Release from 29.12.2024

Last round of 2024 on Monday

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The last round of the Alps Hockey League in 2024 is scheduled for Monday. Leader SIJ Acroni Jesenice face HK RST Pellet Celje away in the derby. Defending champions Rittner Buam SkyAlps will face the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers in the South Tyrol derby. A total of five games are scheduled. Among others, second-placed EK Die Zeller Eisbären are not in action.

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Defending champions Rittner Buam SkyAlps welcome the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers in the last game of the year. Both derbies so far this season have gone to Ritten by 5:4/OT. The third-placed team has won three of its last five games, while ninth-placed Unterland has also been victorious in three of its last five games. On Saturday, the Cavaliers lost 2:5 in Sterzing, while Ritten prevailed 5:3 in Gherdeina.

In the Slovenian derby, HK RST Pellet Celje, who are tenth in the table, welcome leaders SIJ Acroni Jesenice. The 2023 AHL champions prevailed 4:2 in the top-of-the-table game at Zell am See on Saturday. It was the sixth win in a row for Jesenice. Celje, on the other hand, have been waiting four games for a win. On Saturday, they were clearly defeated 1:7 in Kitzbühel, but have won both of their duels against Jesenice so far this season (2:1, 6:2).

HC Meran/o Pircher, who are eighth in the table, welcome fourth-placed Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel. The South Tyroleans have been beaten in their last two games, but before that they won four games in a row. Kitzbühel have won two of their last five games. In the first duel of the season with Meran, the Tyroleans won 5:2 away from home. However, Kitzbühel are three away games without a win.

In the second South Tyrolean derby of the day, bottom-placed HC Gherdeina valgardena.it will take on the seventh placed Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan. While Val Gardena has been waiting for a win for six games, Vipiteno has won all of its last three games. Although the WSV were beaten 1:3 by Val Gardena in their first game of the season, they got their revenge in the second encounter with a clear 8:2 home win.

In the fifth and final game of the day, S.G. Cortina Hafro will host EC Bregenzerwald. The Italians have won three of their last five games and are fifth in the table. Bregenzerwald have won two of their last five games and are eleventh in the table. The Vorarlberg team lost their first game of the season against the Italians at home with 3:6.

Alps Hockey League:
Monday, 30.12.2024:
18:00: Rittner Buam SkyAlps – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: BENVEGNU, MOSCHEN, Brondi, Weiss. | >> valcome.tv <<

19:00: HK RST Pellet Celje – SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: BULOVEC, HLAVATY, Legat, Telesklav. | >> valcome.tv <<

19:30: HC Meran/o Pircher – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: LAZZERI, STEFENELLI, Abeltino, Rivis. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: PIRAS, VIRTA, Fecchio, Grisenti. | >> valcome.tv <<

20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro – EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: LEGA, PINIE, Cristeli, Cusin. | >> valcome.tv <<