Release from 29.10.2026
Four of Thursday's six games in the Alps Hockey League went to the visitors. HD Jesenice won in Cortina and now sit alone at the top of the standings. Asiago decided the top game in Ritten with four goals in the third period and climb to second place. Sisak claimed a clear road win in Zell, Kitzbühel celebrated an overtime victory in Neumarkt. The only home winners were the Red Bull Hockey Juniors against Merano and the Wipptal Broncos, who shut out defending champions Gherdeina.
Jesenice win in Cortina | Asiago pull away in Ritten
Jesenice got off to a quick start in Cortina. Zan Spari Leben scored in the third minute, Daniel Eruzione equalised less than a minute later. Nejc Burgar restored the Slovenians' lead in the second period, before Jaka Sturm and David Baloh on the power play completed the scoring in the third. Matija Ulcar stopped 29 of 30 shots. With the win, Jesenice now lead the league on their own.
In the top game of the night, played in front of 357 fans at the Ritten Arena, the teams were level for a long time. After a scoreless first period, Tommaso Traversa gave Asiago the lead on the power play, Marco Insam answered straight away for the Rittner Buam. In the third period the visitors pulled away with four goals in just over eight minutes: Ethan Szypula, Filippo Rigoni twice and Lorenzo Ferretti found the net. Andreas Söderberg set up three goals, Rudy Rigoni saved 33 of 34 shots. Asiago climb to second place, Ritten are fourth but have played two games fewer than Asiago.
Sisak cruise in Zell | Kitzbühel celebrate in overtime
Zell took an early lead against Sisak through Alexander Lahoda, but the rest of the night belonged to the Croatians. Nicholas Domitrovic equalised in the first period, and in the second Vito Idzan on the power play, Domitrovic again and Toivo Laaksonen found the net. In the third, Fran Zavrski added an empty-net goal before Domitrovic completed his hat-trick on the power play. Vilim Rosandic stopped 32 of 33 shots. Zell are now third.
Kitzbühel led by two in Neumarkt after goals from Alexander Höller and Erik Wittwer, Christian Inama pulled one back before the first intermission. Hugo Engelaar equalised early in the second period. The visitors went ahead twice more, through Clemens Krainz on a five-on-three and Jacob Grönhagen in the third. The Cavaliers answered each time, through Niko Nissilä on the power play and Villi Pisetta just under six minutes from time. Elliot Stahlberg settled it 61 seconds into overtime. Engelaar was involved in three of Unterland's goals.
Salzburg Juniors beat Merano | Broncos shut out Gherdeina
The Red Bull Hockey Juniors and Merano went scoreless for more than half the game. Matteo Schroth put Salzburg ahead in the second period, Nathan Garau equalised just over three minutes later. Florian Lanzinger scored the winner on the power play midway through the third. Luca Haitzmann stopped 32 of 33 shots.
The Wipptal Broncos beat defending champions Gherdeina 4-0. Bryson Cianfrone and Fabian Gschliesser scored in the second period. In the third, Davide Conci made it three with a shorthanded empty-net goal, and Carter Randklev added another shorthanded goal late on. Jarrett Fiske stopped all 31 shots for the shutout.
Alps Hockey League | Thu, 29.10.2026
Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina – HD Jesenice 1:4 (1:1, 0:1, 0:2)
Referees: BROCK, MOSCHEN, Ilmer, Veselka
Goals SGC: Eruzione (4.)
Goals JES: Spari Leben (3.), Burgar (37.), Sturm (49.), Baloh (55./pp1)
Rittner Buam SkyAlps – HC Migross Asiago 1:5 (0:0, 1:1, 0:4)
Referees: CUSIN, PINIE, Cristeli, Dell'Amico
Goals RIT: Insam (38.)
Goals HCA: Traversa (37./pp1), Szypula (48.), Rigoni F. (52., 55.), Ferretti (56.)
EK Die Zeller Eisbären – KHL Sisak 1:6 (1:1, 0:3, 0:2)
Referees: KÖBERL, VIRTA, Fecchio, Steiner
Goals EKZ: Lahoda (6.)
Goals SIS: Domitrovic (12., 25., 56./pp1), Idzan V. (22./pp1), Laaksonen (38.), Zavrski (54./en)
Hockey Unterland Cavaliers – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 4:5 OT (1:2, 2:1, 1:1, 0:1)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PIRAS, Da Rech, De Cristofaro
Goals HCU: Inama (20.), Engelaar (21.), Nissilä (33./pp1), Pisetta (55.)
Goals KEC: Höller (5.), Wittwer (20.), Krainz (28./pp2), Grönhagen (49.), Stahlberg (62.)
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – HC Meran/o Pircher 2:1 (0:0, 1:1, 1:0)
Referees: UNTERWEGER, ZUBLASING, Dummermuth-Haas, Pirsch
Goals RBJ: Schroth (34.), Lanzinger (47./pp1)
Goals HCM: Garau (38.)
Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 4:0 (0:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Referees: SPORER, RIVIS F., Brondi, Rivis A.
Goals WSV: Cianfrone (30.), Gschliesser (36.), Conci (53./sh1/en), Randklev (60./sh1)
Goals GHE: –