Release from 26.02.2024

Pre-Playoffs start on Tuesday | Streaming "Playoff Pass"

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We are still looking for two quarter-finalists in the Alps Hockey League. These will be determined in "best-of-3" Pre-Playoff series, which begin on Tuesday. Further match dates are Thursday, February 29 and Saturday, March 2 (if necessary). The day after the last Pre-Playoff game, the Playoff pick will take place at 10:00 am. In the Pre-Playoffs, the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel will face the HC Meran/o Pircher, and the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it will take on the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers.

All games of the Postseason are available in the livestream on valcome.tv. With the "Playoff Pass", all matches from the Pre-Playoffs to the decisive final can be streamed for €50.

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Alps Hockey League | 27.02.2024 | Pre-Playoffs 1:
Tue, 27.02.2024, 19:30: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - HC Meran/o Pircher
Referees: BAJT, BULOVEC, Bergant, Jeram. | >> valcome.tv <<
For the second time in a row, the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel is in the Pre-Playoffs of the Alps Hockey League. As winners of Qualification Round B, the Tyroleans will face the HC Meran/o Pircher, who finished Qualification Round A in second place. For the South Tyroleans, this is their first Postseason qualification in their third AHL season. Last season, Kitzbühel reached the quarter-finals for the first time after a 2:0 win over Fassa in the Pre-Playoffs. Kitzbühel is currently in very good form, with four wins in a row. But Merano is also very consistent, defeating both defending champion Jesenice and QRA winner Gherdeina last week to qualify for the Pre-Playoffs. Jesenice, on the other hand, missed out on the Postseason in third place. In the offense, Calder Anderson (77 points) and Nolan Ritchie (72 points) shine for HCM. Both players lead the league's top scoring charts. Kitzbühel's top scorer is Joonas Niemelä with 51 points. Kitzbühel have won both head-to-head duels this season. At the start of the season, on September 16, the KEC even won at home with 10:1, in the second encounter the "Eagles" narrowly kept the upper hand with 5:4.

Tue, 27.02.2024, 20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: PINIE, SCHAUER, Rinker, Seewald J. | >> valcome.tv <<
After the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it missed the Postseason last season, the two-time quarterfinalist is back in the Postseason. The winner of Qualification Round A will face the second-placed team in Qualification Round B, the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, in the Pre-Playoffs. This is the second Postseason appearance for the team from Neumarkt in their second AHL season. Last season, the Cavaliers even went straight to the quarter-finals. In the current campaign, Unterland made the Pre-Playoffs with a strong qualifying round. They scored points in six of their eight games and even won five. Gherdeina played an even better Intermediate Round. The "Furie" won six out of eight matches, only losing to Merano and Celje at home. In the H2H with Unterland, Val Gardena suffered a clear 4:8 defeat at home in September, but gained revenge with a narrow 2:1 victory away from home. The outstanding offensive player for Gherdeina is Anthony DeLuca. With 49 goals this season, the 29-year-old is by far the top goal scorer in the multinational league. Adam Capannelli follows in second place with 33 goals. DeLuca has scored three hat-tricks in the last eight games. Overall, the left-shooter has only failed to score a goal in nine of 36 Regular Season games.

Streaming "Playoff Pass" available
All games of the postseason are available in the livestream on valcome.tv. With the "Playoff Pass", all matches from the Pre-Playoffs to the decisive final can be streamed for €50. The fee for a "single ticket" is €7.50.

>> To the Playoff Pass <<