Broncos take the lead in Quali Group A

Juniors conquered second place
The EC Red Bull Salzburg celebrated another success after winning the national title. The bulls beat the Vienna Capitals Silver 5:2 to take second place in the Qualification Round A. The Salzburgers laid the foundation for success with two goals in the first period. The Viennese narrowed the gap in the second period before Salzburg scored two more goals. The Red Bulls finally won 5-2 and reduced the gap to the new leader of Group A to one point. The Viennese are at the bottom of the table after their fourth defeat in a row.

Gherdeina topples leader
Having started from pole position, EHC Lustenau had to admit defeat to HC Gherdeina 2:3 at the start of Qualification Round B. After an even and scoreless third at the start, the guests from Val Gardena took the lead. But Lustenau struck back and equalized in the middle third. Gherdeina acted more efficiently in the crunch time and made the preliminary decision with a double strike. The guests finally won 3:2 and took third place in the table.

Broncos take the lead
The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan won the duel with the EC KAC II with 4:1 and took the lead in the Qualification Round A. Broncos top scorer Mathieu Lemay brought his team into the lead in the first section. The Austrians held well against it but could not score. The Broncos doubled the lead in the second section. The guests from Klagenfurt braced themselves against the defeat, but had to accept the 0:3 in the 57th minute. Klagenfurt still scored one goal, but lost in the end with 1:4.

Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round B:

Feldkirch maintains second place
The VEU Feldkirch celebrated a sovereign opening success in the Qualification Round B. VEU had the better chances in the Vorarlberg Derby against Bregenzerwald from the beginning and took a 1-0 lead in the first section. The home side remained at the helm in the second period and doubled their lead. Bregenzerwald tried to start a final attack in the final period, but did not find their way back into the game. Feldkirch made the result 3-0 with an emptynetter and thus maintained the second place in the table in Qualification Round B.

Eisbären wring down Steel Wings
EK Zeller Eisbären and Steel Wings Linz fought a tough battle for the first two thirds. The Linz team opened the scoring before the Eisbären took the lead with a double strike. The Steel Wings had the better start into the middle third and snatched back the lead with two more goals. Once again Zell had the right answer and equalized once more. In the final section, the home team acted much more efficiently. With three more goals they achieved the final score of 6:3 and secured three points in the qualification round.

Falcons defend pole position
The SHC Fassa Falcons defended their top position in Qualification Round B at the start of the intermediate round. Especially the Falcons' defensive department started well into the match and hardly allowed any chances for the guests. In the offensive Lucas Chiodo took the lead. Kitzbühel came into play a little better in the second section, but still had to concede two more goals. In the final period, the Eagles had the possibility to cheer once more, but did not return to the game. With the 3:1 victory, the Falcons defended their lead in the Qualification Round B. Joseph Mizzi scored twice in this game.

Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round A:

Red Bull Hockey Juniors – Vienna Capitals Silver 5:2 (2:0, 2:2, 1:0)
Referees: FAJDIGA, PAHOR, Bergant, Miklic.
Goals RBJ: 1:0 Rattensberger D. (02:21 / Zitz M. ,Frandl A. / EQ), 2:0 Stapelfeldt P. (13:38 / Englund P. ,Tjernström M. / EQ), 3:1 Luusuaniemi A. (34:01 / Stapelfeldt P. ,Tjernström M. / EQ), 4:1 Arrak R. (35:20 / Klöckl J. / EQ), 5:2 RBJ Tjernström M. (58:53 / Meisaari V. ,Wieser N. / EQ)
Goals VCS: 2:1 Preiser A. (23:28 / Anderson Löfquist H. ,Akesson A. / EQ), 4:2 Neubauer H. (35:54 / Akerman J. ,Hermanstad M. / PP),

EHC Lustenau – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 2:3 (0:0, 1:1, 1:2)
Referees: GAMPER, LEGA, Kainberger, Wimmler.
Goals EHC: 1:1 Haberl D. (38:39 / König D. ,D'Alvise C. / EQ), 2:3 Rasmussen F. (56:48 / D'Alvise C. ,Glenn R. / PP)
Goals GHE: 0:1 Wilkins M. (29:02 / Nedved O. ,McGowan B. / SH), 1:2 McGowan B. (40:00 / Kurki M. ,Wilkins M. / PP), 1:3 Wilkins M. (43:27 / Linder T. ,Vinatzer A. / EQ)

Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – EC-KAC II 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 2:1)
Referees: HUBER, STEFENELLI, Eisl, Pace.
Goals WSV: 1:0 Lemay M. (06:31 / Doggett S. ,Bustreo P. / EQ), 2:0 Bustreo P. (39:47 / Lemay M. ,Doggett S. / EQ), 3:0 Hackhofer F. (56:33 / Lemay M. ,Doggett S. / EQ), 4:1 Bustreo P. (59:06 / Doggett S. ,Hackhofer F. / PP)
Goals KA2: 3:1 Kreuzer P. (57:54 / Steffler K. / EQ)

Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round B:

VEU Feldkirch – EC Bregenzerwald 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0)
Referees: HOLZER, LAZZERI, Cristeli, Martin.
Goals VEU: 1:0 Draschkowitz C. (12:28 / Gehringer N. ,Scholz F. / EQ), 2:0 Soudek R. (22:35 / Stanley D. ,Gehringer N. / PP), 3:0 Samardzic S. (59:33 / Soudek R. ,Caffi A. / EQ)

EK Die Zeller Eisbären – Steel Wings Linz 6:3 (2:1, 1:2, 3:0)
Referees: LEHNER, LESNIAK, Javornik, Schonaklener.
Goals EKZ: 1:1 Wilenius T. (09:10 / Hansson M. ,Sotlar J. / PP), 2:1 Selan M. (11:05 / Hansson M. ,Sotlar J. / EQ), 3:3 Sotlar J. (36:00 / Wilenius T. ,Selan M. / EQ), 4:3 Sotlar J. (45:55 / Putnik P. ,Selan M. / EQ), 5:3 Putnik P. (47:40 / Sotlar J. ,Ban C. / PP), 6:3 Dinhopel T. (50:21 / Wilfan F. ,Oraze M. / EQ)
Goals SWL: 0:1 Mitsch J. (02:07 / Konya K. ,Kleiss L. / EQ), 2:2 Maurer P. (21:50 / Korecky I. ,Liesch L. / EQ), 2:3 Korecky I. (34:47 / Holzinger L. ,Fedor A. / EQ)

SHC Fassa Falcons – EC “Die Adler” Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 6:2 (1:0. 2:0, 3:2)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, De Zordo, Mantovani.
Goals FAS: 1:0 Chiodo L. (16:36 / Mizzi J. ,Biondi L. / EQ), 2:0 Mizzi J. (35:08 / Castlunger M. ,Roupec D. / PP), 3:0 Caletti E. (39:37 / unassisted / SH), 4:2 Mizzi J. (54:46 / Castlunger M. ,Roupec D. / PP), 5:2 Zanet M. (55:01 / Marchetti M. ,Caletti E. / EQ), 6:2 Eastman D. (59:06 / Caletti E. / EQ)
Goals KEC: 3:1 Havlik A. (41:09 / Kreuter D. / PP), 3:2 Bolterle P. (50:00 / Hochfilzer H. / EQ)