Release from 07.11.2024

Equality and a few surprises in the still young Alps Hockey League season

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The Alps Hockey League is currently in the International Break. Time to look back on the eventful and balanced season so far, including a statement from Board of Governors Chairman Marcello Cobelli.

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The biggest surprise is certainly the league leader: newcomer KHL Sisak are currently at the top. The Croatians have collected an impressive 26 points in the first ten games of the season and have yet not conceded a defeat in regulation time. With Bruno Idzan, who leads the goalscoring charts with 16 goals, and goalkeeper Vilim Rosandic, who has a save percentage of 95.2%, Sisak has two of the most outstanding players this season.

Sisak is also generating enthusiasm among the fans: an average of 1,389 spectators watched the first five home games. Only EK Die Zeller Eisbären has an even higher attendance figure. The second-placed team in the table even has an average attendance of 1,739 fans at home games. After a weak start to the season, the Salzburg team had a strong run, winning seven of their last eight games. Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel have also established themselves in the upper third of the table. The Tyroleans led the table for a long time, but slipped to fourth place after two defeats last weekend.

The 2023 AHL champion, SIJ Acroni Jesenice, have also improved. After a disappointing last season in which they missed out on the playoffs, they are now in third place. The second Slovenian team, HK RST Pellet Celje, is also in the top six. The Italian teams, who dominated last season, are currently still lagging behind. Defending champion Rittner Buam SkyAlps are currently the best-placed Italian team in fifth place, while last year's finalist S.G. Cortina are in seventh place.

The table shows just how close things are this season: the top seven are separated by just seven points. Of the 83 games so far, 59% have ended with a difference of just one or two goals and 23% have even gone to overtime or a shootout. There is no shortage of goals either - a total of 535 goals have been scored so far, which corresponds to an average of 6.45 goals per game.

Marcello Cobelli, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Alps Hockey League, on the season so far: “The current season of the Alps Hockey League is characterized by excitement and balance. The performance of league newcomer KHL Sisak is particularly impressive and clearly shows how dynamic and competitive the Alps Hockey League is. The narrow gaps in the table and the many games that were only decided in overtime or with just one goal difference underline the high level and excitement. After the International Break, we look forward to continuing this thrilling season.”

After the international break, the Alps Hockey League continues on Tuesday, November 12. A real top match is already scheduled for Thursday, November 14, when league leader Sisak face third-placed Jesenice – click here for the full schedule.