Jesenice hosts Lustenau in top match

Alps Hockey League:
Sat, 11.12.2021, 18:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - EHC Lustenau
Referees: FAJDIGA, LESNIAK, Bergant, Javornik

The top match of the round will take place in Jesenice. The leader of the table from Slovenia will meet the third-placed EHC Lustenau. Of the last ten games, Jesenice won nine, the Vorarlberg team eight. In the first duel of the season, Lustenau came back three times to win 7:4, captain Max Wilfan even scored a hat trick. In the direct AHL comparison, Jesenice leads with 10:7 wins. With ten wins from eleven games, the league leader has also been very strong at home so far. With Eric Pance, a Jesenice player leads the AHL scorer standings with 41 points.

Sat, 11.12.2021, 18:00: Rittner Buam - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: MOSCHEN, PINIE, Brondi, Da Pian | PPV-Stream

The Rittner Buam got back on the winning track after the surprisingly clear defeat in Asiago (1:8) on Thursday with a 4:1 victory over Cortina. The second-placed South Tyroleans will now meet Kitzbühel for the second time this season. After a goalless game after regulation, MacGregor Sharp decided the match in September in favor of the Rittners, who have thus won 12 of 13 meetings with the Eagles, who are currently ranked 14th. Kitzbühel recently suffered four consecutive defeats, but at least picked up a point at league leaders Jesenice.

Sat, 11.12.2021, 19:00: Steel Wings Linz - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: LEHNER, LOICHT, Legat, Voican | PPV-Stream

The Steel Wings Linz have alternated between wins and losses in their last five games, most recently a 2:5 defeat in Lustenau. With 23 points from 21 games, the Upper Austrians are currently in 15th place. The Fassa Falcons recently climbed to 12th position with two wins. The Italians showed a strong improvement, especially defensively, with only two goals conceded. The duel between the two teams has already taken place six times in the AHL, with Fassa coming out on top five times.

Sat, 11.12.2021, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: PAHOR, REZEK, Matthey, Moidl | FREE Stream

The Red Bull Hockey Juniors are currently one of the strongest teams in the league, picking up a total of 27 points from their last ten games. As a result, the Salzburgers improved to fifth place in the table. In the away win in Meran, the Red Bulls became the second team in the league to break the 100-goal mark, and with Luca Auer and Rasmus Lahnaviik (both 17 goals each), two Juniors players also lead the scoring charts. After a brilliant winning streak, opponents Gardena recently struggled and the last three games were all lost. Nevertheless, the Furie, which was defeated 2:7 in the first duel of the season, is in sixth place. In the AHL history Salzburg leads with 10:5 wins.

Sat, 11.12.2021, 19:30: BEMER VEU Feldkirch - Vienna Capitals Silver
Referees: HUBER, SCHAUER, Müller, Tschrepitsch | PPV-Stream

In the duel between BEMER VEU Feldkirch and the Vienna Capitals Silver, the second to last team meets the last, but both teams have recently shown good results. The team from Vorarlberg celebrated derby victories against Lustenau and Bregenzerwald, in the home game against Salzburg they had to admit defeat only in the shootout. Vienna even won two of its last three games and also defeated VEU at home in the first duel of the season. After nine AHL away games, however, the Viennese are still waiting for their first point. In the league history, Feldkirch leads with 2:1 wins.

Sat, 11.12.2021, 19:30: HC Merano/o Pircher - Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey
Referees: BENVEGNU, LEGA, Bassani, Weiss | PPV-Stream

With three defeats in a row, Merano slipped to eleventh place, with the league newcomer conceding at least five goals each time. The task won't be any easier on Saturday, when runners-up Asiago arrive. The Italians won both games after their long break from the league play, and the red and yellow team has won five in a row. Asiago is currently in fourth place, but has played the fewest games of the teams in the top-6. Merano and Asiago have already met twice this year, both in the Italian Supercup and in the first league duel Asiago prevailed.


Sat, 11.12.2021, 19:30: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: EGGER, SORAPERRA, Pace, Piras | PPV-Stream

The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan will face S.G. Cortina Hafro in their second game in the new arena. At the premiere the team from Sterzing had to admit defeat against Asiago 1:4. The Broncos are currently in 13th place, while the situation is better for their opponents Cortina, who have won five of their last seven games. Ivo Machacka's team, which lost the first duel of the season against the Broncos with 2:3, ranks eighth. 9 of 13 AHL duels were decided by only one goal difference, overall Sterzing is ahead with 7:6 wins.

Photo: Raphael Sturm