Release from 26.03.2025

Jesenice and Sterzing with home advantage in second semi-final

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The semi-final series of the Alps Hockey League continue on Thursday. SIJ Acroni Jesenice and the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan will play in front of their home crowd. While the Slovenians started the semi-finals with a hard-fought away win at Rittner Buam SkyAlps, the South Tyroleans suffered a narrow defeat at EK Die Zeller Eisbären.

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SIJ Acroni Jesenice - Rittner Buam SkyAlps
It took until the 83rd minute of the game until Luc Slivnik shot Jesenice to a hard-fought 2:1 away win at the Rittner Buam SkyAlps on Tuesday. It was the third win for the Slovenians in the sixth duel of the season, the first in South Tyrol. Jesenice is still unbeaten in front of their home crowd in the current playoffs, while Ritten lost one of three away games in the quarter-final against Merano. On the “Buam” side, league top scorer Ethan Szypula is just three points short of the 100-point mark, which no player in the Alps Hockey League has yet been able to break. However, the Canadian failed to score in the semi-final opener. By comparison, Finland's Olli Valtola is Jesenice's top scorer with 53 points.

Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Master Round champions Zell am See started the semi-finals with a 3:1 home win against Sterzing. It was the second defeat in the current postseason for the South Tyroleans, while the “Polar Bears” are still without a single defeat. Overall, Zell am See has only lost one of its last 18 games. For the Broncos, Tuesday's defeat was their first after six wins in a row. The Salzburg side had the upper hand in all three encounters in the Regular Season, while Sterzing won the quarter-final series 4:0 last season.

Alps Hockey League:
Thursday, 27.03.2025:
19:00: SIJ Acroni Jesenice – Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: KAINBERGER, SNOJ, Jeram, Wucherer. | >> valcome.tv <<
Standings in the „best-of-7“ series 1:0

20:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: HOLZER T., LAZZERI, Brondi, Strimitzer. | >> valcome.tv <<
Standings in the „best-of-7“ series 0:1