Release from 31.07.2017

Big signings for Asiago and Jesenice

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HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice signed Canadian goalie Clarke Saunders, who was ECHL Kelly Cup Champion with the Colorado Eagles this year. Besides Captain Miha Brus, Urban Sodja and Tadej Cimzar are still with the team. Anthony Nigro, who was 2016/17 with 70 points the best scorer in the Alps Hockey League, stays at Asiago.

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ECHL Kelly Cup Champion becomes new goalie at Jesenice + contract extensions
Big signings for HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice! Canadian Clarke Saunders, who won the ECHL Kelly Cup with the Colorado Eagles this year, is new goalie in the Steel City. The Canadian spend the last three seasons with the US-team, 2016/17 he played 32 games for the "Eagles" and reached a save% of 91,3 and a GAA of 2,6. Besides the 27 years old goalie made past season two games for San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League, now he starts his Europe-career in Slovenia.
When the club starts with the ice-practice today also Captain Miha Brus, Urban Sodja and Tadej Cimzar will be on the ice again. With Miha Brus the Captain stays another year at Jesenice! The forward played so far nearly his complete career for the "Red Steelers", last season he won his fourth Slovenian title with the club. In the Alps Hockey League the 30 years old Slovenian made 2016/17 40 games for his home-club and scored eleven points (6G/5A). 25 years old Urban Sodja won with his home-club 2017 his second title in Slovenia. In the Alps Hockey League the forward made for the Steel Citizens past season eleven points from 49 games. Tadej Cimzar came two years ago from HK Triglav Kranj to the Steel City. 2016/17 the Center lead the club with twelve points (4G/8A) from six Playoff-games to the title in Slovenia. And in the Alps Hockey League the 25 years old Forward scored for the "Red Steelers" before already eleven points (3G/8A) from 32 games.
 
The League‘s best scorer stays at Asiago
The Topscorer of the first Alps Hockey League season Anthony Nigro extended his contract at Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935! The Canadian Forward scored for the Vice-Champion past season 70 points (26G/44A, Plus-Minus:  +44, PIM: 98) from 51 games and was so a big factor, that the „Yellow Reds“ reached the Finals!  The 27 years old Power-Forward came already in the 2014/15-season to Asiago, so far he won one Italian title (2015) and one Italian Super Cup (2016) with the club.
 
News from EC Bregenzerwald
Georg Waldhauser prepares himselve with EC Bregenzerwald also for the up-coming season. But it is still a questionmark, if the 24 years old Austrian defenseman, who won with the „Wälder“ already twice the Inter National League (2013 and 2016), starts with the west-club also into the second Alps Hockey League compaign. Waldhauser could stop playing hockey at Dornbirn in the case he joins the University to study medicine. Last season Waldhauser scored for ECB eight points from 38 games.
Picture: Paolo Basso