won both games. DAB.Docler has faced the other two teams in the MOL League regular season in which they had the best record in the MOL League after the regular season.

Day 1

DAB.Docler-SAPA Fehérvár AV19 4-1

In the first game of the round robin final four DAB.Docler looked to avenge their two losses in the Super Cup to Fehérvár as well as two player Balázs Ladábyi and Nikandrosz Galanisz wanted to show that Rich Chernomaz had made a mistake when he left them out of the national team training camp roster.

Dunaújváros took a 1-0 lead just 69 seconds in on a goal from Imre Peterdi, after a scramble in front of the Fehérvár net Ladányi flicked the puck out to Peterdi who put it in the empty net.

Fehérvár tied it up late in the first period when Colton Yellow Horn, Adam Naglich brought the puck over the blueline and made a tape to tape pass to the on coming Yellow Horn who skated in put the puck on the back hand and slipped it past Peter Sevela.

After a scoreless second period that also had no penalties DAB went up 2-1 early in the third period. Andrew Sertich turned the puck over on the Fehérvár blue line, Dávid Szappanos jumped on the loose puck and fed it to the high slot to the breaking in Peterdi, who touch passed it on to Ladányi who was trailing the play, Ladányi fired a wrister into the back of the cage.

DAB’s third goal came off of a very interesting bounce the shot from the slot missed the goal, as the puck bounced back off the boards Szappanos backhanded it back in front of the net where it bounced off a Fehévár played and into the net. A Ladányi empty netter set the final result 4-1

Miskolci Jegesmedvék-Ferencváros Budapest 4-3

Despite playing on the road Ferencváros took the early lead halfway through the period when Mikael Potila set up Dusán Sijka for the goal and the 1-0 lead.

In the second period Antti Ojanen made it 2-0 and it looked like FTC would coast to the easy victory in their first game of the Hungarian Cup. In the action packed third period Miskolc scored two early goals to pull even with Roland Budai scoring the first one and Dezső Roczanov the second.

With the game tied Ferencváros took the lead again with Ojanen scoring his second goal of the game, but Miskolc was able to bounce back as Patrik Popovics tied it up at 3-3.

At 57:39 Attila Rafaj scored what would end up being the game winner for Miskolc but the party had just begun since there was melee in the last minute of play when 34 penalty minutes were handed out.

Day 2

SAPA Fehérvár-Ferencváros 8-1

After the loss to Dunaújváros Fehérvár was punished by a 20% pay cut, which proved to work as they put eight past Krisztián Budai. For Fehérvár Miklós Rajna got the start and only let one behind him.

After the first 20 minutes Fehérvár had a three goal lead. Gergő Tóth scored the first goal of the game which was soon followed by one from Colton Yellow Horn, Bence Szirány made it 3-0.

Just like in the first period the second also produced three Fehérvár goals from Arnold Varga, Andrew Sarauer, and Tamás Sárpátki. Ferencváros clawed one back in the first minute of the third period with Dusan Sijka putting it past Rajna.

For Budai the hard day at the office continued with two more goals as both Sárpátki and Sarauer scored their second goals of the game.

DAB-Miskolc 4-1

With a win DAB would pick up their first trophy of the season after losing both Super Cup games and losing in the first round of the MOL League.

Dunaújváros went up 1-0 after the first period when the top scoring line of Szappanos, Ladányi and Peterdi put together a goal, Peterdi scoring with the other two getting the assists. Two minutes later Roland Hajós scored for the home team to even up the score. DAB took a two goal lead in the early part of the second period when Tamás Erdély and Viktor Papp both scored to make it 3-1.

In the third period Ladányi set up Peterdi to close the door on Miskolc and give the Hungarian Cup to DAB.

Day 3

Ferencváros-DAB 2-1

With the cup already their bag DAB for the third straight game went with a different goalie as Tamás Kiss got the start between the pipes.

After a scoreless first period Balázs Somogyi scored 63 seconds into the second to put up DAB 1-0. Late in the period Ferencváros made it 1-1 off a goal by Péter Németh, before the secod intermission Dusán Sijka made it 2-1.

Michal Meravy kept the door closed on Dunaújváros in the third to give Ferencváros the win in their last game of the season.

SAPA Fehérvár-Miskolc 5-2

In the last game of the Hungarian Cup final four Fehérvár took on the host team Miskolc. Like DAB earlier in the day Fehérvár also used their third goalie of the tournament with Bence Bálizs getting the start.

Miskolc took a 2-0 lead in the first period with Jordan Knox and Adrián Tóth both lighting the lamp behind Bálizs.

In the second period Fehérvár got their act together, scoring four goals in the second half of the second period. Bence Szirányi and Frank Banham scored in a two and a half minute span and Csaba Kovács’ goal making it 3-2, Colton Yellow Horn doubled the lead.

Early in the third period Banham scored his second of the game to make it 5-2.

Final Standings

1. DAB
2. Fehérvár
3. Miskolc
4. Ferencváros

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