Release from 02.07.2024

Scorer of championship winning goal Eric Hjorth stays with Ritten

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The Rittner Buam SkyAlps announced the contract extension with Eric Hjorth. The Swede scored the decisive goal in the fourth final game to win the title for the side from Klobenstein. Several other clubs have also announced transfer decisions in recent days.

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Reigning AHL champions Rittner Buam SkyAlps have signed forward Diego Cuglietta, who played the past two seasons at rival Hafro Cortina Hockey (50G|64A), and former Italian international Sebastiano Soracreppa. The club has also extended the contracts with Alan Lobis (16G|23A) and Eric Hjorth (7G|3A). The Swede scored the the Championship Winning Goal for the Klobenstein team.

Olli Valtola has joined HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice, after the Finn forward played in Hungary and Poland in the past two seasons. In addition, after playing two seasons abroad 25-year-old defender Nejc Brus heads back to Jesenice for the upcoming campaign. Former Slovenian national team player Gregor Koblar also joins the club. The 31-year-old forward has played at DEAC in Hungary past campaign, prior that he was part of Olimpija Ljubljana. And Jaka Sturm is back at his hometown club, the 25-year-old forward already played from his youth until 2021 for Jesenice.

Enrico Larcher is entering his fifth season with Hafro Cortina Hockey. The 20-year-old defenceman has already played 183 Alps Hockey League games (3G, 31A) for the Italians. The vice champion has also re-signed Filippo Pompanin (4G|2A) and Giacomo Lacedelli (3G|2A).

The EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel signed Jakob Engelhart of the Moser Medical Graz99ers on loan for one season. For the team of the win2day ICE Hockey League the 19-year-old forward played 83 games in the past two seasons. After being on loan last season, Alexander Maxa is now joining the eagles on a permanent basis.

Alps Hockey League newcomer KHL Sisak has signed Australian forward Tyrone Bronte, who arrives from NCAA side Michigan Tech, and Vito Idzan. The 21-year-old Croatian prospect comes from KHL Mladost Zagreb. In addition, Sisak extended the contracts with Tomislav Ličina and Dominic Canic.

Former league MVP Brad McGowan heads into his sixth consecutive season at Hockey Club Gherdëina. He was his team's second best scorer (14G|47A) past campaign. Further, Michele Forte arrives from Fassa. The club has also extended the contract with Yuri Cristellon (6G|17A) and welcomes back David Galassiti und Tobias Moroder.

22-year-old forward Kai Hämmerle remains at EC Bregenzerwald, heading into his sixth consecutive season with the Vorarlberg side. In addition, Estonian national team player Robert Ossipov and former Austrian national team player Philipp Pöschmann both head into their second year with ECB.

After posting a .922 save percentage in past season's playoffs, Jakob Rabanser remains at Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan. James Livingston also stays at Sterzing. In his first season at the Broncos the Canadian scored 55 points.

Forward Danil Tsarkovskyi from Ukraine is a new arrival at HK RST-Pellet Celje. Past campaign he played for Estonian club HC Panter, scoring 13 goals and 33 assists in 36 games.

HC Meran/o has extended the contracts with two Italian forwards David Trivellato and Matthias Castlunger.

Photo: Max Pattis