Release from 10.08.2018

Bozen‘s team is complete

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Champion HCB Südtirol Alperia has welcomed Canadian Andrew Crescenzi. The 26-year old Center played for the LA Kings in the NHL and for Ontario Reign in the AHL past season. KHL Medvescak Zagreb has signed defenseman Ivan Sijan (CRO) and the goalies Vito Nikolic (CRO) and Mathieu Corbeil (CAN/Try Out).

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Canadian Andrew Crescenzi is the last addition to the roster of HCB Südtirol Alperia for the upcoming season. The 26-year old Center starts his europe-career in Bozen after playing two NHL-games for the LA Kings 2017/18, scoring 89 points (35T/54A, PIM: 317) out of 327 AHL- games since 2011 and earning one AHL Calder Cup title with the Manchester Monarchs 2015. 2017/18, the power-forward played most games for Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League: For the team from California, the Canadian netted twelve goals and twelve Assists out of 57 matches 2017/18.  Crescenzi is a power forward and good skater, and he is dangerous in Power Play and Penalty Killing situations as well.
 
Medvescak reinforces their defense
KHL Medvescak Zagreb has signed defenseman Ivan Sijan (CRO) and the goalies Vito Nikolic (CRO) and Mathieu Corbeil (CAN/Try Out). Sijan returns after four years playing in Slovenia, Denmark, Sweden and Norway to Croatia. Last season, the 28-year old Croatian defended for in Gjovik in Norway and had seven points (2G/5A) out of 22 games. For the Bears, the Croatian national team defenseman has already played in 152 Erste Bank Eishockey League games between 2009 and 2013, scoring two points (1G/1A). Goalie Matieu Corbeil arrives from Slovakia to Zagreb. The 26-year old Canadian switched 2015 from overseas to Slovakia. 2017/18,  the netminder played for HK Poprad in the Slovakian Extraliga and earned a save% of 92,3 and a GAA of 2.49 out of 35 regular season games. Besides, 20-year old Vito Nikolic will be a goalie for KHL Medvescak Zagreb in the upcoming season. The young Croatian guarded the net of Medvescak’s second team during the last two years and he has alreday played for the young Bears in the Erste Bank Young Stars League as well.
 
Picture: Ontario Reign