Release from 23.11.2022

Duel for top spot in the Alps Hockey League

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Thursday's game will see a summit clash between the current league leader and the team with the highest points average this season. HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice is looking to reclaim the top spot from Hockey Unterland Cavaliers after its nearly three-week break from the league and get revenge for their only AHL loss so far this season. There are also five other matchups on the schedule.

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Thu, 24.11.2022 19:00 EC-KAC Future Team - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: FAJDIGA, KUMMER, Javornik, Schonaklehner

The EC-KAC Future Team is already challenged for the second time this week. On Tuesday the Klagenfurter had to admit defeat after a hard-fought game against the Rittner Buam Sky Alps. In the duel with SHC Fassa Falcons, two teams with ongoing negative series will meet. While the Falcons have not been able to record a win in their last three games - although they did manage to earn at least a point in two of them - the Klagenfurt team has been winless for seven games. The last success was just under a month ago. The two teams meet for the second time this season, in the first meeting the Falcons celebrated a 3:1 success.

Thu, 24.11.2022 19:00 HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: DURCHNER, WIDMANN, Murnik, Schweighofer

On Thursday it comes to the summit meeting in the Alps Hockey League. The newly crowned league leader Hockey Unterland Cavaliers will receive the team with the highest point average. For HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice, which has played four games less and still trails by only one point, it is the first game in the Alps Hockey League since November 5. The winning streak in the league is already 12 games. The only league defeat they got was from Hockey Unterland Cavaliers. So for Jesenice, Thursday is the perfect chance for revenge. Unterland, on the other hand, has been without defeat for seven games, but most recently had to give up a point against Ritten. The last defeat of the league newcomer is now more than a month ago and was against the EK Zeller Eisbären.

Thu, 24.11.2022 19:15 Steinbach Steel Wings Linz - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: BRUNNER, WUNTSCHEK, Legat, Reisinger

Steinbach Black Wings Linz and EK Zeller Eisbären duel in the only Austrian duel on this matchday. While the Linz team is at the bottom of the table, the Eisbären are currently ranked among the top 4 teams. Zell won three of their last four games, while the Upper Austrians were able to win at least two of their last three games and thus reduce the gap to the second last - the KAC-Future Team - to one point. In the first meeting this season, the Polar Bears prevailed 5:3 - Henrik Neubauer scored a brace then.

Thu, 24.11.2022 20:30 HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: LEGA, SORAPERRA, Cristeli, Pace

In the duel HC Gherdeina valgardena.it against EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel two table neighbors meet. Gherdeina alternated wins and losses in the last five games, which allowed them to reduce the gap to the Eagles to one point. Kitzbühel recently ended its three-game losing streak with an OT win over Klagenfurt. In the first meeting with HC Gherdeina, Kitzbühel recorded a 5:3 win after trailing 0:2.

Thu, 24.11.2022 20:30 hrs S.G. Cortina Hafro - EHC Lustenau
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, Bedana, Brondi

Both S.G. Cortina Hafro and EHC Lustenau were able to show up recently. Cortina recorded two full victories again after four defeats in a row. Lustenau was able to add two victories after two defeats. Cortina still has clear advantages in the standings and is among the top 5 teams. Lustenau, which recently started to catch up, currently has to settle for tenth place. In the last meeting of these two teams, Cortina celebrated a shutout victory.

Thu, 24.11.2022 20:30 HC Meran/o Pircher - Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: MOSCHEN, STEFENELLI, De Zordo, Rigoni

The match day will be concluded with the encounter between HC Merano/o Pircher and Rittner Buam SkyAlps. Both teams were able to win recently after two defeats. For the Buam this is the second of three games this week. With a win on Tuesday against the Klagenfurter, the start of this phase was mastered. Meran has been dangerous after a mixed start to the season. With four wins in the last seven games, the jump to 12th place in the table was achieved.