Release from 26.11.2025

Kitzbühel’s winning streak faces a test against league leaders

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Five games are scheduled in the Alps Hockey League on Thursday. The Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel’s six-game winning streak will be put to the test against league leaders Red Bull Hockey Juniors. In Croatia, KHL Sisak and HC Migross Asiago will clash in another duel of top-five teams. Defending champions EK Die Zeller Eisbären visit Cortina, while Meran hosts EC Bregenzerwald in the only Friday matchup.

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Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Kitzbühel have celebrated six straight victories, most recently winning away against Unterland. The Tyroleans sit third in the standings, eight points behind leaders Salzburg, but with three games in hand. The Juniors reclaimed first place on Tuesday with a 2–1 overtime win over Cortina and boast the league’s best offense, scoring 80 goals in 20 games. Kitzbühel, meanwhile, have the best defense, conceding just 38 goals in 17 contests. Salzburg’s Maxim Eliseev leads the scoring chart with 19 goals, while Kitzbühel’s Yoan Loshing ranks fourth with 15. The Juniors narrowly won the first head-to-head this season, but Kitzbühel took the last three encounters on home ice.

KHL Sisak – HC Migross Asiago
Another top matchup awaits in Croatia: KHL Sisak have won eight of their last ten games and currently holds second place in the standings. Fifth-placed Asiago have picked up points in eight straight games, winning five of them. Sisak have also won their last five home fixtures. Asiago, with four wins in nine games away from home, sit mid-table in the road ranking. Ryan Valentini leads the league in scoring with 36 points. Sisak took the first meeting of the season 5–4 on the road.

S.G. Cortina Hafro – EK Die Zeller Eisbären
The reigning champions from Zell am See are also in top form, riding a five-game winning streak. Their latest success was a 7–4 home victory over league leaders Juniors. Cortina, meanwhile, have lost two in a row, including a 2–1 overtime defeat in Salzburg on Tuesday – their seventh consecutive road loss. The Austrians, currently fourth, also won the first matchup of the season 3–1.

Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
After two straight wins, Sterzing have climbed to ninth place - nine points away from the top five. Bottom-placed Unterland have won only one of their last seven games but earned six of their nine total points on the road. The Broncos have won the last three head-to-head games, including this season’s first meeting.

HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – HDD Jesenice
Gardena are in a rough patch, having lost nine of their past ten games and sitting second to last in the standings. Interim coach Elmar Parth’s debut also ended in defeat against Sterzing. Jesenice, who ended their own losing streak over the weekend with an overtime win in Asiago, sit one point ahead of Gardena in tenth place. From ten away games, the former AHL champions have picked up just four points. The Slovenians have won the last four direct matchups, including a 5–1 victory in this season’s opener.

HC Meran/o Pircher – EC Bregenzerwald
The only Friday encounter features Meran and Bregenzerwald, both seeking to return to winning ways. The South Tyroleans have dropped four consecutive games, lying 11th in the standings, while ECB are sixth after two losses to Sisak — one in a shootout and one in overtime. With 15 points from ten road games, Bregenzerwald rank among the league’s best away teams. They also won the first matchup of the season 5–2.

Alps Hockey League:
Thu, 27.11.2025
19:30: Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: BENVEGNU, WINKLER, Fecchio, Moidl

19:30: KHL Sisak - HC Migross Asiago
Referees: METZINGER, SNOJ, Arlic, Miklic

20:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: MOSCHEN, STEFENELLI, Brondi, Cristeli

20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it HDD Jesenice
Referees: LEBEN, VIRTA, Abeltino, Bergelj

20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: LAZZERI, PIRAS, Divis, Ilmer

Fri, 28.11.2025
20:30: HC Meran/o Pircher - EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, PINIE, Cristeli, Grisenti

All games are live on Valcome.TV.

Photo ©Red Bull Eishockey Akademie / Heiko Mandl