Gherdeina hands Sisak first loss

Gherdeina strikes down the leaders
HC Gherdeina valgardena.it made a statement on home ice, defeating league leaders KHL Sisak 2-1. After four straight wins to start the season, the Croatians suffered their first loss, while Gherdeina celebrated their third victory of the campaign to climb into fourth place.

In front of 567 fans at the Pranives Arena, Gherdeina took control in the second period through Luca Biondi, before Simon Pitschieler doubled the lead. Ivan Puzic pulled one back for Sisak in the final minute on the power play, but the hosts held firm until the buzzer. Sisak remain top of the table with 11 points, while Gherdeina moved into the upper half with eight.

Broncos stay on track
The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan continued their strong start to the season, earning their fourth win with a 4-3 home victory over Cortina. The South Tyroleans now sit level on points with Sisak in second place, underlining their credentials as title contenders.

The Broncos laid the foundation early, racing to a 3-0 lead in the opening period with goals from Fabian Gschliesser, Franco Sproviero and Alex Zecchetto. Cortina battled back through Alberto Colli, Tommaso Alverà and Andrea De Luca, but Bryson Cianfrone’s strike for 4-1 proved decisive. With 11 points after five games, Sterzing remains firmly among the league’s frontrunners.

Kitzbühel overcomes Ritten
Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel celebrated a 5-2 win over Rittner Buam SkyAlps, moving up to 10 points and continuing their run as one of the early-season surprises.

Led by a three-goal performance from Yoan Loshing, the Eagles stormed out to a 2-0 lead inside 11 minutes. Ritten responded in the middle frame through Jacob Crespi and Manuel Öhler, but Kitzbühel answered with goals from Markus Hanl, Jakob Lippitsch and Loshing again to seal the win. For Ritten, it was already their third loss in five games, leaving them in the middle of the standings.

Salzburg defeats Unterland
The Red Bull Hockey Juniors bounced back from their loss in Ritten with a solid 3-1 home victory against the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers. Head coach Temu Levijoki’s team climbed into fifth place with the three points.

Jesse Juhola opened the scoring early, and Fabian Baumann doubled the lead in the second period. Unterland struck back through Villi Pisetta, but Nick Maul secured the result with a late goal. The Cavaliers have now gone four games without a win and remain last in the standings with three points.

Bregenzerwald celebrates back-to-back wins
EC Bregenzerwald followed up their first win of the season earlier in the week with another strong performance, defeating HC Meran/o Pircher 5-2. With six points, the Vorarlberg side has moved up to ninth place.

Playing in Dornbirn, the hosts impressed in special teams, scoring three of their five goals on the power play. David König, Roberts Lipsbergs (2), Ben Grasser and Fabian Ranftl were on target for ECB. Daniel Gellon and Tommaso Traversa scored for Meran, who remain stuck near the bottom of the table.

Asiago earns first win of the season
HC Asiago finally recorded their first victory of the new season, defeating HDD Jesenice 4-3 on the road to climb off the bottom of the table.

Gal Sodja Zalokar gave Jesenice an early lead, but Asiago turned the game around with goals from Filippo Rigoni, Lucas Chiodo, Ryan Valentini and José Magnabosco Aguirre. Although Jasa Jenko and Ahmet Jakupovic brought the Slovenians back into contention, Asiago held on for their maiden win of 2025/26. The Italians now sit in 13th place with three points, while Jesenice remain 11th with four.

Alps Hockey League – Saturday, 04.10.2025

HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – KHL Sisak 2:1 (0:0, 2:0, 0:1)
Referees: RIVIS, VIRTA, Cristeli, Rivis
Goals GHE: Biondi L. (22.), Pitschieler S. (30.)
Goal SIS: Puzic I. (60./PP)

Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – S.G. Cortina Hafro 4:3 (3:0, 1:2, 0:1)
Referees: BULOVEC, LAZZERI, Arlic, Brondi
Goals WSV: Gschliesser F. (2.), Sproviero F. (4.), Zecchetto A. (15.), Cianfrone B. (29.)
Goals SGC: Colli A. (27.), Alverà T. (32.), De Luca A. (59./SH)

Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – Rittner Buam SkyAlps 5:2 (2:0, 2:1, 1:1)
Referees: METZINGER, MOSCHEN, Grisenti, Jeram
Goals KEC: Loshing Y. (4., 24., 59./EN), Hanl M. (11.), Lippitsch J. (28.)
Goals RIT: Crespi J. (28./PP1), Öhler M. (56.)

Red Bull Hockey Juniors – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0)
Referees: OREL, UNTERWEGER, Wucherer, Zacherl
Goals RBJ: Juhola J. (4.), Baumann F. (33.), Maul N. (59.)
Goal HCU: Pisetta V. (34.)

EC Bregenzerwald – HC Meran/o Pircher 5:2 (2:0, 1:1, 2:1)
Referees: BENVEGNU, SPIEGEL, Fecchio, Ilmer
Goals ECB: König D. (9./PP1), Lipsbergs R. (16./PP2, 57.), Grasser B. (31./PP1), Ranftl F. (59.)
Goals HCM: Gellon D. (20.), Traversa T. (56.)

HDD Jesenice – HC Asiago 3:4 (1:1, 0:3, 2:0)
Referees: HLAVATY, VOICAN, Murnik, Preiser
Goals JES: Sodja Zalokar G. (5.), Jenko J. (36.), Jakupovic A. (49./PP1)
Goals HCA: Rigoni F. (13.), Chiodo L. (21.), Valentini R. (35.), Magnabosco Aguirre J. (36.)

Foto (c) Matthaeus Kostner