Release from 24.10.2026
Rittner Buam SkyAlps won the battle of the chasers at HD Jesenice in Round 11 of the Alps Hockey League and moved up to second place. Leaders EK Die Zeller Eisbären kept their one-point edge with a rout at HC Meran/o Pircher. HC Migross Asiago turned the game around in the third period against Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel, and Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina beat defending champions HC Gherdeina valgardena.it. EC-KAC Future Team edged KHL Sisak in a shootout, while Hockey Unterland Cavaliers won at Red Bull Hockey Juniors.
Ritten pass Jesenice | Zell score seven in Merano
The first two goals in Jesenice both came short-handed. Adam Capannelli gave Ritten the lead late in the first period, and Tevz Mlakar answered with a short-handed equalizer of his own in the middle frame. Angelo Miceli made the difference just over three minutes from time before Miro Markkula added an empty-netter. In front of 650 fans, Ritten outshot their hosts 36-18. With the win, the Buam moved past Jesenice and now sit one point behind Zell. Zell left nothing to chance in Merano. Blaz Tomazevic opened the scoring in the first period. After two more Zell goals in the second, Michael Levin got one back for Merano, but Tomazevic restored the cushion on the power play before the second intermission. Zell added three more in the third. Tomazevic finished with two goals and two assists, and Zan Jezovsek scored twice.
Asiago rally past Kitzbühel | Cortina beat defending champions Gherdeina
Kitzbühel led twice in Asiago and took a one-goal lead into the second intermission. Asiago turned it around in the third: Ryan Valentini tied it on the power play, Ethan Szypula put the hosts ahead and Michele Marchetti added another power-play goal. Matic Podlipnik pulled one back moments later, but Kitzbühel could not find the equalizer. The two teams meet again in Asiago on Sunday. Cortina got the better start against Gherdeina. Luca Barnabo and Eemeli Huhtanen scored in the first period before Matteo Luisetti cut the deficit with 13 seconds left in the frame. Dan Mantler shut the door from there and finished with 35 saves on 36 shots. Nicholas Rein sealed it with an empty-netter.
Future Team win in a shootout | Unterland strike early in Salzburg
EC-KAC Future Team led Sisak after the first period before the Croatian side scored three times in the second to take control. Aljaz Gregoric pulled Klagenfurt closer before the second intermission, and Andrej Hebar tied it early in the third. Gregoric restored the lead just over six minutes from time, but Vito Idzan equalized 24 seconds later. Gregoric then scored the deciding goal in the shootout. It was the Future Team's second win of the season. Unterland made a flying start in Salzburg, building a three-goal lead within the first twelve minutes through Gabriel Zerbetto, Villi Pisetta and Matthias Bonazzo. Niklas Korhonen got one back in the first period, and Hugo Engelaar restored the three-goal cushion in the second. Salzburg pulled within one in the third before Moritz Kaufmann settled it with 41 seconds remaining. Miiro Linjala had three assists. The win lifts the Cavaliers to ninth place.
Alps Hockey League | Sat, 24.10.2026
EC-KAC Future Team – KHL Sisak 5:4 S.O. (1:0, 1:3, 2:1, 0:0, 1:0)
Referees: SPORER, VOICAN, Preiser, Veselka
Goals KFT: Hrobat Plemelj (11.), Gregoric (39., 54., 65./SO), Hebar (43.)
Goals SIS: Juric (23.), Dobric (33.), Idzan V. (34., 54.)
HD Jesenice – Rittner Buam SkyAlps 1:3 (0:1, 1:0, 0:2)
Referees: OREL, BULOVEC, Pirsch, Wucherer
Goals JES: Mlakar (39./sh1)
Goals RIT: Capannelli (20./sh1), Miceli (57.), Markkula (60./en)
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 3:5 (1:3, 0:1, 2:1)
Referees: R. HUBER, LEBEN, Bergelj, Fender
Goals RBJ: Korhonen (15.), Fischer (41.), Krainer (58.)
Goals HCU: Zerbetto (2.), Pisetta (9.), Bonazzo (13.), Engelaar (38.), Kaufmann (60.)
HC Meran/o Pircher – EK Die Zeller Eisbären 1:7 (0:1, 1:3, 0:3)
Referees: BERGANT, LAZZERI, Markizeti, Rivis A.
Goals HCM: Levin (35.)
Goals EKZ: Tomazevic (7., 38./pp1), Jezovsek (21., 56./pp1), Schmid (27.), Coatta (46.), Putnik (48.)
HC Migross Asiago – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 4:3 (1:1, 0:1, 3:1)
Referees: VIRTA, CUSIN, Dell'Amico, Cristeli
Goals HCA: Ferretti (9.), Valentini (41./pp1), Szypula (47.), Marchetti (57./pp1)
Goals KEC: Engelhart J. (8.), Grönhagen (40.), Podlipnik (58.)
Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 3:1 (2:1, 0:0, 1:0)
Referees: PINIE, LOIBNEGGER, Callovini, Muigg
Goals SGC: Barnabo (2.), Huhtanen (10.), Rein (60./en)
Goals GHE: Luisetti (20.)