Release from 17.02.2025

Derby between Zell am See and Kitzbühel on Tuesday | Third last round in the Qualification Round

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In the Master Round of the Alps Hockey League, the top game between EK Die Zeller Eisbären and Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel will take place on Tuesday. The hosts from Zell am See have won all three games so far and are comfortably top of the table. In the second match of the Master Round S.G. Cortina Hafro and SIJ Acroni Jesenice face each other. The third last round of the Qualification Round is already scheduled for Tuesday. HC Meran/o Pircher and HK RST Pellet Celje are currently at the top of their respective groups.

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In the Master Round, leaders EK Die Zeller Eisbären face Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel in the derby. The team from Pinzgau will be aiming for revenge for their defeat in the Austrian AHL final, which Kitzbühel won by a aggregate score of 5:1. The “Polar Bears” are currently unbeaten after three games in the Master Round and already have a seven-point lead over third-placed Kitzbühel. The “Eagles”, on the other hand, have only been in action twice and have won one of the two games so far. In the first phase of the Regular Season, the Tyroleans held the upper hand in two of three duels with the Salzburg team.

The Master Round also features a clash between S.G. Cortina Hafro and SIJ Acroni Jesenice. While the Italians are currently bottom of the table with no points, the Slovenians are in second place with six points. This will be the third game in the Master Round for both teams. Jesenice recently defeated Ritten 6:3 at home, while Cortina has so far lost to the Austrian teams Zell am See (1:2) and Kitzbühel (4:6). The finalists of the last two years have been waiting for a win in front of their home crowd for three games now. Cortina have not won any of their three games against Jesenice so far this season.

Merano aims for fourth win in Qualification Round A
HC Meran/o Pircher are currently top of Qualification Round A with eleven points. The South Tyroleans, who have won all three games so far, have already qualified for the pre-playoffs. On Tuesday, the “Eagles” will face Red Bull Hockey Juniors, who are bottom of the table with just one point and urgently need points. They are two points behind third-placed Val Gardena. The Juniors were beaten 3:1 by Merano in the first leg. However, they won two of the three encounters with HCM in the first phase of the Regular Season.

HC Gherdeina valgardena.it and the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan face off in the second game of Qualification Round A. While the Broncos are currently in second place with nine points, Val Gardena is third in the table with just three points. On Saturday, the “Furie” were narrowly beaten 4:5 by Merano, having previously lost 0:4 to the Broncos in their first duel. The Broncos, on the other hand, have only been beaten 3:1 by Merano.

Tight race for top spots in Qualification Round B
HK RST Pellet Celje currently hold the top spot in Qualification Round B with seven points. However, they are only four points ahead of bottom placed Unterland. Celje will face EC Bregenzerwald again on Tuesday. Last Saturday, the team from Vorarlberg narrowly won 3:2/SO in Celje - their second win in a row. The ECB are currently in third place in the table with five points. In the first phase of the Regular Season, Bregenzerwald won two of the three duels with Celje.

In addition, second-placed KHL Sisak will face bottom-placed Hockey Unterland Cavaliers. The visitors from Neumarkt have not won any of their three games and have three points. The South Tyroleans lost the first leg against Sisak 1:4. The Croatians have six points so far and are second in the table, but have only played twice.

Alps Hockey League:
Tuesday, 18.02.2025:
Master Round:
19:30: EK Die Zeller Eisbären – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: HOLZER T., VOICAN, Divis, Legat. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro – SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: PIRAS, SNOJ, Brondi, Jeram. | >> valcome.tv <<

Qualification Round A:
20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: EGGER, LAZZERI, Abeltino, Cristeli. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:30: HC Meran/o Pircher – Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, SORAPERRA, Grisenti, Rivis. | >> valcome.tv <<

Qualification Round B:
19:30: EC Bregenzerwald – HK RST Pellet Celje
Referees: HUBER R., RUETZ, Seewald J., Zacherl. | >> valcome.tv <<

19:30: KHL Sisak – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: BROCK, MEIXNER, Knez, Wendner. | >> valcome.tv <<