Release from 14.10.2025

Juniors defeat Kitzbühel | Ritten ends Gherdeina’s winning streak

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On Tuesday, all four games in the Alps Hockey League went to the home teams. The Red Bull Hockey Juniors narrowly defeated Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 2–1, overtaking the Tyroleans in the standings to move into third place. Meanwhile, the Rittner Buam SkyAlps claimed a convincing 5–1 win over HC Gherdeina valgardena.it, ending Gherdeina´s four-game winning streak. Leonardo Felicetti shone with a hat trick. Home wins were also recorded by EK Die Zeller Eisbären and HDD Jesenice.

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The Red Bull Hockey Juniors celebrated a 2–1 home win over Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel, moving up to third place in the standings. With 14 points, Salzburg now has a two-point lead over fifth-placed Kitzbühel, who suffered their second consecutive defeat. In their fifth home game of the season, the Juniors recorded their third win and have scored points in every home match so far. Mathias Böhm put the hosts ahead in the 36th minute. The score remained 1–0 until late in the game, when Nico Koschek added a goal in the 59th minute with Kitzbühel having pulled their goalie. RBJ goaltender Luca Haitzmann narrowly missed a shutout, as Kitzbühel captain Henrik Hochfilzer scored 36 seconds before the final buzzer to make it 2–1.

Felicetti shines in Ritten’s home win
The four-game winning streak of HC Gherdeina valgardena.it came to an end in Ritten. In the derby, the Rittner Buam SkyAlps dominated with a 5–1 victory. Leonardo Felicetti scored three goals—from 3–1 to 5–1—including a shorthanded strike, earning him man of the match honors. In the standings, Gherdeina remains in second place but missed the chance to take the top spot. Ritten sits fourth, just one point behind the leaders.

Zell am See wins at home against Cortina
In front of nearly 1,900 fans, defending champions EK Die Zeller Eisbären delivered a strong performance, defeating S.G. Cortina Hafro 3–1. Tim Coffman opened the scoring in the sixth minute—his fourth goal in the last two games after a hat trick in Asiago on Saturday. Later in the first period, just 16-year-old Paul Sintschnig extended the lead to 2–0 with a penalty shot. The EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV cooperation player was named Young Star of the Month in the win2day ICE Hockey League in September, after scoring a brace. Sintschnig also assisted on Christian Jennes’ power-play goal in the 45th minute, making it 3–0. Cortina managed a consolation goal eight minutes before the final buzzer while shorthanded. With the win, Zell am See climbed to sixth place, while Cortina remains ninth.

Jesenice wins high-scoring game
In the fourth game of the day, HDD Jesenice defeated the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 7–4 in a high-scoring affair. For the previous season’s finalist, it was only the second win of the season, while Unterland continues to occupy the bottom of the table. Jasa Jenko and Tjas Lesnicar both scored twice. After Unterland initially took the lead in the fourth minute, Jesenice pulled ahead 4–1 by the 25th minute and went on to secure a comfortable home victory.

Alps Hockey League:
Tue, 14.10.2025:
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 1:1)
Referes: HOLZER, OREL, Divis, Wucherer
Goals RBJ: 1:0 Böhm M. (36.), 2:0 Koschek N. (59./EN)
Goal KEC: 2:1 Hochfilzer H. (60.)

EK Die Zeller Eisbären – S.G. Cortina Hafro 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, Grisenti, Seewald J.
Goals EKZ: 1:0 Coffman T. (6.), 2:0 Sintschnig P. (18./PS), 3:0 Jennes C. (45./PP1)
Goals SGC: 3:1 Kalajanniska O. (52./SH1)

HDD Jesenice – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 7:4 (2:1, 3:2, 2:1)
Referees: BROCK, PIRAS, Fecchio, Steiner
Goals JES: 1:1 Jenko J. (9./PP1), 2:1 Urukalo Z. (13.), 3:1 Svetina E. (24.), 4:1 Lesnicar T. (25.), 5:2 Jenko J. (30./PP1), 6:3 Sojer T. (44.), 7:4 Lesnicar T. (58.)
Goals HCU: 0:1 Galimberti T. (5.), 4:2 Potsinok M. (29./PP1), 5:3 Pichler F. (38.), 6:4 Seniut A. (52.)

Rittner Buam SkyAlps – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)
Referees: BAJT, MOSCHEN, Markizeti, Miklic
Goals RIT: 1:0 Welychka B. (6.), 2:0 Fink K. (11./PP1), 3:1 Felicetti L. (35.), 4:1 Felicetti L. (46./SH1), 5:1 Felicetti L. (48.)
Goals GHE: 2:1 Schiavone D. (27.)

Copyright: Max Pattis