Release from 10.10.2026

Ritten and Jesenice share top spot

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The Alps Hockey League has two teams tied at the top of the standings after Saturday's seventh round. Rittner Buam SkyAlps claimed a 4-1 road win over HC Merano Pircher in the South Tyrolean derby, while HD Jesenice shut out S.G. Cortina Hafro 3-0. Both teams now sit on 18 points. Former league leader HC Migross Asiago suffered a 5-1 defeat at KHL Sisak and dropped to third place. Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel and HC Gherdeina valgardena.it also recorded convincing wins, while EK Zeller Eisbären extended their winning streak to five games.

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Ritten wins top clash – Jesenice earns shutout
Rittner Buam SkyAlps claimed a 4-1 road victory over HC Merano Pircher to take over first place in the standings. After a scoreless opening period, Prast broke the deadlock with a shorthanded goal in the 33rd minute. Kostner then struck twice within five minutes in the third period to put Ritten firmly in control. Levin pulled one back for Merano on the power play, but Markkula sealed the win with an empty-netter. The result also snapped Merano's four-game winning streak.

HD Jesenice remains level on points with Ritten following a 3-0 home win over S.G. Cortina Hafro. The Slovenian side recorded its sixth consecutive victory, with Magovac opening the scoring on the power play in the first period. Spari Leben and Jakupovic added two more goals in the middle frame before Jesenice closed out its first shutout of the season.

Sisak ends Asiago's winning streak
KHL Sisak pulled off an impressive 5-1 home win over former league leader HC Migross Asiago. The visitors struck first through Rigoni in the opening minute, but Marinkovic quickly tied the game. Following a scoreless second period, Sisak took complete control in the final frame. Juric put the hosts ahead before Laaksonen, Marinkovic and Brus added three more goals to secure the convincing victory. The result ended Asiago's four-game winning streak.

Kitzbühel dominates – Zell extends winning streak
Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel cruised to an 8-2 road win over Red Bull Hockey Juniors. The visitors set the tone with three unanswered goals in the opening period and continued to pull away as the game progressed. Wittwer scored twice, while six other Kitzbühel players found the back of the net. The Eagles fired 44 shots on goal on their way to their biggest win of the season so far.

EK Zeller Eisbären also kept rolling, defeating Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 3-1 on the road for their fifth consecutive victory. Schmid and Coatta gave the visitors a 2-0 lead early in the second period. Engelaar pulled one back for Unterland, but Tomazevic sealed the win with a late empty-net goal. Zell am See moved up to fourth place in the standings.

Gherdeina earns convincing home win
HC Gherdeina valgardena.it recorded a 4-0 home victory over EC-KAC Future Team, claiming its first regulation win of the season. After a scoreless first period, Soracreppa, Dostalek and Pietroniro scored three unanswered goals in the middle frame. Kasslatter added another in the third to complete the shutout victory. For the young Klagenfurt side, it was a fourth straight defeat.

Alps Hockey League | Sat, 10.10.2026
HD Jesenice – S.G. Cortina Hafro 3-0 (1-0, 2-0, 0-0)
Referees: METZINGER, BROCK, Miklic, Veselka
Goals JES: Magovac (12./PP1), Spari Leben (25.), Jakupovic (26.)
Goals SGC: –

Red Bull Hockey Juniors – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 2-8 (0-3, 0-1, 2-4)
Referees: VOICAN, BENVEGNU, Preiser, Dell'Amico
Goals RBJ: Oberhauser (48.), Krizanovic (49.)
Goals KEC: Lisvics (5.), Höller (11.), Wittwer (16., 60./SH1), Lattner (39./SH1), Podlipnik (45./PP1), Ebner (52.), Krainz (60./SH1)

HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – EC-KAC Future Team 4-0 (0-0, 3-0, 1-0)
Referees: BULOVEC, LOIBNEGGER, Arlic, Strimitzer
Goals GHE: Soracreppa (21.), Dostalek (24.), Pietroniro (29./PP1), Kasslatter (49.)
Goals KFT: –

HC Merano Pircher – Rittner Buam SkyAlps 1-4 (0-0, 0-1, 1-3)
Referees: LAZZERI, ZUBLASING, Fecchio, P. Brondi
Goals HCM: Levin (55./PP1)
Goals RIT: Prast (33./SH1), Kostner (41., 45.), Markkula (60./EN)

KHL Sisak – HC Migross Asiago 5-1 (1-1, 0-0, 4-0)
Referees: OREL, LEBEN, Markizeti, Bergelj
Goals SIS: Marinkovic (5., 53./PP2), Juric (43.), Laaksonen (49.), Brus (54./PP1)
Goals HCA: Rigoni (1.)

Hockey Unterland Cavaliers – EK Zeller Eisbären 1-3 (0-1, 1-1, 0-1)
Referees: MOSCHEN, PIRAS, Callovini, A. Rivis
Goals HCU: Engelaar (40./PP1)
Goals EKZ: Schmid (3.), Coatta (21.), Tomazevic (60./EN)

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