Release from 13.01.2020

Five games during the week

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The playoff race in Alps Hockey League is heating up with eight teams fighting for three Masterround spots. During the week five games are scheduled with Bregenzerwald playing twice. On Thursday Asiago hosts Jesenice in a duel of two top-6 aspirants.

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Alps Hockey League:
Tue, 14.01.2020, 19:15: HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana - EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: DURCHNER, WIDMANN, Holzer, Schweighofer

After suffering their last defeat at the end of November, Olimpija got ten successive wins since then. The Slovenes, who have already qualified for playoffs, won five of these games by only one goal. On Tuesday Bregenzerwald travels to Ljubljana for the second season meeting after winning the home game. In October Stefan Söder scored the 2:1 overtime winner for the Vorarlberg side.

  • Winning Streak HKO: 10
  • Losing Streak ECB: 4
  • H2H AHL - 3:2 ECB


Tue, 14.01.2020, 20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro - Vienna Capitals Silver
Referees: BENVEGNU, STEFENELLI, Bedana, De Zordo

Cortina earned at least one point in their last nine games, winning seven of them. Six of the last eight went to overtime with the Italians deciding five to their favour. Thanks to their hot streak, they moved up to fourth place. On Tuesday the team of head coach Giorgio De Bettin welcomes Vienna Capitals Silver who lost their last three. In their first AHL meeting Cortina got a 3:1 away win.

  • Winning Streak SGC: 1
  • Losing Streak VCS: 3
  • H2H AHL – 1:0 SGC


Wed, 15.01.2020, 19:30: EC KAC II - EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: BRUNNER, REZEK, Miklic, Reisinger

Just one day after their game in Ljubljana, Bregenzerwald pays Klagenfurt a visit. The EC-KAC farmteam ranks 15th, just one place ahead of ECB. Bregenzerwald won the first season meeting 5:4 on home ice. The Carinthians lost their first home game of the year against Jesenice 0:4 but surprised Ritten in the previous one.

  • Losing Streak KA2: 1
  • Losing Streak ECB: 4
  • H2H AHL - 5:2 ECB


Thu, 16.01.2020, 20:30: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: HOLZER, MOSCHEN, Martin, Rigoni

On Thursday Asiago hosts Jesenice in a direct duel of two top-6 aspirants. With the places 7 resp. 8 they are just behind the master round spots. After winning the two games before, the Italians suffered a shootout defeat against Feldkirch on Sunday. In the previous weeks Jesenice set an exclamation mark with winning six in a row. The Slovenes also won their last two games at Asiago but the champion of 2018 took three points in their first season meeting.

  • Losing Streak ASH: 1
  • Winning Streak JES: 6
  • H2H AHL – 10:8 ASH


Fri, 17.01.2020, 20:30: SHC Fassa Falcons - Steel Wings Linz
Referees: FICHTNER, LOICHT, Riecken, Weiss

Despite Fassa losing seven of their last nine games - on Saturday they even lost 0:6 to Salzburg - the falcons still have chances for a top-6 spot. Now they really need three points against bootom-club Linz, who comes to Canazei on Friday. At the end of October the Steel Wings got their first and only season win. In their first encounter Fassa held the upper hand, 8:3.

  • Losing Streak FAS: 1
  • Losing Streak SWL: 25
  • H2H AHL – 1:0 FAS

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