Road games for the top four

Alps Hockey League:
Sat, 30.09.2023, 18:00: HK RST Pellet Celje - EHC Lustenau
Referees: BULOVEC, WUNTSCHEK, Arlic, Bergant | >> valcome.tv <<

Jesenice hosts Lustenau in Friday's lone Alps Hockey League game. Only one day later, the Vorarlbergers play at Celje. The league newcomer is still waiting for the first point after four games. With three goals scored, the Slovenians have the weakest offense so far. Lustenau, on the other hand, has already recorded two victories, while the Lions were narrowly beaten away in Zell am See.

Sat, 30.09.2023, 19:00: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: KUMMER, SCHAUER, Eisl, Telesklav | >> valcome.tv <<

Kitzbühel started brilliantly into the new season. The Tyrolean team was the first league leader and won also on the second matchday. After the defeats in Lustenau and Klobenstein, the team of head coach Marco Pewal now wants to return to the winning track. Unterland is in third place after four rounds with three wins under their belt. The Cavs' only defeat came on Thursday at home against the Steel Wings Linz (3:4 SO). With Aleksi Käryä and Miro Markklua, who have nine points each, two Unterland players are in the top three of the scorer ranking.

Sat, 30.09.2023, 19:00: EC-KAC Future Team - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: HLAVATY, SCHWEIGHOFER, Legat, Preiser | >> valcome.tv <<

Zell am See also won its fourth game of the season, the Salzburgers celebrated a shutout in Cortina on Thursday. Now the second in the table gets to deal with the KAC Future Team away from home. The young Carinthians present themselves so far as an extremely competitive team, which also recorded one win in the 5:2 against Bregenzerwald. Zell am See won six of eight AHL duels in Klagenfurt. The Polar Bears lineup will again be missing Berger and Artner.

Sat, 30.09.2023, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - Steel Wings LINZ AG
Referees: BROCK, MEIXNER, Hesina, Kanyo | >> valcome.tv <<

While the Steel Wings celebrated their first win of the season in the shootout victory in Egna, the Juniors are still waiting for a sense of achievement. Last season's semi-finalists started with four defeats, three games were lost extremely close. Salzburg have won all four of their AHL home games against Linz so far. The Upper Austrians have not yet managed a goal, the goal difference is 28:0.

Sat, 30.09.2023, 19:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: HOLZER, STEFENELLI, Jäger, Pace | >> valcome.tv <<

The view on the table could not be more different from the point of view of Val Gardena and Sterzing. The team from Selva lost four times, but at least got the first point on Wednesday. The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan, on the other hand, took the lead in the standings on Thursday, holding on to the maximum points after four games - and being the only team in the Alps Hockey League that has yet to give up a point. Val Gardena won five of its last six home games against Sterzing.

Sat, 30.09.2023, 20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro - HC Merano/o Pircher
Referees: EGGER, PIRAS, Abeltino, Wiest | >> valcome.tv <<

Cortina and Merano have each won two of four season games. While the South Tyroleans celebrated a shutout (5:0 against Meran) on Thursday, Cortina remained goalless at home against Zell am See. The teams have faced each other four times in the Alps Hockey League so far, with the AHL runners-up winning three times.

Sun, 01.10.2023, 17:30: EC Bregenzerwald - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: RUETZ, STEFENELLI, Cristeli, Jäger | >> valcome.tv <<

EC Bregenzerwald has made a strong start to the season with three wins from four games. The upcoming opponent from Fassa currently holds six points. The Italians have the best scorer of the season so far in Sebastian Selin, the Swede has five goals. The previous encounters in Dornbirn were always varied, with the hosts winning five of nine duels.

Sun, 01.10.2023, 18:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: FAJDIGA, MOIDL, Arlic, Moidl | >> valcome.tv <<

Jesenice will meet Lustenau at home on Friday. On Sunday, the reigning champions will host the Rittner Buam. The South Tyroleans won three games so far, in Cortina they only lost in the penalty shootout. The Slovenians won the last nine home games against Ritten.

On Sunday, not only two top teams will face each other, the game is also very special for another reason: Because the entire proceeds from ticket sales will go to the fund for the medical treatment of Ales Kranjc. The former Slovenian ice hockey player is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In order to curb the progression of the disease or even cure it, Ales Kranjc' family is fighting for a therapy place in a clinic in the USA.

As the costs for this are very high, the family has also set up a donation account - and is asking the Hockey Family for support: www.gofundme.com/f/help-heal-als.

Photo: EK Die Zeller Eisbären