Release from 04.03.2025
The Rittner Buam SkyAlps earned second place in the Master Round on Tuesday with a 5:2 win at Cortina. Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel finished the intermediate round in third place with a victory in Jesenice. In addition, EC Bregenzerwald and Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan secured the last two quarter-final spots.
Information about the playoff pick
The playoff pick will take place on Wednesday at 9.30 am. The top 3 teams after the Master Round will select their opponent in a video conference. The fourth team is not available and will face the team that was not selected in the pick. The quarter-final pairings will be communicated on all Alps Hockey League channels immediately after the pick.
Three teams had the chance to finish second on the last matchday of the Master Round, with the Rittner Buam SkyAlps ultimately securing it. The reigning AHL champions prevailed 5:2 in Cortina. The visitors took the lead after just 25 seconds through Diego Cuglietta, but Cortina turned the game in its favour by the 25th minute. After Ritten managed to equalise in the middle period, the South Tyroleans finally decided the game in their favour in the third period. Cuglietta and Mads Larsen scored within eight seconds, while Manuel Öhler added an empty netter for the final score.
Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel secured third place, the Tyroleans won 3:0 in Jesenice. Anthony DeLuca scored in the 19th minute to give the visitors the lead in an evenly-matched first period. This narrow lead held until the third period, when Sebastian Labori (49) made it 2:0. Labori made the final score with an empty netter and Alexander Schmidt recorded a shutout with 28 saves.
Bregenzerwald and Sterzing in the quarter-finals
Two decisive pre-playoff games were also on the programme on Tuesday. EC Bregenzerwald made it through to the quarter-finals for the second time in a row, winning their home game against Gardena 4:3. Roberts Lipsbergs put the home side ahead after just 22 seconds, but the South Tyroleans turned the game in their favour in the first period. ECB equalised in the middle period, but Brad McGowan (45') put the visitors ahead again. However, Manuel Metzler levelled the score at 3:3 just 21 seconds later. Two minutes before the end of regulation time, Gardena conceded its first penalty of the game and Yannik Lebeda decided it with a powerplay goal.
The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan were already trailing 0:1 in the series against Celje. The South Tyroleans then won the away game and advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4:1 victory in game three. Thomas Galimberti put the home side ahead in the third minute, Adam Capannelli made it 2:0 before the first period break and Connor Sanvido added the third goal shortly after the restart. Celje were able to reduce the deficit through Jure Povse on power play, but Capannelli quickly restored the three-goal lead. The score remained that way until the end of the game.
Information about the playoff pick
The playoff pick will take place on Wednesday at 9.30 am. The top 3 teams after the Master Round will select their opponent in a video conference. The fourth team is not available and will face the team that was not selected in the pick. The quarter-final pairings will be communicated on all Alps Hockey League channels immediately after the pick.
Alps Hockey League
Master Round:
Tue, 04.03.2025
HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 0:3 (0:1,0:0,0:2)
Referees: OREL, SNOJ, Markizeti, Wucherer
Goals 0:1 KEC De Luca A. (18:21 / unassisted / EQ), 0:2 KEC Christiansen S. (48:09 / Maxa A. / EQ), 0:3 KEC Christiansen S. (59:56 / Matzka M. ,Waschnig L. / EQ)
S.G. Cortina Hafro - Rittner Buam SkyAlps 2:5 (1:1,1:1,0:3)
Referees: RIVIS, STEFENELLI, Formaioni, Pace
Goals 0:1 RIT Cuglietta D. (00:25 / Larsen M. ,Szypula E. / EQ), 1:1 SGC Lacedelli R. (07:54 / Lehtonen W. ,Di Tomaso G. / EQ), 2:1 SGC Saha M. (24:49 / Felicetti L. ,Lancedelli S. / EQ), 2:2 RIT Öhler M. (36:24 / Hjorth E. ,Kostner S. / PP), 2:3 RIT Cuglietta D. (49:46 / Szypula E. ,Larsen M. / EQ), 2:4 RIT Larsen M. (49:54 / Kostner S. / EQ), 2:5 RIT Öhler M. (58:58 / Giacomuzzi A. ,Kostner S. / EQ)
Pre-Playoffs (best-of-three), Game 3
Tue, 04.03.2025:
EC Bregenzerwald - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 4:3 (1:2,1:0,2:1)
Referees: BROCK, LAZZERI, Fleischmann, Zacherl
Goals 1:0 ECB Lipsbergs R. (00:22 / Metzler J. ,Fadieiev I. / EQ), 1:1 GHE Schiavone D. (17:35 / Kasslatter H. ,Cristellon Y. / EQ), 1:2 GHE Deluca S. (18:42 / DI CICCO J. ,Meneghini A. / EQ), 2:2 ECB Zwerger J. (23:12 / Ranftl F. ,Wempe L. / EQ), 2:3 GHE McGowan B. (44:49 / Deluca S. / EQ), 3:3 ECB Metzler M. (45:10 / Tschofen M. ,Erne L. / EQ), 4:3 ECB Lebeda Y. (58:29 / Lipsbergs R. ,Kuronen J. / PP)
Final standings in the“best-of-3” series: 2:1
Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - HK RST Pellet Celje 4:1 (2:0,2:1,0:0)
Referees: HLAVATY, VOICAN, Moidl, Weiss
Goals 1:0 WSV Galimberti T. (02:18 / De Lorenzo Meo L. ,Eisendle P. / EQ), 2:0 WSV Capannelli A. (12:23 / unassisted / EQ), 3:0 WSV Sanvido C. (21:43 / Capannelli A. ,Campoli N. / EQ), 3:1 HKC Povse J. (31:03 / Sotlar J. ,Jakupovic A. / PP), 4:1 WSV Capannelli A. (32:05 / Campoli N. ,Galimberti T. / EQ)
Final standings in the“best-of-3” series: 2:1