Release from 17.07.2025

Defenseman Enrico Miglioranzi Stays in Bolzano

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HCB Südtirol Alperia announced the contract extension with Enrico Miglioranzi. The 33-year-old is about to begin his fifth season overall with the Bolzano side, having already been part of the championship-winning squad in 2013/14. The Italian national team defenseman, who returned from a serious knee injury in November, has played 199 games in the win2day ICE Hockey League to date.

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Miglioranzi came up through the youth teams at Asiago and made his debut with the senior squad at only 16. In 2013, he transferred to Bolzano and immediately won the league title with the Foxes. The following season, the defenseman returned to Asiago, where he would spend many more years (apart from 12 games with Kallinge in Sweden’s third division). With the Red-and-Yellows, where he served as both captain and assistant, he won seven championships, three Italian Super Cups, and twice the Alps Hockey League. In 2022, he transferred back to Bolzano. In the 2024 playoffs, the defenseman suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out until November. He returned after that but found it difficult to break into the already established defensive lines. In the upcoming season, the now fully fit and ready 33-year-old will have the chance to get back to his best form.

Enrico Miglioranzi: “Last year, it was tough coming back in the middle of the season. But now I’m ready for a fresh start. It’ll be great to be part of the team from the beginning again, even starting in summer camp. I’ve always worked hard and am ready to give 100% for this jersey. In recent years, we’ve built a lot, but the ultimate goal has eluded us so far. This year, we’ll need consistency and preparation, because the season will be intense. But you only come to Bolzano with one goal in mind: to win.”