Release from 13.03.2019

Matchpucks for Cortina, Jesenice, Lustenau and Rittner Buam on Thursday

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The best-of-three-Pre-Playoff-series in the Alps Hockey League will continue with game 2 in Cortina, Gherdeina, Kitzbühel and Sterzing on Thursday. Feldkirch, Gherdeina, Kitzbühel and Sterzing must win to extend their season.

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Alps Hockey League Pre-Playoff, game 2 (best of three):
Thu, 14.03.2019: EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel vs. Rittner Buam (20:00)
Thu, 14.03.2019: Wipptal Bronos Weihenstephan vs. HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (20:00)
Thu, 14.03.2019: Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro vs. VEU Feldkirch (20:30).
Thu, 14.03.2019: HC Gherdeina valgrdena.it vs. EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau (20:30).
 

Thu, 14.03.19: EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel vs. Rittner Buam (20:00, live: https://www.skysportaustria.at/ec-die-adler-kitzbuehel/)
Best-of-three-series: RIT vs. KEC: 1:0
Referees: DURCHNER, FICHTNER, Bergant, Snoj.
• Final ranking of the regular season: KEC 12 | RIT 5.
• streak: KEC 4 straight defeats | RIT 3 consecutive wins
• home-performance KEC: 8 wins / 20 games; streak: 5 straight home-losses
• road-performance RIT: 12 successes / 20 matches; streak: 2 straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last 5 games): KEC 1 victory / 4 losses | RIT 3 wins / 2 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): KEC vs. RIT: 0:3 (2:6 in Kitzbühel and 6:2 and 6:0 in Klobenstein)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory KEC | 6 successes RIT
• Italian Champion, Rittner Buam, would qualify for the Playoff Quarterfinals with a road-win in Kitzbühel on Thursday. The South Tyroleans have been successful in all (three) season-meetings with the Tyroleans so far and have always netted six goals per game.
• RIT is better ranked than KEC in all special statistics (Power Play, Penalty Killing, scoring efficiency and Fair Play).
• Their teams best scorers:
KEC: Adam Havlik – 47 points (21G/26A)
RIT: Alex Frei – 49 points (26G/23A).
 
Thu, 14.03.2019: Wipptal Bronos Weihenstephan vs. HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (20:00)
Best-of-three-series: JES vs. WSV: 1:0
Referees: RUETZ, STRASSER, Basso, Martin.
• Final ranking of the regular season: WSV 9. | JES 8.
• streak: WSV 1 defeat | JES 5 consecutive wins
• home-performance WSV: 14 victories / 20 games; streak: 1 home-win
• road-performance JES: 10 successes / 20 matches; streak: 3 straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last 5 games): WSV 3 victories / 2 losses | JES 5 wins / 0 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): WSV vs. JES: 1:2 (4:3/SO in Sterzing and 4:1 and 3:0 in Jesenice)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 wins WSV | 5 successes JES
• HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice would qualify for the Playoff Quarterfinals with a road-win in Sterzing on Thursday. But, watch out: The club having home-ice-advantage has left the ice as the winner in six straight contests. The „Red Steelers“ got their last victory in Sterzing on October 10th 2016 or 893 days ago.
• JES is on fire! The Slovenes have scored most goals (176) so far and allowed no goals in four out of their last five games!
• Their teams best scorers:
WSV: Brandon McNally – 50 points (16G/34A)
JES: Tadej Cimzar – 55 points (22G/33A).

Thu, 14.03.2019: Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro vs. VEU Feldkirch (20:30)
Best-of-three-serie: VEU vs. SGC: 0:1
Referees: MOSCHEN, OFNER, P. Giacomozzi, Holzer.
• Final ranking of the regular season: SGC 10. | VEU 7.
• streak: SGC 1 victory | VEU 1 defeat
• home-performance SGC: 10 wins / 20 matches; streak: 3 straight home-defeats
• road-performance VEU: 12 successes / 20 games; streak: 1 road-win
• form (performance during the last 5 games): SGC 2 successes / 3 defeats | VEU 2 wins / 3 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): SGC vs. VEU: 1:2 (8:6 and 2:4 in Feldkirch and 2:3/SO in Cortina)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 3 wins SGC | 4 victories VEU
• Sportivo Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro would qualify for the Quarterfinals with a home-win against the VEU Feldkirch on Thursday. The Italians have won two out of three home-games against the Austrians so far. But, watch out: The Vorarlberger have earned their win in Cortina just 11 days ago.
• SGC has collected most PIM (545 PIM) so far. Besides, Devin Di Diomete is most penalized player too (113 PIM).
Their teams best scorers:
SGC: Riccardo Lacedelli – 35 points (19G/16A).
VEU: Robin Soudek – 60 points (32G/28A).
 
Thu, 14.03.2019: HC Gherdeina valgrdena.it vs. EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau (20:30)
Best-of-three-series: EHC vs. GHE: 1:0
Referees: GAMPER, MORI, D. Rigoni, D. Rinker.
• Final ranking of the regular season: GHE 11. | EHC 6.
• streak: GHE 6 straight defeats | EHC 4 consecutive wins
• home-performance GHE: 9 wins / 20 games; streak: 2 straight home-losses
• road-performance EHC: 12 successes / 20 matches; streak: 1 road-win
• form (performance during the last 5 games): GHE 0 wins / 5 defeats  | EHC 4 wins / 1 defeat
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): GHE vs. EHC: 0:3 (2:7 in Gherdeina and 4:1 and 6:3 in Lustenau)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory GHE | 6 wins EHC
• EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau would qualify for the Quarterfinals with a road-win in Gherdeina on Thursday. The Vorarlberger have been successful in all (three) road-games in Gherdeina so far and have won five straight meetings with the „Furies“ as well. 
• EHC has the best scoring effiziency (12.41%). The Vorarlberger have already potted 164 goals out of 1.322 shots on the net.
• Their clubs best scorers:
GHE: David Roupec – 38 points (6G/32A).
EHC : Marc-Olivier Vallerand – 66 points (35G/31A).
 
Fotocredit: Max Pattis