Release from 17.02.2017

Fight for home advantage and playoff tickets goes in the next round

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No time for a break in Sky Alps Hockey League. On Saturday, the third round this week is scheduled. In the master round teams are fighting for home advantage in the quarter finals, in qualification round the playoff candidates are not allowed to fail.

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Rittner Buam – HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
On Thursday evening the Italian champion lost against Pustertal with 2:3 in penalty shootout. On Saturday Ritten has to play without Alexander Eisath against Jesenice is facing the feared opponent of Jesenice. Jesenice is beside Pustertal the only the which succeeded against Ritten twice this season. In Slovenia the “Buam” won with 6:5, but the game in Italy was won by Jesenice with 5:3. Two weeks ago Erice Pance and his team won by 3:1. The Slovenians won eight of the last eleven games. Recently the team of Zupancic won with 3:2 against Asiago. Rittens topscorer Victor Ahlström is in perfect rhythm.
 
HC Pustertal Wolves - FBI VEU Feldkirch
Pustertal won on Thursday against Ritten after penalty shootout and are only trailing by three points to the leader. The wolves are the clear favorite in their home game. Feldkirch struggled with the intensity of the least weeks. Patrick Maier and Viktor Lindgren could miss the game. Also Stefan Spannring is unlikely to celebrate his comeback. The three duels so far went all to Pustertal. Pustertal is already able to fix the home advantage in the quarter finals.

Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau
On Saturday the cracks of Gerald Ressmann are facing Asiago on the road. In the first game in master round Lustenau didn’t manage to crack the strong defense of Asiago and lost by 0:1. The Austrians already celebrated a 5:2 success over Lustenau. For Asiago it is already the third game this week. After the defeat against Pustertal, they also had to take a loss against Jesenice. The lions need another success to overpass the direct competitor for a home advantage place in quarter finals.
 
EC Bregenzerwald - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Road games are not the best friend of the EC Bregenzerwald. Also, recently they had to take a loss at Gherdeina in the last period. But this timer Bregenzerwald is playing at home against the Red Bulls. After the bitter defeat against Cortina, Salzburg came back with a huge 7:2 over Fassa, this was the highest home win of Salzburg this season. To keep the playoff-dream alive, they need to bok a win against Dornbirn. The first game at Bregenzerwald they lost with 0:6.

HC Fassa Falcons – SG Cortina Hafro
After three consecutive away games and two defeats in a row, the Fassa will return to play at home in the derby against Cortina. A challenge that will be lived with different moods. The Falcons play to honor the season and know that on February 23 will be their last game of the season. Cortina, however, after the important victory in Salzburg for 5:2 on wednesday, need points to stay as leader of Qualification Round Group A in the race to the playoffs. In all the previous games, Cortina has always won 3 times. The Fassa has scored just one goal while the Cortina has scored nine goals. The netminder, Marco De Filippo Roia, has earned two shutouts against Fassa.

HC Neumarkt Riwega - EC-KAC II
The Neumarkt is living the best time of the season. The team of “Bassa Atesina” had beat twice in a row the Zell am See, leader of Group B qualifying for the playoffs. Now the team of Wild Goose has a chance to go top of the standings in a race for the first place and playoff. The challenge will be against the Klagenfurt II, already eliminated from the race for the playoffs. KAC 2 on Saturday will play his last game in the Sky Alps Hockey League. Carinthian has made a point in the last eight games. The Neumarkt, however, should not be underestimated the match because the Wild Goose play the third matches in a week and it could be a little tired. In the first game of this Group B, the Neumarkt has won in Klagenfurt in the overtime period.
 
WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan - EC 'Die Adler' Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Saturday at Weihenstephan Arena is scheduled the first of the last three matches of the Qualification Round of the Alps Sky Hockey League. The Broncos will face EC "Die Adler" Stadtwerke Kitzbühel. After the 5:0 on Thursday in Klagenfurt, the Broncos have another opportunity to advance in the rankings and then they play for the playoff final assault against Zell am See (home) and Neumarkt (away). In the only home game against the "Eagles" played in mid-December, the Broncos were victorious by getting a 4-2 in their favor, and even in the last game between these two teams, the Broncos have won 3: 2. The Austrian team has already been eliminated and has not anything to say to the championship – lately Ainars Podzins, Johan Burlin and Deivids Sarkanis transffered to other teams. At home the Broncos do not lose from 15 October.
 
Sky Alps Hockey League, Master Round:
18.02.2017, 18:30: Rittner Buam - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: BULOVEC, VIRTA, Cristeli, Rezek
 
18.02.2017, 19:30: HC Pustertal Wolves - FBI VEU Feldkirch
Referees: LEGA, RUETZ, Rinker, Stefenelli
 
18.02.2017, 20:30: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau
Referees: PICHLER, WALLNER, Giacomozzi, Tschrepitsch
 
Sky Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round A
18.02.2017, 19:30: EC Bregenzerwald - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: HOFER, HOLLENSTEIN, Kalb, Sparer
 
18.02.2017, 20:30: HC Fassa Falcons - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: FICHTNER, STERNAT, Biacoli, Cristeli
 
Sky Alps Hockey League, Qualification Round B
18.02.2017, 18:30: HC Neumarkt Riwega - EC KAC II
Referees: BENVEGNU, WIDMANN, Bedynek, Pinie
 
18.02.2017, 19:30: WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan - EC 'Die Adler' Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: CESCHINI, PODLESNIK, Basso, Holzer