Release from 05.01.2023

Leader Jesenice finishes Regular Season Phase 1 with a victory

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HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice prevailed in its last game of Regular Season Phase 1 at the EHC Lustenau with 6:2 and finishes the first phase of the season with 75 points sovereign at the top. Tenth-placed Lustenau has its 28th and final game of phase one on Saturday in Linz before the Vorarlberg side will continue to play in the Qualification Round.

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With 25 wins in 28 games of Regular Season Phase 1, last year's finalist HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice will start the Master Round, which starts on Thursday, January 19th, as number one. In the last game at the EHC Lustenau the Slovenians won clearly with 6:2. In the meantime they already led 2:0, before the home team from Vorarlberg could equalize with two goals within 48 seconds at the beginning of the second period. After that, however, Jesenice set the tone again and pulled away to 4:2 till the 31st minute. In the final period, the guests quickly made the preliminary decision in the power play, before they scored the final decision four minutes before the end of the game. In total, eight different players were on the scoresheet. For Lustenau it was the first defeat after two wins in a row. They are in tenth place in the standings ahead of their final game at the Steinbach Steel Wings Linz on Saturday (19:15).

Alps Hockey League | 05.01.2023:
EHC Lustenau – HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice 2:6 (0:1, 2:3, 0:2)
Referees: BRUNNER, RUETZ, Seewald, Tschrepitsch | Spectators: 493
Goals EHC: 1:2 König D. (25. Wilfan M. – Koczera P.), 2:2 Koczera P. (26./PP1 D´Alvise C.)
Goals JES: 0:1 Lesnicar T. (17. Sojer M.), 0:2 Ulamec L. (22. Jezovsek Z.), 2:3 Jezovsek Z. (30.), 2:4 Prostor A. (31. Svetina E. – Pance E.), 2:5 Planko D. (44./SH1 Pance E. – Svetina E.), 2:6 Pance E. (57. Svetina E. – Prostor A.)