Release from 09.03.2018
One game-day after the other follows in the Alps Hockey League right now! The Playoffs will continue with Quarterfinal number 3 on Saturday.
Alps Hockey League, Quarterfinal 3 (best of seven):
Sat, 10.03.2018, 18:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (3) vs. HK SZ Olimpija (6)
Referees: MORI, MOSCHEN, Rezek, Snoj.
Best-of-seven-series, JES – HKO: 2:0.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 19:30: FBI VEU Feldkirch (4) vs. HC Pustertal Wolves (5)
Referees: FICHTNER, VIRTA, Kalb, Tschrepitsch.
Best-of-seven-series, VEU – HCP: 1:1.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 20:00: Rittner Buam (2) vs. Red Bull Hockey Juniors (7)
Referees: BAJT, WIDMANN, Bedynek, Bergant.
Best-of-seven-series, RIT – RBJ: 1:1.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 20:30: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (1) vs. WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan (8)
Referees: GAMPER, A. LAZZERI, N, Basso, M. Cristelli.
Best-of-seven-series, ASH – WSV: 2:0.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 18:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (3) vs. HK SZ Olimpija (6)
Referees: MORI, MOSCHEN, Rezek, Snoj.
Best-of-seven-series, JES – HKO: 2:0.
HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (3) and HK SZ Olimpija (6) will face each other in this Quarterfinals for the third time within just five days in the Steel City on Saturday! The „Red Steelers“ have won Quarterfinal number 1 at home (4:3) and Quarterfinal number 2 in Ljubljana (3:2/OT) by just one goal difference. The Steel Citizens would get four matchpoints with another derby win at home on Saturday. The team of Head Coach Gaber Glavic has been convincing infront of their fans lately: Adis Alagic and Company have won all six home-games in the year 2018. HK SZ Olimpija on the other side will try to end their bad run in Jesenice. The Dragons have been defeated in three consecutive games by one goal difference. But watch out: The team from the Slovenian Capital has been the last road-club, that has celebrated a victory in Jesenice on December 28th 2017.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 19:30: FBI VEU Feldkirch (4) vs. HC Pustertal Wolves (5)
Referees: FICHTNER, VIRTA, Kalb, Tschrepitsch.
Best-of-seven-series, VEU – HCP: 1:1.
The Quarterfinal-series between FBI VEU Feldkirch (4) and HC Pustertal Wolves (5) continues best-of-five in Feldkirch on Saturday! The first two Playoff-clashes between the Austrians and the Italians ended with road-wins. HC Pustertal Wölfe won Quarterfinal number 1 in Vorarlberg 2:0 and the Vorarlberger responded with a 4:2-win in Bruneck on Thursday. For the Vorarlberger it was the first win ever against the wolves in their eight meeting. It is getting tougher now: Quarterfinal 3 follows in Feldkirch on Saturday. The Italians will return with good memories to Austria. The Wolves have won all four games in Feldkirch.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 20:00: Rittner Buam (2) vs. Red Bull Hockey Juniors (7)
Referees: BAJT, WIDMANN, Bedynek, Bergant.
Stand in der Best-of-seven-Viertelfinalserie, RIT – RBJ: 1:1.
Fewest goals have been scored in the Quarterfinal-series between Rittner Buam (2) and Red Bull Hockey Juniors (7). Each team has just netted three goals within 120 minutes. And each match has ended with a road-win: The Red Bull Hockey Juniors were successful in Quarterfinal 1 in Ritten (3:1) and the Champion responded with a 2:0 Shut Out win in Salzburg on Thursday. Ritten‘s goalie Patrick Killeen stopped all 24 shots from the Red Bulls in the Mozart City. The series continues to be best of five. And it is getting tougher: Quarterfinal 3 follows in Ritten on Saturday: Each team has had some problems lately: The Italians have had some ups and downs, a victory and a defeat rotated in their last six games (L/W/L/W/L/W). The Red Bulls even lost three of their last four games. But watch out: The Mozart Citizens have celebrated their win during that span in Ritten on Tuesday.
Sat, 10.03.2018, 20:30: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (1) vs. WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan (8)
Referees: GAMPER, A. LAZZERI, N, Basso, M. Cristelli.
Best-of-seven-series, ASH – WSV: 2:0.
Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 and WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan will face each other for the third time within five days in this Quarterfinals in Asiago on Saturday. The „Yellow Reds“ have won the first two games of the best of seven series. This means, the Vice-Champion would get four matchpoints with another (home-)win over the „Broncos“ on Saturday. The „Yellow-Reds“ were convincing in front of their fans in the last month: Giulio Scandella and Co. have won 13 consecutive home-games. Besides, the Vice-Champion left the ice as the winner in his last five games and in six consecutive clashes with Sterzing. The Broncos on the other side try to end their bad run in Asiago: Sterzing has been defeated in three consecutive matches and in four consecutive road-games. But watch out: The South Tyroleans have been the last road-club, that has celebrated a victory in Asiago on November 15th 2017.