Release from 19.12.2022

AHL returns from break with three games

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After the break last week, the Alps Hockey League returns with three games on Tuesday and Wednesday. League leader HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice plays at the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel on Wednesday. In addition, the EC Bregenzerwald and the Steinbach Steel Wings Linz face each other. In the only Tuesday game, the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it can collect further important points in the fight for playoff qualification with a win at the EHC Lustenau.

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Alps Hockey League | 20.12.2022:
Tue, 20.12.2022, 19:30: EHC Lustenau - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: HOLZER, STEFENELLI, Cristeli, Müller. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
As seventh in the table, the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it still has all chances to reach the top-5 and thus the direct playoff qualification. With a win at the EHC Lustenau, the South Tyroleans could even come within one point of fifth-placed Ritten. Lustenau, in turn, is twelfth in the table. The gap to Gherdeina is nine points. In the past two games, the Vorarlberg team conceded two clear defeats against Ritten (4:7) and Kitzbühel (0:6). The "Furie", on the other hand, was clearly victorious against the Steel Wings Linz (6:4) and the EC-KAC Future Team (6:2). In the first direct duel of the season, the EHC prevailed 4:2. It was Lustenau's sixth win over Gherdeina in the past ten games.

Alps Hockey League | 21.12.2022:
Wed, 21.12.2022, 19:30: EC Bregenzerwald - Steel Wings Linz
Referees: HOLZER, RUETZ, Eisl, Tschrepitsch. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
In the first of two games on Wednesday, the EC Bregenzerwald and Steinbach Steel Wings Linz face each other. Bregenzerwald played in the only game of the past week last Saturday against Jesenice and lost clearly 1:4 to the league leader. For the ECB it was the first home defeat after four home wins in a row before. The Steel Wings, on the other hand, have been waiting for a win away from home for three games now. They have never been able to win at Bregenzerwald. Eleven points separate the two teams in the standings. Bregenzerwald, in tenth place, has 28 points. SWL is at the bottom of the table with 17 points.

Wed, 21.12.2022, 19:30: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: KUMMER, WUNTSCHEK, Hesina, Seewald J. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
League leader HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice aims for its 21st win at the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel in the 23rd game of the season. The Slovenians are already qualified for the playoffs as the first team in the Alps Hockey League. Kitzbühel, as eighth in the standings, still has every chance of securing a direct playoff spot. Currently, the Tyroleans are only four points behind the fifth place. In front of the home crowd, the "Eagles" have played excellent lately, with four wins in a row and a total of only two season defeats. Jesenice's only two defeats of the season were away from home. In the first duel of the season, the Slovenians celebrated a clear 8:1 home victory. It was their sixth win over Kitzbühel in a row.