Release from 23.03.2019
Alps Hockey League, Quarterfinals #4 (best of seven)
Sun, 24.03.2019: EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau vs. Red Bull Hockey Juniors (17:30)
Sun, 24.03.2019: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice vs. Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (18:00)
Sun, 24.03.2019: Rittner Buam vs. HK SZ Olimpija (18:00)
Sun, 24.03.2019: Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro vs. HC Pustertal Wolves (18:30)
Sun, 24.03.2019, 17:30, Live-Stream: EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau vs. Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: LEGA, STRASSER, Cristeli, Martin.• best-of-seven-series: 1:2• final ranking after the regular season: EHC 6. | RBJ 3.
• Streak: EHC 1 defeat / RBJ 1 victory
• home-performance EHC: 17 wins / 22 games
• road-performance RBJ: 14 victories / 21 matches
• form (performance during the last 5 games): EHC 3 wins and 2 losses | RBJ 4 wins and 1 defeat
• Head-to-head 2018/19:
o 4:2 EHC @Lustenau
o 4:3/OT EHC @Salzburg
o 3:2 RBJ @Salzburg (QF1)
o 4:3/OT EHC @Lustenau (QF2)
O 6:4 RBJ @Salzburg (QF3)
• Head-to-head (overall Alps Hockey League): 3 wins RBJ | 6 successes EHC
• Topscorer:o EHC: Marc-Olivier Vallerand – 69 points (36 G | 33A)
o RBJ: Oliver Nordberg – 77 points (30 G|47 A)
• Red Bull Hockey Juniors would earn three matchpucks with a road-win in Lustenau on Sunday. Salzburg is leading 2:1 in the best-of-seven-Quarterfinals. But, watch out: The Vorarlberger have won all four home-games against the Mozart Citzens in the Alps Hockey League so far and they are unbeaten at home in March as well (four wins).
• The Alps Hockey League’s best scorers - Salzburgs Oliver Nordberg (77 points) and Lustenau‘s Marc Olivier Vallerand (69 points) will be in action in Lustenau on Sunday.
Sun, 24.03.2019, 18:00, Live-Stream: Rittner Buam vs. HK SZ Olimpija
Referees: A. LAZZERI, RUETZ, Mantovani, Piras. • best-of-seven-series: 1:2• final ranking after the regular season: RIT 5. | HKO 2.
• streak: RIT 1 defeat / HKO 1 win
• home-performance RIT: 18 successes / 22 games
• road-performance HKO: 15 victories / 21 matches
• form (performance during the last 5 games) : RIT 3 wins and 2 losses | HKO 4 successes and 1 defeat
• Head-to-head 2018/19:
o 5:1 HKO @Ljubljana
o 5:1 HKO @Klobenstein
o 3:0 HKO @Ljubljana (QF1)
o 4:0 RIT @Klobenstein (QF2)
O 6:2 HKO @Ljubljana (QF3)
• Head-to-head (overall Alps Hockey League): 5 wins HKO | 2 successes RIT
• Their teams best scorers:o RIT: Johan Eriksson – 50 points (22G|28A)
o HKO: Ales Music – 50 points (22G|28A).
• HK SZ Olimpija would get three matchpucks with a victory in Klobenstein on Sunday. The Slovenes are leading 2:1 in the best-of-seven-Quarterfinals.
• But, watch out: Rittner Buam have played strong defense at home in the Post Season so far! The Italian Champion has won both home-games in the Pre Playoffs against EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel (6:0) and in the Quarterfinals game #2 against HK SZ Olimpija (4:0), allowing zero goals.
Sun, 24.03.2019, 18:00, Live-Stream: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice vs. Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935
Referees: OFNER, WIDMANN, Bärnthaler, Holzer
• best-of-seven-series: 3:0
• final ranking after the regular season: JES 8. | ASH 4.
• Streak: JES 9 consecutive wins / ASH 3 straight losses
• home-performance JES: 14 successes / 22 matches
• road-performance ASH: 13 wins / 21 games
• form (performance during the last 5 games): JES 5 wins and 0 losses | ASH 1 victory and 4 defeats
• Head-to-head 2018/19:
o 2:1 OT JES @Jesenice
o 3:2 SO ASH @Asiago
o 2:1 JES @Asiago (QF1)
o 3:2/OT JES @Jesenice (QF2)
O 3:1 JES @Asiago (QF3)
• Head-to-head (overall Alps Hockey League): 9 wins ASH | 7 successes JES
• Their clubs best scorers:
o JES: Tadej Cimzar – 57 points (24G|33A)
o ASH: Anthony Bardaro – 68 points (31G|37A)
• HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice would already step up to the semifinals with a home-win against Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 on Sunday. The Slovenes are leading in best-of-seven-Quarterfinals 3:0 after three „low-scoring-games (2:1, 3:2/OT and 3:1).
• HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice has been convincing lately: The „Red Steelers“ have won nine straight games, allowing just six goals.
Sun, 24.03.2019, 18:30: Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro vs. HC Pustertal Wolves
Referees: BULOVEC, VIRTA, D. Rigoni, Snoj.
• best-of-seven-series: 0:3
• final ranking after the regular season: SGC 10. | PUS 1.
• Streak: SGC 3 straight defeats / PUS 3 straight wins
• home-performance SGC: 11 victories / 22 matches
• road-performance PUS: 18 successes / 21 games
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): SGC 2 wins and 3 losses | PUS 4 successes and 1 defeat
• Head-to-head 2018/19:
o 5:0 PUS @Cortina
o 3:1 PUS @Bruneck
o 2:1 SO PUS @Cortina
o 3:2 PUS @Bruneck
o 1:0 PUS @Bruneck (QF1)
o 1:0 PUS @Cortina (QF2)
O 3:2/OT PUS @Bruneck (QF3)
• Head-to-head (overall Alps Hockey League): 6 wins SGC | 12 successes PUS
• Their clubs best scorers:
o SGC: Devin Di Diomete – 37 points (24G|13A)
o PUS: Markus Gander – 51 points (27 G|24A)
• PUS will travel with confidence to Cortina. The „Wolves“ have won eight straight meetings with the S.G.
• HC Pustertal Wolves would already step up to the semifinals with a win in Cortina on Sunday. Bruneck is already leading in the best-of-seven-Quarterfinals 3:0 after three „low-scoring“-wins (1:0,1:0,3:2/OT).
Fotocredit: David S. Wassagruba