Release from 16.01.2019

Round 33 will start with six games on Thursday

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There will be fights for points in the Alps Hockey League in Asiago, Klagenfurt, Klobenstein, Lustenau, Milano and Zell am See on Thursday.

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Thu, 17.01.2019: EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau vs. EC Bregenzerwald (19:30)
Referees: MOSCHEN, F. STEFENELLI, P. GIACOMOZZI, Wiest.
• ranking: EHC 4. | ECB 14.
• Vorarlberg-derby
• EHC and ECB will face each other three times within just 8 days.
• streak: EHC 1 defeat | ECB 1 victory
• home-performance EHC: 11 wins (34 points) / 14 games; streak: 1 home-win
• road-performance ECB: 2 successes (7 points) / 14 matches; streak: 4 straight road-defeats
• form (performance during the last five rounds): EHC 3 wins / 2 losses | ECB 1 victory / 4 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: EHC vs. ECB: 2:0 (results: 3:6 in Dornbirn, 7:3 in Lustenau). The forwards D‘Alvise, Putnik and Winzig (all EHC) have netted at least one goal in all three season-meetings so far.
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 4 successes EHC| 4 wins ECB
• EHC is the best Austrian team in this Alps Hockey League season: The Vorarlberger have collected 60 points so far and are ranked on fourth place.
• EHC has convinced offensivly so far: The Lions have scored third most goals (117) and have the best scoring percentage (12.29%). Besides, Marc-Olivier Vallerand (24G) and Christopher D’Alvise (23G) have potted second and third most season-goals so far.
• EHC has collected most PIM (393) so far. 
• Their clubs best scorers:
EHC: Christopher D‘Alvise 46 points (23G/23A)
ECB: Daniel Ban 31 points (10G/21A).

Thu, 17.01.2019: EK Die Zeller Eisbären vs. HK SZ Olimpija (19:30)
Referees: FICHTNER, LOICHT, Reisinger, Riecken.
• ranking: EKZ 13. | HKO 3.
• streak: EKZ 1 defeat | HKO 1 defeat
• home-performance EKZ: 5 successes (15 points) / 14 matches; streak: 1 home-win
• road-performance HKO: 9 victories (26 points) / 13 games; streak: 5 consecutive road-wins
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): EKZ 1 win / 4 losses | HKO 4 successes / 1 defeat
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: EKZ vs. HKO: 0:3 (results: 2:1 and 5:3 in Ljubljana and 1:3 in Zell am See). Forward Gregor Koblar (HKO) has scored at least one goal in all three season-meetings with his former club.
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 0 wins EKZ |5 victories HKO
• HKO has won all five meetings with EKZ in regular time so far and have allowed just seven goals in total.
• HKO has had a good run lately: The Slovenes have collected points out of their last 12 matches in the Alps Hockey League (11 wins).
• HKO has given away second fewest goals (60) and has already netted 105 goals too.
• Their clubs best scorers:
EKZ: Louke Oakley 43 points (12G/31A)
HKO: Ales Music 33 points (15G/18A).

Thu, 17.01.2019: EC-KAC II vs. HC Gherdeina valgardena.it (19:30)
Referees: LESNIAK, SUPPER, Bedynek, Oberhuber.
• ranking: KA2 16. | GHE 11.
• streak: KA2 1 defeat | GHE 2 straight losses
• home-performance KA2: 4 victories (11 points) / 15 games; streak: 2 consecutive home-wins
• road-performance GHE: 4 successes (13 points) / 13 matches; streak: 5 straight road-defeats
• form (performance during the last five rounds): KA2 3 wins / 2 defeats | GHE 2 successes / 3 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: KA2 vs. GHE: 0:1 (result: 4:2 in Gherdeina, David Roupec potted two goals).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory KA2 | 4 successes GHE
• GHE has won three straight meetings with KA2, scoring 17 goals. Klagenfurt is without a (home-)win against the Furies since December 20th 2016 or 757 days.
• KA2 has convinced at home 2019 so far: The Red Jackets have won their home-games against EK Die Zeller Eisbären (7:1) and HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (7:3), scoring 14 goals. On the other hand, GHE has been defeated in five straight road-games since middle of November 2018, netting just  8 goals.
• Their clubs best scorers:
KA2: Markus Pirmann 20 points (10G/10A)
GHE: David Roupec 27 points (6G/21A).

Thu, 17.01.2019: Rittner Buam vs. EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel (20:00)
Referees: HOLZER, STRASSER, Huber, Martin.
• ranking: RIT 2. | KEC 12.
• streak: RIT 8 wins in a row (best streak right now) |  KEC 2 consecutive successes
• home-performance RIT: 12 victories (36 points) / 13 matches; streak: 10 straight home-wins
• road-performance KEC: 4 wins (12 points) / 15 games; streak: 2 consecutive road-defeats
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): RIT 5 wins / 0 defeats (team of the hour) | KEC 3 victories  / 2 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: RIT vs. KEC: 1:0 (results: 2:6 in Kitzbühel, Daniel Tudin potted three goals).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 4 wins RIT | 1 success KEC
• Klobenstein has been impregnable during the last weeks. Rittner Buam have won ten straight home-games and have scored most goals at home (67) too. Besides, the Italian Champion has won all meetings with KEC at home within regular time.
• RIT has the best Power Play: The Italians have already netted 41 goals out of 136 Power Plays (PP%: 30,1).
• RIT is the team of the hour: The Vice-Champion has earned wins in the last five games, scoring most goals (25) and allowing fewest goals(5).
• Their clubs best scorers:
RIT: Alex Frei 41 points (21G/20A)
KEC: Adam Havlik 41 points (18G/23A).

Thu, 17.01.2019: Hockey Milano Rossoblu vs. HC Pustertal Wölfe (20:30)
Referees: BENVEGNU, LEGA, Mantovani, Slaviero.
• ranking: MIL 15. | PUS 1.
• streak: MIL 2 straight defeats |  PUS 7 consecutive wins
• home-performance MIL: 4 successes (13 points) / 14 matches; streak: 2 straight home-defeats
• road-performance PUS: 12 wins (34 points) / 14 games >> most successful team on the road; streak: 3 straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): MIL 1 success / 4 losses |  PUS 5 wins / 0 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: MIL vs. PUS: 1:2 (results: 6:3 and 4:0 in Bruneck and 3:2 in Milano).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 win MIL |  2 victories PUS
• PUS has been convincing so far: The Leader has scored most goals (120), has given away fewest goals (42) and is the best home- and road-team as well.
• Colin Furlong of HCP is leading the goalie-statistics with a save% 95.2 and a GAA of 1.25.
• But, watch out: The club having home-advantage has won in all three meetings in the Alps Hockey League so far.
• Their clubs best scorers:
MIL: Francis Verreault-Paul 27 points (8G/19A)
PUS: Markus Gander 34 points (20G/14A).

Thu, 17.01.2019: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 vs. HC Fassa Falcons (20:30)
Referees: RUETZ, WALLNER, Rinker, Weiss
• ranking: ASH 7. | FAS 17. – ASH vs. FAS ist he meeting between the Champion and the bottom club.
• streak: ASH 2 straight wins |  FAS 10 straight defeats
• home-performance ASH: 12 wins (34 points) / 14 matches; streak: 1 home-win
• road-performance FAS: 1 victory (3 points) / 14  games >> weakest team on the road; streak: 8 straight road-defeats
• form (performance during the last five rounds): ASH 3 wins / 2 losses  | FAS 0 wins / 5 defeats (weakest form)
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: ASH vs. FAS: 2:1 (results: 4:3/SO and 3:4/OT in Canazei and 2:1 in Asiago).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 5 wins ASH  | 1 victory FAS
•  ASH has won eleven straight home-games against FAS, among other games all three home-games in the Alps Hockey League The Falcons got their last win in Asiago in Italians Serie A on  January 26th 2013, 2.181 days ago.
• FAS has scored fewest goal (67), has allowed most goals and has the weakest Penalty Killing (PK%: 60.9) as well.
• Their clubs best scorers:
ASH: Anthony Bardaro 45 points (21G/24A)
FAS: Diego Iori 31 points (12G/19A).

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