Release from 20.11.2020
On the coming weekend seven games are scheduled in the Alps Hockey League, starting with six games Saturday night, when the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it has the chance for the preliminary season sweep over the SHC Fassa Falcons or Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey gets the chance on revenge against the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan. S.G. Cortina Hafro is about to grab the fifth straight win, while the Red Bull Hockey Juniors host the VEU Feldkirch. Further the Steel Wings Linz and the EHC Lustenau, which strengthened the roster with Zintis Zusevics, have two games ahead on the weekend. All games will be available as online video stream.
Sat, 21.11.2020, 6.00 pm: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – Steel Wings Linz
Referees: HUBER A., LEHNER, Reisinger, Rinker.
The Steel Wings Linz have two games to play next weekend: Before they host EHC Lustenau at home on Sunday, they will travel to EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel on Saturday. The two teams performed differently in the first two games after the “break”. The Upper Austrians had nothing to gain in Vorarlberg, they even remained goalless. The "Eagles" played back-to-back against the Red Bull Hockey Juniors, grabbing an overtime victory. The two teams have met four times so far, each time the "Adler" won - they won 13:0 in the last game and thus achieved their highest victory in the Alps Hockey League so far.
Sat, 21.11.2020, 6.00 pm: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice – EHC Lustenau
Referees: BAJT, REZEK, Arlic, Snoj.
The two home games scheduled for Friday (against EC Bregenzerwald) and Saturday ends for the HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice with the game against EHC Lustenau. Both teams have recently convinced: The Vorarlberger side arrives with two victories in a row, Jesenice has not lost a single game since their opening defeat against Ljubljana on October 3rd - including the games in the Slovenian championship - and currently holds on to seven victories in a row. The Slovenians showed their best defensive skills, accepting only 1.42 goals on average. Lustenau had to take only one goal against in the last two wins. For their third win in a row, the Vorarlbergers have strengthened their team with Zintis Zusevic, who played over 400 games in the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League. He could especially enrich the weakening powerplay of the Austrian side (6.7% | #15).
Sat, 21.11.2020, 6.30 pm: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: GIACOMOZZI F., PINIE, Piras, Slaviero.
On Sunday, the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it will get the chance for a preliminary season sweep over the SHC Fassa Falcons. Both duels of the Return-2-Play phase as well as the game exactly one week ago won the team of Head Coach Erwin Kostner. This is the fourth duel between these two teams in just over a month. For both teams it is the third game within eight days - but recently there have been defeats: Val Gardena lost 5:10 against Cortina, Fassa 1:2 against Asiago. To upset the "Fury", the "Falcons" need a good penalty killing, because Val Gardena is on pp occasion the top of league with 28.6%. GHE-Goalie Jake Smith, who missed the last period against Cortina due to pain, should be back.
Sat, 21.11.2020, 7.00 pm: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey – Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: BENVEGNU, MOSCHEN, Fleischmann, Mantovani.
Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey gets the chance for revenge on Saturday against Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan, which won the first meeting of the season with 3:2, turning an 0:2 with five minutes left. It was only the third victory of the "Broncos" at AHL level against the former champion. Afterwards, however, the team from Sterzing had nothing left to gain, and had to accept three defeats. Asiago, which on Thursday had Marco Rosa - he scored 62 points for the Italians last year – on the team, won two out of four games. Ivan Dal Sasso should return into the line-up of Asiago, Simone Olivero and Stefano Marchetti will be out.
Sat, 21.11.2020, 7.15 pm: Red Bull Hockey Juniors – VEU Feldkirch
Referees: SCHAUER, WALLNER, Eisl, Wimmler.
VEU Feldkirch, who lost all three road games this season, must face the strong Red Bull Hockey Juniors, which have not yet lost any points this season on home ice, with six wins. It is the first season encounter of these two teams, who are second (RBJ) and third (VEU) in the overall standings. The Vorarlberger side is very compact, especially shorthanded, with 91.2% - ranked third best in the league. In addition, there is the duel of the probably most effective forward duo in the league, Jakob Stukel and Dylan Stanley have so far jointly scored 38 points for VEU, with the strong Salzburg collective. VEU Head Coach Michael Lampert will miss Martin Mairitsch.
Sat, 21.11.2020, 8.00 pm: HC Pustertal Wölfe – S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: LAZZERI, STEFENELLI, Cristeli, De Zordo.
The last game on Saturday is in Brunico, as the HC Pustertal Wölfe take on S.G. Cortina Hafro. And the guests will bring a winning streak of four games to the Rienzstadium, three of them after regulation. The shootout victory was achieved against the "Wolves", which remained unbeaten at home - and including the Italian championship they have won the last eight home games against Cortina. Cortina's last road win (1-0) is dated January 13th, 2018. Both teams have played a good powerplay so far, scoring on average in every fourth superiority situation.
Sun, 22.11.2020, 5.30 pm: Steel Wings Linz – EHC Lustenau
Referees: HLAVATY, LOICHT, Legat, Weiss.
After Saturday's game in Jesenice, the EHC Lustenau will finish its road trip on Sunday stopping by Steel Wings Linz, which will compete in Kitzbühel on Saturday. It is the duel of the two weakest teams in superior numbers - only 6.7% of the powerplays were used by each team. The Lustenau-based team won the first duel in Vorarlberg eight days ago 6:0, celebrating their third victory at AHL level against the Upper Austrians. Linz has not scored a goal in four of its eight games so far.
Fotocredit: Doriano Brunel