Release from 18.12.2024

Cortina against Ritten top game on Thursday

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Five games are scheduled in the Alps Hockey League on Thursday. In the top game, fifth-placed S.G. Cortina Hafro will host fourth-placed Rittner Buam SkyAlps. League leader EK Die Zeller Eisbären play at the currently “hottest” team in the league, the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan, and second-placed Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel face the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers.

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For the second time this season, last season´s runner-up S.G. Cortina Hafro and defending champions Rittner Buam SkyAlps will meet again. It will be the reigning champions' first match after the international break. Cortina were already in action on Tuesday, beating Sisak 4:3 at home. The Italians, who have won three games in a row recently, are in fifth place in the table with 37 points and just one point and place behind Ritten, who have not won any of their last three games. The “Buam” were victorious 5:4/OT in the first duel of the season.

League leaders EK Die Zeller Eisbären play at the currently “hottest” team in the league, the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan. The South Tyroleans have won all of their last five games and have already improved to tenth place in the table. For most of the season, they were at the bottom of the table. While the Broncos were without a game on Tuesday, Zell am See were surprisingly beaten 2:4 at home by Merano. It was one of two defeats in the last five games for the Pinzgau team, who have won thirteen of their last 16 games. They are still four points ahead of their closest rivals Kitzbühel in the table. In the first duel of the season with the Broncos, the “Polar Bears” won 3:1 away from home.

Second-placed Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel play their first game after the break at the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers. The South Tyroleans lost at home to Jesenice on Tuesday with 2:5. It was one of four defeats in the last five games for the eighth-placed team from Neumarkt. Kitzbühel was not in action on Tuesday. In their last game before the break, the “Eagles” lost 2:4 in Cortina. Before that, they celebrated five wins in a row. In the first game of the season against the Cavaliers, they were beaten 3:4 at home.

Both HC Meran/o Pircher and EC Bregenzerwald were victorious on Tuesday. While the South Tyroleans prevailed 4:2 at league leader Zell am See and celebrated their second win in a row, the Vorarlberg team clearly prevailed 7:3 against Gherdeina. It was the first win for ECB” after three defeats in a row before. HCM are ninth in the table with 27 points, while ECB are eleventh with 26 points.

In the fifth game of the day, third-placed SIJ Acroni Jesenice will face bottom-placed HC Gherdeina valgardena.it. The Slovenians are four points behind leader Zell am See. On Tuesday, the 2023 AHL champions celebrated a clear 5:2 away win at Unterland, while Val Gardena lost 3:7 at Bregenzerwald. It was the third defeat in a row for the South Tyroleans. Jesenice have won three of their last five games and were also victorious in their first season duel with Val Gardena (6:2).

Alps Hockey League:
Thursday, 19.12.2024:
19:00: SIJ Acroni Jesenice – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: LESNIAK, UNTERWEGER, Arlic, Javornik. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:00: Hockey Unterland Cavaliers – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: EGGER, STEFENELLI, Fecchio, Pace. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: LAZZERI, VIRTA, Formaioni, Rinker. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:30: HC Meran/o Pircher – EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: BENVEGNU, RUETZ, Cusin, Rivis. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro – Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: RIVIS, SORAPERRA, Grisenti, Scalzeri. | >> valcome.tv <<