One game suspension for Daniel Soraruf

Daniel Soraruf (#21) of Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan, time 50:35, made contact with an opponent deemed as High Sticking – IIHF Rule 60. Based on the video evidence, it is determined the incident to be worthy of supplementary discipline – Category 1 – “Careless”.

Saturday night, March 14, in Zell am See, an incident occurred involving Sterzing D’Man Daniel Soraruf (#21) and Zell am See forward Florian Widhalm (#69) which was penalized by the on-ice officials with a minor penalty.

Following a battle for the puck, Soraruf raised his stick and made contact with the back/neck area of Widhalm. The stick action occurred after the puck battle had concluded and resulted in contact with a vulnerable area of the opponent’s body.

This is high-sticking

It is important to note that players are responsible for maintaining control of their sticks at all times and must ensure that their stick actions do not make contact with an opponent in a dangerous or vulnerable area. In this situation, Soraruf raises his stick following the puck battle and makes contact with the opponent in the back/neck area. Players must be aware of the position of their stick at all times and ensure that it is kept under control when disengaging from a puck battle. This contact could have been avoided by keeping the stick lower and under control. Any stick action that makes contact with an opponent in the upper body or neck area carries a potential risk of injury and is therefore not considered an acceptable hockey play.

Effective immediately, the Alps Hockey League Department of Player Safety has suspended Daniel Soraruf for 1 game.

To summarize:

• This is high-sticking
• Dangerous
• Not a repeat offender

Previous suspensions:
none

Next game Daniel Soraruf (#21) of Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan is allowed to play:
19.03.2026 EK Die Zeller Eisbären vs. Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan

DOPS provided the following video: