Release from 25.02.2026

Bregenzerwald beats Jesenice and advances to the Pre-Playoffs

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EC Bregenzerwald claimed the showdown for third place in Qualification Round B against HDD Jesenice with a 5:3 victory, securing their spot in the Pre-Playoffs. For last year’s finalist Jesenice, however, the season is over. In the Master Round, the Red Bull Hockey Juniors secured a narrow 3:2 home win against KHL Sisak.

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In an incredibly eventful game, Jesenice took the lead after just 18 seconds, but Bregenzerwald quickly responded, equalizing in the second minute through Roberts Lipsbergs. The Latvian ultimately became Player of the Match with three goals, including the 3:2 and the 5:3 final goal. Bregenzerwald had briefly taken the lead after nine minutes, but the visitors equalized in the 24th minute. After Bregenzerwald went ahead 3:2, the former finalists could not find an answer, allowing the 1,000 fans in Dornbirn to celebrate their team’s Pre-Playoff qualification.

Juniors secure narrow home win against Sisak
In the second game of the day, the Red Bull Hockey Juniors claimed a narrow 3:2 home victory over KHL Sisak, giving the Salzburg team a seven-point lead over third-placed Sisak and leaving them just two points behind league leaders Zell am See. Jesse Juhola was named Player of the Match with a two-goal performance. The Finn scored both the 2:0 and the 3:2 game-winner, the latter just two and a half minutes before the final buzzer, after the Croatians had come back from a 0:2 deficit.

Alps Hockey League:
Master Round
Wed, 25.02.2026
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – KHL Sisak 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
Referees: Orel, Winkler, Preiser, Rinker
Goals RBJ: 1:0 Lanzinger F. (10./PP1), 2:0 Juhola J. (28.), 3:2 Juhola J. (58.)
Goals SIS: 2:1 Dumcius M. (34./PP2), 2:2 Larionovs D. (49.)

Qualification Round B:
EC Bregenzerwald – HDD Jesenice 5:3 (2:1, 1:1, 2:1)
Referees: Holzer, Lazzeri, Abeltino, Brondi
Goals ECB: 1:1 Lipsbergs R. (2.), 2:1 Rantanen J. (9.), 3:2 Lipsbergs R. (34.), 4:2 Laaksonen T. (57./EN), 5:3 Lipsbergs R. (60./EN)
Goals JES: 0:1 Zajc M. (1.), 2:2 Urukalo Z. (24.), 4:3 Slivnik L. (58.)