Release from 29.11.2023
Last season, SIJ Acroni Jesenice and S.G. Cortina Hafro delivered a heart-stopping final over six games. This season, the two finalists from the previous season are currently in a weak phase, which will be ended by one of the two teams on Thursday. However, the Rittner Buam SkyAlps and the Red Bull Hockey Juniors will be looking to extend their "hot streak" against their opponents on Thursday.
Alps Hockey League: Thu, 30.11.2023,
19:00: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - HK RST Pellet Celje
Referees: KAINBERGER, LEHNER, Hesina, Moidl >> valcome.tv <<
In the duel between EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel and HK RST Pellet Celje, two teams with a "cold streak" meet. The Adler have not been able to pick up any points for three games, while the league newcomers from Slovenia have been without points for four games and are now in penultimate place. Kitzbühel and Celje meet for the first time this season. The last match between these two teams dates back to 30.01.2016 - both teams were still playing in the Inter-National League at the time. This season, both teams are still struggling with their power play: Celje is only converting 13.9% of power plays (15th place), while Kitzbühel is only converting 11.1%, which puts them in last place in the Alps Hockey League.
19:00: SIJ Acroni Jesenice - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: FAJDIGA, SCHWEIGHOFER, Bergant, Telesklav >> valcome.tv <<
SIJ Acroni Jesenice have not been able to get going since the International Break. The Slovenians have now suffered three defeats in a row and have slipped back to fifth place in the table. However, not only the reigning champions, but also the runners-up are currently in a weak phase. Cortina have picked up just four points in their last four games and are only seventh in the table. Last year's finalists will face each other for the second time this season on Thursday. In the first rematch of the final, Cortina managed a narrow revenge. Marco Sanna scored the winner in the last minute of regulation time.
19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: HLAVATY, MEIXNER, Kanyo, Weiss >> valcome.tv <<
The Red Bull Hockey Juniors are currently one of the hottest teams in the Alps Hockey League. The young Salzburgers have now been unbeaten for six games and have climbed to fourth place in the table. The Cavaliers recently ended a four-game losing streak with an impressive 10:2 victory over Celje. Both Moritz Kaufmann and Alex Egger scored a brace.
19:15 Steel Wings LINZ AG - Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: BROCK, OREL, Angyal, Matthey >> valcome.tv <<
The Rittner Buam SkyAlps are currently not only the hottest team in the league - they have taken maximum points from their last eight games - but also recently took over the lead in the Alps Hockey League. But Steel Wings LINZ AG is also in a really good mood at the moment. The Upper Austrians have won four of their last five matches and have climbed to tenth place in the table. Only in the Austrian duel against the Red Bull Hockey Juniors did the Black Wings fail to score a goal and thus also fail to win. In their first meeting with the Rittner Buam just under a month ago, the Steel Wings suffered a narrow defeat.
20:30 HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - HC Meran/o Pircher
Referees: LAZZERI, PIRAS, Brondi, Fecchio >> valcome.tv <<
HC Meran/o has also been doing well in recent weeks. The South Tyroleans have recently recorded three wins in a row. HC Gherdeina has also improved its performance, having won two games in a row recently and captured at least one point against Steel Wings LINZ AG to move closer to the middle of the table. The first season duel between these two teams was even a clear affair for Val Gardena, who won 6:1 in October.
20:30 SHC Fassa Falcons - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: PINIE, STEFENELLI, Grisenti, Pace >> valcome.tv <<
The SHC Fassa Falcons have been getting better and better in recent weeks. After six previous defeats, the Falcons have won four of their last five games. The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan won at least the last two games and were thus able to keep up with the top of the table. The gap to the third-placed team is currently just three points. The Broncos narrowly won the first meeting of the season thanks to a late brace from Connor Sanvido.
Alps Hockey League: Fri, 01.12.2023,
19:30 EC-KAC Future Team - EHC Lustenau
Referees: BULOVEC, WIDMANN, Markizeti, Wendner >> valcome.tv <<
In the only Friday game of the Alps Hockey League, the EC-KAC Future Team will host EHC Lustenau. The young team from Klagenfurt has now gone 13 games without a win or points. EHC Lustenau have also had better spells this season, picking up just two points in their last four games and slipping back to eleventh place in the table as a result. However, the Vorarlberg side recorded an extremely convincing 6-2 win in their first game of the season against the KAC, in which Jesper Ohrvall scored a hat-trick.