Release from 01.02.2017
Asiago Hockey and the HC Pustertal succeeded with position wins and made the jump into the top-3 of the master round. Also the WSV Sterzing Broncos narrowed the gap to the leader, in qualification round B they are only trailing by 4 points to the leader of Zell. Feldkirch (master round) and Kitzbühel (group b) remain without points.
FBI VEU Feldkirch – HC Pustertal 2:6
Feldkirch had a good start and created a couple of good chances. In the ninth minute the hosts took the lead, Patrick Maier scored the first goal of the night. After that the hosts even created a couple more chances, but didn’t succeed. Pustertal did a better job in executing in this phase and tied the game. After the powerplay goal of Oberrauch, Pustertal found their rhythm and took control. Shortly before the end of the period Helfer took the lead for the guests for the first time of the night. Feldkirch started with a big fight in the second period and succeeded in the 35th minute. Martin Mairitsch tied the game again. It was again shortly before the end of the period, when Pustertal took the lead again. In the final period Feldkirch tried to come back one more time, but Pustertal did the better job in execution and scored two more goals. The sixth and final goal of the guests was shot again by Oberrauch in the final minute. Pustertal won by 6:2 and took the second place oft he master round.
EC Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan 2:3
After some troubles in the beginning the hosts found their rhythm. In the 15th minute Kitzbühel celebrated for the first time, but it was too early the goal didn’t count. So the period ended 0:0. In the second period the eagles took control and succeeded with two goals of Henrik Hochfilzer in the 24th and 29th minute. But only moments after that the Broncos made the turnaround after goals of Bahensky and Felicetti. In the last period first Kitzbühel had a big chance for the lead. The guests did it better and took the lead in the 50th minute. Stofner brought the decision. In the last minutes the eagles tried everything to tie the game, but didn’t succeed. After that success Sterzing narrowed the gap to the leader in qualification round B to four points.
EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau – Asiago Hockey 0:1
In the first period both teams had a couple of opportunities, but no team was able to score a goal. Also the two goalies did a great job and prevented their teams from goals in the first 20 minutes. In the second period Lustenau made a lot pressure towards the goal of Asiago. But the defense of the Italians stood stable. In the 24th minute Asiago succeeded after a breakaway. A shot from the blue line of Michael Sullivan was deflected and let Patrick Machreich no chance. Lustenau created a couple of possibilities, but Frederic Cloutier saved all the shots. In the 36th minute the itlalians have the chance to increase the lead, when two players of Lustenau were sitting in the penalty box. But the Lions killed the double power play of Asiago. Lustenau started the last period very ambitious, but the defense of asiago was unbeatable at this day. All the power plays of Lustenau were killed by Cloutier and Asiago. Lustenau had to take the first defeat in the master round and Asiago took the third place.
Sky Alps Hockey League:
FBI VEU Feldkirch – HC Pustertaler Wölfe 2:6 (1:2, 1:1, 0:3)
Referees: COLCUC, STRASSER, Giacomozzi, Rinker
Goals VEU: 1:0 Maier (9./ Parks-Fekete), 2:2 Mairitsch (35./pp1/Stanley-Fekete),
Goals PUS: 1:1 Oberrauch (14./pp1/Andergassen- Helfer), 1:2 Helfer (19./Andergassen -Bona), 2:3 Sirokovs (40./Thum-Bona), 2:4 De Lorenzo Meo (44./ Schweitzer-Pritz), 2:5 Tauber (46./ Andergassen-Oberrauch), 2:6 Oberrauch (60./pp1/Sirokovs)
EC Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – WSV Sterzing Broncos Weihenstephan 2:3 (0:0, 2:2, 0:1)
Referees: BENVEGNU, WIDMANN, Holzer, Pinie
Goals KEC: 1:0 Hochfilzer (24./pp1/ Orsagh-Echtler), 2:0 Hochfilzer (29./Sarkanis-Podzins),
Goals WSV: 2:1 Bahensky (31./Verreault-Paul-Stofner), 2:2 Felicetti (33.), 2:3 Stofner (50./Verreault-Paul- Bahensky)
EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau – Asiago Hockey 0:1 (0:0, 0:1, 0:0)
Referees: HOLLENSTEIN, PIANEZZE, De Toni, Kalb
Goal ASH: 0:1 Sullivan (24./Miglioranzi-Long)
Picture: Massimo Pattis