Ritten travels to Asiago for the top match

Alps Hockey League:
Sat, 04.12.2021, 17:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: LOICHT, PAHOR, Bergant, Javornik

Jesenice put another exclamation mark Thursday with a 10:1 home win over Gardena. At home, the league leader only had to admit defeat to league newcomer Meran in the season opener after penalty shootout, the Slovenians decided the nine other games in their favor. On Saturday, Jesenice can become the first team of the season to break the 100-goal mark in its home game against Kitzbühel - head coach Nik Zupancic's team currently has 97 goals. Opponent Kitzbühel were beaten 3:2 by Salzburg in their first game of December, the third defeat in a row for the 15th-placed Tyroleans. The Eagles won three of their five games this season away from home. At the beginning of November, Jesenice prevailed 6:1 in Kitzbühel, the Slovenians also lead in the AHL comparison with 9:2 wins.

Sat, 04.12.2021, 18:00: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: FAJDIGA, VIRTA, Arlic, Bassani | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

After nine wins in a row, Val Gardena had to admit defeat twice recently - the "Furie" lost clearly to the current top teams Jesenice and Ritten in each case. Nevertheless, the South Tyroleans are still in sixth place. Opponent Cortina has shown improvement since mid-November, winning four out of five games during this time. As a result, head coach Ivo Machacka's team is six points behind Val Gardena in tenth place. In the first duel of the season, Val Gardena prevailed 6:3 away from home, but Cortina leads in AHL history with 11:4 victories.

Sat, 04.12.2021, 19:15: Vienna Capitals Silver - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: LEHNER, WIDMANN, Moidl, Voican

After a sense of achievement against Kitzbühel, the Vienna Capitals Silver were defeated 3:6 in Klagenfurt on Thursday. The last team in the table from Vienna also conceded by far the most goals against (99). Now it comes to the first season duel with the Fassa Falcons, who celebrated two victories recently. The Italians picked up ten points from the last four games and improved to 14th place. Vienna and Fassa have faced each other twice in the Alps Hockey League so far, both duels went to the Falcons.

The Vienna Capitals Silver strengthen their defense with 19-year-old Latvian Emils Auzins. The talented defender has been through all the youth teams in his home country and now wants to take the next step in his career in Austria's capital.



Sat, 04.12.2021, 19:30: EHC Lustenau - Steel Wings Linz
Referees: SCHAUER, STEFENELLI, Müller, Piras | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

Lustenau's five-game winning streak ended in the derby against Feldkirch. As the best Austrian team, EHC is currently in third place. Now the Vorarlberg team will face a "favorite opponent" in the form of the Steel Wings Linz. All five AHL games so far have gone to Lustenau. But two weeks ago, the Lions had to fight hard for the three points. In the end, the EHC won 4:3 against the Upper Austrians. The 13th-placed Linz team recovered from five defeats in November to win two of their last three games.

Sat, 04.12.2021, 20:00: BEMER VEU Feldkirch - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: HOLZER, LEGA, De Zordo, Spiegel | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

After the defeat in Cortina, the next tough opponent is coming up for BEMER VEU Feldkirch. Currently fourth in the Alps Hockey League standings, Red Bull Hockey Juniors come to Vorarlberghalle on Saturday. The Salzburgers have 40 points from 25 games on their account. The last results show how strong and constant they are. In the past ten games, the Red Bulls have finished only one game without points. However, after derby victories over Lustenau and Bregenzerwald, VEU is aiming for its third home win in a row. In the AHL history, the Vorarlbergers even lead with 6:4 wins.

Sat, 04.12.2021, 20:30: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - Rittner Buam
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, PINIE, Bedana, Fleischmann | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

In the top match of the 21st round in the Alps Hockey League, second in the table Ritten is the guest of fifth Asiago. The home side has 39 points and thus four points less than the Rittner Buam on their account, however, the team from the Veneto has also played three games less. In recent weeks, the AHL runners-up were only in action at the Continental Cup tournament in Krakow, Poland, and their last league game was a 3:1 win in Vienna on November 6. The Rittner Buam, on the other hand, are on a roll. Santeri Heiskanen's team has won all of its last four games. In addition, the South Tyroleans also clearly decided the first season duel with Asiago in their favor (5:1). However, Asiago has been very strong at home so far, with the Yellow-Red leaving the ice as winners nine times out of ten games. Of 29 AHL meetings so far, the Buam have won 16. In total, it is the 169th duel - here the "Stellati" have the nose in front with 93:73 wins with two draws.

Sun, 05.12.2021, 16:00: EC-KAC Future Team - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: BAJT, REZEK, Arlic, Snoj | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<

After Fassa plays in Vienna on Saturday, the Falcons already meet the EC-KAC Future Team away on Sunday. The Carinthians ended their six-game losing streak against the Silver Capitals on Thursday. Despite the meager points haul in November, the KAC is in eighth place. In eleven AHL duels between Klagenfurt and Fassa so far, the Italians prevailed no less than eight times.

Photo: Max Pattis