Hopefully Justin contactor is aimed at the right goal in the semi-final first leg of the Champions Hockey League (CHL) between Munich and Salzburg at 8. January. Because he is even a player in both clubs, RB Munich and RB Salzburg share a young team, the U-20 Team, the “Red Bull Academy”, Europe is probably the best training ground for aspiring football professionals. There, the contactor is not playing, if he is for RB Munich in the German ice hockey League on the road. At the German masters, six players and coach Don Jackson is currently a Salzburg past or present, such as U-20 national player of the contactor.

Red Bull against Red Bull in the hockey weighs in on the basis of the joint Junior teams to not more than most recently, the case in professional football? There is also the Empire of the Austrian drinks manufacturer, belonging to the clubs from Salzburg and Leipzig have played in a group of the Europa League.

the two Teams have something to do with each other, jumping people in the face who have heard of hockey. Company logo, hockey stick with Puck, and including two cops on the go – which is 100 percent identical. Only the towns name suggests, are Salzburg or Munich. The teams switched this week in the CHL with Malmo (Munich) and Oulo (Salzburg), the Swedish and Finnish top teams.

In their leagues a great number

In your leagues, playing the high-nurtured financial Red Bull teams for years, a big role. Munich was the last three Times German champion in a row. Pierre Pagé was until April of this year for Red Bull in ice hockey, as a coach, he was in Munich and in Salzburg behind the gang. The semi-final could be a game in the CHL to be a friendship, doesn’t believe the canadian. “This is the same as with Leipzig and Salzburg in football,” he says. “It is a huge success of Red Bull.” As in football, the Red Bull has devised for Headquarters, of course, something to counter the people who want to sense the distortion of competition, In Salzburg, Red Bull football and ice hockey are officially only Sponsor. Officially.

in 2014, the Junior was opened-Academy of ice hockey in Salzburg. Something comparable does not exist in European football, with former German national goalkeeper, Helmut de Raaf, and the Finn Niklas Hede (formerly a player with the eisbaren Berlin) lead to two coaches directed at young, which would be taken in the industry is sure of first division club in Austria and Germany as a Trainer. The U-20 Team played last season in the Czech Junior League and was the first after the main round, currently the team runs in the Alps Hockey League over the ice against grown men-professionals from Austria, Italy and Slovenia, the U-20 Team of Red Bull among the 17 Teams at the time.

Pierre Pagé welcomes the fact that in the CHL for the first time German and Austrian Teams are in the semi-finals. “And no Finns or the Swiss,” as he says. “The international football is changing. It is unbelievable how many talents the Germans in the offspring. In five years, the international will bring a lot of movement. Since some people will be amazed.“

ice hockey is Mateschitz’ favorite sports

In the case of Red Bull you will not be amazed possibly, but of the fulfilled plan to speak, if the group’s sponsored talent shake up the scene. Especially since the Champions League was initiated by the effervescent group, meanwhile, there are also earn money. This time, it remains in the company. The winner of the corporate duel is playing in the CHL finals to 365 000 euros in prize money. This is in hockey. Rumor has it that hockey is not clearly the favorite sports of company owner Dietrich Mateschitz-who, he presses the “thumb”. Salzburg coach Greg Poss, once an unsuccessful German national coach, says: “This is a unique duel.”

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Currently, young Germans and Austrians from Salzburg to wrestle at the U-20 world Cup of B-Nations against each other to make the ascent. In feet seven RB-player are in use (two in Germany, five in Austria), Justin contactor is also including. The 18-year-old man with perspective, the National Hockey League (the Florida Panthers have secured the rights to the contactor) has taken steps in the U–20 world Cup. For Germany and for Austria.