Release from 22.01.2021
Eight games are scheduled in the Alps Hockey League this weekend. Seven duels will already be played on Saturday. EHC Lustenau has to play twice within 24 hours and aims for revenge against HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana on Sunday.
Sat, 23.01.2021 EC KAC II - EHC Lustenau 18:00
Referees: DURCHNER, LOICHT, Legat, Puff
EC-KAC opens the AHL weekend with a match against EHC Lustenau. While the KAC are on the 15th and second last place of the standings, the EHC Lustenau is in the middle of the fight for the top-4. Currently the gap to the fourth-placed Asiago is only two points. The KAC and EHC Lustenau meet for the second time this season. In the first meeting, the Vorarlberg side secured a hard-fought 2-0 win.
Sat, 23.01.2021 Steel Wings Linz - Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 19:00
Referees: HLAVATY, PODLESNIK, Schweighofer, Voican,
Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey hosts the Steel Wings Linz. The Yellow-Reds are currently in fourth place and thus in a direct playoff spot. The Steel Wings Linz are in last place of the Alps Hockey League standings. The Upper Austrians have only managed to pick up two points so far. These two teams meet for the first time this season. While the Linzers are waiting for their first win since November 21, Asiago has won four of its last five games.
Sat, 23.01.2021 Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - EC Bregenzerwald 19:30
Referees: BENVEGNU, MOSCHEN, Mantovani, Slaviero
EC Bregenzerwald will be the guest of Wipptal Sterzing Broncos on Saturday. For the Wälder, the season so far resembles a roller coaster ride. After a tremendously strong December, with a seven-game winning streak, the Vorarlberg side could only win two of their last six games. From their last four away games, they were only able to take home a single point. Clearly more successful acted the Broncos, who could win three of their last four games. However, Bregenzerwald still has a ten-point lead in the standings.
Sat, 23.01.2021 SHC Fassa Falcons - Red Bull Hockey Juniors 19:30
Referees: EGGER, PINIE; Piras, Ricco,
SHC Fassa Falcons will take on Red Bull Hockey Juniors on Saturday. While the Falcons fight for the connection to the middle of the table, the Juniors are within reach of the top four. The gap to fourth-placed Asiago is just one point, even though Salzburg lost two of its last three games. Most recently, however, the young Salzburg team recorded a thoroughly surprising 5:2 victory over HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana.
Sat, 23.01.2021 Rittner Buam - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice 20:00
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, LEGA, De Zordo, Fleischmann
The Rittner Buam will receive the HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice on Saturday. Both teams showed a steep upward trend in the last games. While the Buam, after a slow start to the season, won the last four games in a row, Jesenice already has a winning streak of six games. The Slovenians have climbed up to third place in the table, although they have played far fewer games than the other teams in the top half of the table. The Rittner Buam, who are currently in tenth place, are also aiming for the top half of the table. However, seventh place is only three points away.
Sat, 23.01.2021 HC Pustertal Wölfe - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 20:00
Referees: LAZZERI, LOTTAROLI, Bedana, Da Pian,
HC Pustertal welcomes EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel as leader of the table. Pustertal won seven of its last eight games. Kitzbühel, on the other hand, has not been able to record a win since December 3. Since then twelve defeats followed in which only two points could be conquered. Thanks to a quite successful Return 2 Play Round the eagles could conquer already 17 points this season. The first meeting between these two teams was also much more exciting than the standings would suggest. The Wolves only prevailed 3:2 in overtime.
Sat, 23.01.2021 S.G. Cortina Hafro - VEU Feldkirch 20:30
Referees: STEFENELLI, VIRTA, Carrito, Cristeli,
VEU Feldkirch hosts S.G. Cortina Hafro in the last match on Saturday. In the standings, these two teams are right next to each other in seventh and eighth place. The lead of the Vorarlberg team is two points. The two teams face each other for the first time this season. VEU had to go into overtime in each of their last three encounters. Only one of these three encounters could the Vorarlbergers win in the end. Cortina also had to admit defeat twice recently.
Su, 24.01.2021 Sunday, HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana - EHC Lustenau 17:30
Referees: GROZNIK, REZEK, Arlic, Bergant
In the only Sunday game HK SZ Omlimpija Ljubljana receives EHC Lustenau. While it is the second game for Lustenau this weekend, Ljubljana played its last game on Thursday. The Slovenians suffered a 2:5 defeat against Red Bull Hockey Juniors. Before this defeat, the Dragons won five games in a row. The first meeting between these two teams was just five days ago. Ljubljana prevailed 3:1 in Lustenau.
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