Release from 01.02.2019
Sat, 02.02.2019: HK SZ Olimpija vs. HC Gherdeina valgardena.it (Ljubljana, 17:30)
Referees: DURCHNER, PODLESNIK, Bedynek, Bergant.
• ranking: HKO 2. | GHE 11.
• streak: HKO 4 straight wins | GHE 1 victory
• home-performance HKO: 14 wins (42 points) / 17 games; streak: 2 consecutive home-wins
• road-performance GHE: 4 victories (13 points) / 14 matches; streak: 6 straight road-defeats
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): HKO 4 wins / 1 defeat | GHE 2 successes / 3 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: HKO vs. GHE: 0:1 (result: 4:3 in Gherdeina)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 wins HKO| 1 success GHE
• HKO is the best team in Penalty Killing (PK%: 88.9). Besides, the Slovenes are better ranked in all other statistics (Power Play-, Fair Play, scoring efficiency and numbers of viewers) as well.
• HKO has been convincing lately: The Slovenes collected points out of their last 16 games (15 wins).
• Their teams best scorers:
HKO: Ales Music 40 points (18G/22A)
GHE: David Roupec 32 points (6G/26A).
Sat, 02.02.2019: Red Bull Hockey Juniors vs. Rittner Buam (Salzburg, 19:15)
Referees: LENDL, WALLNER, Marchardt, Rinker.
• ranking: RBJ 4. | RIT 3. >meeting of two neighbours in the standing
• streak: RBS 6 straight wins | RIT 11 consecutive successes
• home-performance RBJ: 11 victories (34 points) / 15 matches; streak: 2 straight home-wins
• road-performance RIT: 10 wins (29 points) / 16 games; streak: 6 straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): RBJ 5 wins / 0 defeats | RIT 5 successes / 0 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: RBJ vs. RIT: 0:0 – both season-meeting will be played in February 2019.
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory RBJ| 8 successes RIT
• RBJ vs. RIT is the meeting of the teams of the hour and the meeting of the reign national Champions: The Austrian Champion has won six straight games and the Italian Champion has been successful in eleven consecutive games.
• RIT has potted most goals so far (141) and has the best Power Play (PP%: 30.4, PPG: 45) as well.
• Their teams best scorers:
RBJ: Oliver Nordberg 47 points (18G/29A)
RIT: Alex Frei 49 points (26G/23A).
Sat, 02.02.2019: EC Bregenzerwald vs. Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (Dornbirn, 19:30)
Referees: GAMPER, MOSCHEN, Martin, Slaviero.
• ranking: ECB 14. | ASH 6.
• streak: ECB 2 straight defeats |ASH 5 consecutive successes
• home-performance ECB: 5 victories (16 points) / 15 matches; streak: 1 home-defeat
• road-performance ASH: 8 wins (23 points) / 15 games; streak: 2 road-wins in a row
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): ECB 2 victories / 3 losses | ASH 5 successes / 0 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: ECB vs. ASH: 0:2 (6:2 and 6:1 in Asiago)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 victories ECB | 4 successes ASH
• The team having home-advantage has left the ice as the winner in all six meetings so far.
• With Anthony Bardaro of Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 the League’s best scorer arrives in Dornbirn on Saturday. The forward has already scored 51 points (24G/27A) this season.
• Their clubs best scorers:
ECB: Daniel Ban 34 points (12G/22A)
ASH: Anthony Bardaro 51 points (24G/27A).
Sat, 02.02.2019: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan vs. Hockey Milano Rossoblu (Sterzing, 19:30)
Referees: BENVEGNU, MORI, De Zordo, Piras.
• ranking: WSV 8. | MIL 16.
• streak: WSV straight wins | MIL 4 consecutive defeats
• home-performance WSV: 12 successes (34 points) / 16 games; streak: 3 home-wins in a row
• road-performance MIL: 1 victory (4 points) / 15 matches; streak: 1 road-defeat
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): WSV 4 wins / 1 defeat | MIL 1 victory / 4 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: WSV vs. MIL: 1:1 (5:4 in Milano and 6:2 in Sterzing)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 success WSV | 1 victory MIL
• The team having home-advantage has left the ice as the winner in three straight clashes (including ITA Serie A). The Rossoblu got their last win in Sterzing, when facing each other in ITA Serie A, on December 04th 2014 or 1520 days ago..
• Brandon McNally of Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephen has scored at least one point in seven straight games, he made 8 points (4G/4A) during that span.
• Their clubs best scorers:
WSV: Brandon McNally 43 points (13G/30A)
MIL: Francis Verreault-Paul 27 points (8G/19A).
Sat, 02.02.2019: HC Pustertal Wolves vs. EC-KAC II (Bruneck, 20:00)
Referees: RUETZ, VIRTA, Bedana, Weiss.
• ranking: PUS 1. | KA2 15.
• streak: PUS 1 defeat | KA2 3 straight losses
• home-performance PUS: 16 victories (48 points) / 17 matches; streak: 1 home-defeat
• road-performance KA2: 2 successes (6 points) / 15 games; streak: 2 consecutive road-defeats
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): PUS 4 victories / 1 defeat | KA2 1 success / 4 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: PUS vs. KA2: 1:0 (2:7 in Klagenfurt)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 4 wins PUS | 1 success KA2
• Leader HC Pustertal Wolves has the chance to qualify for the Alps Hockey League Playoffs 2019 as the first team on Saturday. Bruneck needs just one point out of their home-game against EC-KAC to earn a ticket for the Quarterfinals.
• Bruneck has earned points out of all 17 home-games (16 wins) so far this season. But, watch out: KA2 has already won in Bruneck on October 01st 2016.
• Their teams best scorers:
PUS: Markus Gander 39 points (22G/17A)
KA2: Markus Pirmann 25 points (11G/14A).
Sat, 02.02.2019: HC Fassa Falcons vs. HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (Canazei, 20:30)
Referees: F. GIACOMOZZI, METZINGER, P. Giacomozzi, Miklic.
• ranking: FAS 17. | JES 9.
• streak: FAS 12 straight defeats | JES 2 consecutive wins
• home-performance FAS: 3 wins (8 points) / 16 games; streak: 4 consecutive home-defeats
• road-performance JES: 7 successes (23 points) / 16 matches; streak: 1 road-win
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): FAS 0 wins / 5 losses | JES 3 successes / 2 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: FAS vs. JES: 0:1 (8:5 in Jesenice)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory FAS | 4 wins JES
• FAS has potted fewest goals (68) and has allowed second most goals (160).
• JES hast he best scoring% (12.37%). The Red Steelers have already netted 132 goals out of 1.067 shots on net. Besides, the Red Steelers are ahead of Fassa in all other special statistics (Power Play, Penalty Killing, Fair Play and number of viewers) as well.
• Their clubs best scorers:
FAS: Diego Iori 31 points (12G/19A)
JES: Tadej Cimzar 45 points (21G/24A).
Sat, 02.02.2019: Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro vs. VEU Feldkirch (Cortina, 20:30)
Referees: LEGA, PINIE, Terragni, Vignolo.
• ranking: SGC 10. | VEU 7.
• streak: SGC 2 straight defeats |VEU 6 consecutive losses
• home-performance SGC: 9 wins (29 points) / 16 matches; streak: 2 straight home-defeats
• road-performance VEU: 10 successes (32 points) / 17 games; streak: 2 road-defeats in a row
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): SGC 2 successes / 3 losses | VEU 0 wins / 5 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: SGC vs. VEU: 0:1 (8:6 in Feldkirch)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 wins SGC | 3 victories VEU
• The team having home-advantage has been successful in all five meetings so far.
• With the VEU Feldkirch the League best scorers Robin Soudek (51 points – 30G/21A) and Dylan Stanley (51 points – 15G/36A) will arive in Cortina on Saturday. Besides, Soudek has potted most goas too (30)
• Their clubs best scorers:
SGC: Riccardo Lacedelli 30 points (17G/13A)
VEU: Robin Soudek 51 points (30G/21A), Dylan Stanley 51 points (15G/36A).
Sun, 03.02.2019: Red Bull Hockey Juniors vs. EC-KAC II (Salzburg, 18:30)
Referees: LOICHT, PODLESNIK, Kainberger, Legat.
• ranking: RBJ 4. | KA2 15.
• streak: RBJ 6 wins in a row | KA2 3 straight defeats
• home-performance RBJ: 11 successes (34 points) / 15 games; streak: 2 home-wins in a row
• road-performance KA2: 2 victories (6 points) / 15 matches; streak: 2 consecutive road-defeats
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): RBJ 5 wins / 0 losses | KA2 1 victory / 4 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: RBJ vs. KA2: 3:0 (0:7 and 3:4 in Klagenfurt and 3:1 in Salzburg)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 9 wins RBJ | 2 successes KA2
• RBJ has won five straight contests against KA2.
• KA2 has allowed most goals so far (161).
• Their teams best scorers:
RBJ: Oliver Nordberg 47 points (18G/29A)
KA2: Markus Pirmann 25 points (11G/14A).
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