Release from 23.09.2022

Lustenau travels to league leader Unterland

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Seven games are scheduled in the Alps Hockey League on Saturday. The league leaders Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, who are the only team still unbeaten, welcome EHC Lustenau. In the duel between S.G. Cortina Hafro and the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan, two teams meet who have won their last two games.

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Alps Hockey League:
Sat, 24.09.2022, 18:30: Hockey Unterland Cavaliers - EHC Lustenau
Referees: LAZZERI, RUETZ, Eisl, Mantovani | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

The Cavaliers are the only team in the Alps Hockey League still undefeated. After two victories, the league newcomer is even at the top of the table. Lustenau celebrated their first win in overtime against the Steel Wings on Thursday, but missed a multitude of chances, just as they did in their opener against Fassa.



Sat, 24.09.2022, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: KUMMER, OREL, Puff, Schweighofer | >> LIVESTREAM <<

Salzburg and Val Gardena have had identical seasons so far. Both teams started the campaign with a win and then had to admit defeat twice. On Thursday they even conceded five goals each. In the two duels last season, the away team prevailed in each case - the South Tyroleans were one of the strongest away teams in the league in the regular season anyway.

Sat, 24.09.2022, 19:15: Steinbach Steel Wings Linz - EC-KAC Future Team
Referees: BRUNNER, HLAVATY, Moidl, Weiss | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

The Steel Wings are still waiting for their first win in the new season, in the three games so far they only got a point in the overtime defeat in Lustenau. The EC-KAC Future Team holds two points after an overtime win over Salzburg. In the table, however, the Klagenfurt side is only in second-last place - one place ahead of their opponents from Upper Austria. The Carinthians have won seven of eight direct duels in the AHL so far.

Sat, 24.09.2022, 19:30: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: BAJT, REZEK, Bergant, Wucherer | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

Both of Kitzbühel's previous games and two of the Falcons' three games were not decided in regulation time. Once both teams got the extra point and currently have three points on their account. In 14 AHL duels between the two teams, the home team has won 12 times. Fassa, however, won their last two games in Kitzbühel.

Sat, 24.09.2022, 19:30: EC Bregenzerwald - Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, HOLZER, Huber, Rinker | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

The first home game of EC Bregenzerwald will be a showdown with the Rittner Buam Skyalps. The team from Vorarlberg celebrated their first win of the season in Fassa on Wednesday - they won in overtime after trailing three times. The team from Ritten could already add six points to their account. Besides clear victories against Wipptal and Meran, there was also a defeat in Zell am See. In the past season, both direct duels went to Bregenzerwald.

Sat, 24.09.2022, 19:30: HC Meran/o Pircher - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: STEFENELLI, VIRTA, Basso, Pardatscher | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

Jesenice celebrated their next clear home victory on Thursday against Salzburg, at home the runners-up won both games with a goal difference of 9:0. However, the Slovenians lost their only away game at league newcomer Unterland. Meran suffered their first defeat of the season in a 5:1 loss at Klobenstein after an opening win. The two teams faced each other twice last season, with the away team coming out on top each time.

Sat, 24.09.2022, 20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: FAJDIGA, MILOVANOVIC, Brondi, Cristeli | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

After defeats at the beginning of the season, Cortina as well as Sterzing celebrated two victories in a row. Both teams kept the upper hand in close games and prevailed by a one-goal margin each. In AHL history, there have already been 14 duels, with Cortina and Sterzing each winning seven. Cortina has a narrow lead in home games with 4:3 victories.