Blue Devils Willows shine: Confident victory despite personnel concerns!

Blue Devils Willows shine: Confident victory despite personnel concerns!

The air is often thin in ice hockey, especially when it comes to competing against strong opponents. The Blue Devils Weiden demonstrated this on November 2, 2025 in Kaufbeuren. The game in the DEL2, the German ice hockey midfield, promised pure excitement, and the fans were not disappointed. At the end of the 14th matchday, the Weiden team returned home with an excellent 4-1 win. An important success that prepares the team for the next tasks.

The Blue Devils took the lead in the 4th minute with a shot from Tommy Muck, supported by Manuel Edfelder and Tomas Rubes. This early goal really hit ESV Kaufbeuren right at the start of the game. In the 6th minute, Cedric Schiemenz made it 2-0, finding the net after a pass from Noah Samanski and Constantin Vogt. But the hosts didn't allow themselves to be discouraged and countered in the form of Jason Bast, who scored to make it 1-2 from Kaufbeuren's point of view.

Dominance and strong defense

As the game progressed, the Blue Devils showed that they are capable of exerting great pressure despite having ailing players who were unavailable for various reasons. The team competed without ten players, including eight notable absences as well as Fabian Ribnitzky, who was injured, and Daniel Schwaiger, who was unwell. Noah Samanski took the opportunity and Felix Krüger strengthened the defense.

In the 25th minute, Georg Thal extended the lead to 3-1, and as the game progressed it was Fabian Voit who made it 4-1 in the 39th minute. Goalkeeper Simon Wolf, a talented young keeper, showed an outstanding performance and kept the goal clean despite fierce attacks from Kaufbeuren. The statistics speak for themselves: In the final section, the Kaufbeuren team posed major challenges to the Weiden defense with 27 shots - although the ESV only managed to score once.

Looking ahead

The Blue Devils made the most of the critical phase in the game. They survived a bench penalty and managed to prevent an empty goal, while Samanski had a chance to score the fifth goal shortly before the end, but was fouled. 2,750 spectators watched the action in the stands of the energie schwaben arena, and the mood was on the Weiden side. With this important win, the Blue Devils move up the standings while also hoping for the return of some injured players, notably Tyler Ward, Zak Tsekos and Daniel Schwaiger.

The DEL2 continues to develop, and the Blue Devils Weiden show that they are ready to face the challenges of this second ice hockey league. With the support of their fans and the motivation from this victory, they can look forward to the next games with optimism. The statistics show us that the commitment and belief in the team will also be of great importance for the coming games. Information about the league and its teams is available on eishockey-statistics.de.

We can't wait to see what the coming week will be like and what surprises the next games will have in store.