Release from 20.10.2021
The teams of the Alps Hockey League have another intense weekend. It will start with seven games on Thursday and Friday. Among others, the Rittner Buam are challenged by S.G. Cortina Hafro. Furthermore, the EHC Lustenau and the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel want to maintain their strong form. Looking for their second full win of the season is the BEMER VEU Feldkirch at the SHC Fassa Falcons. The EK Die Zeller Eisbären will not be in action. However, the team from Salzburg was active on the transfer market and were able to sign Finn Juuso Rajala. The forward was active the past years in the DEL2 with the Bayreuth Tigers (223 games - 225 point).
Alps Hockey League | 21.10.2021:
Thu, 21.10.2021, 19:00: Steel Wings Linz - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: DURCHNER, HEINRICHER, Holzer, Schweighofer. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
The Steel Wings Linz and the Red Bull Hockey Juniors meet for the second time this season. On October 7th, the Young Bulls clearly retained the upper hand with 7:0. Luca Auer and Josef Eham scored twice. Since then, however, the team from Salzburg has not been able to win a game. Three defeats against Ritten, Bregenzerwald and Fassa followed. The Steel Wings won three of their last five games. In the table they are on the good thirteenth place with eleven points. The Young Bulls are tenth in the table.
Thu, 21.10.2021, 19:00: EC-KAC Future Team - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: BRUNNER, WALLNER, Matthey, Moidl. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
A neighborhood duel in the standings will take place between the EC-KAC Future Team and the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel. The guests from Tyrol are sixth in the table with 19 points. The team from Carinthia follows in seventh place with 16 points. Kitzbühel has won all of its past three games and has only been defeated once this season after regular playing time. The KFT won against Meran/o with 3:2 last. It was their first win after previously losing three straight. Klagenfurt and Kitzbühel already faced each other in the season opener. The "Eagles" prevailed with 2:1 after shootout and celebrated the third victory over the Future Team from the past four games.
Thu, 21.10.2021, 20:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - EHC Lustenau
Referees: HUBER, SCHAUER, Eisl, Rinker. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
The EHC Lustenau is out for revenge against the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan. The Vorarlberg team lost to the South Tyroleans on October 9th with 4:7. While the guests from Sterzing then conceded two defeats en suite, the EHC was victorious in Meran/o with 3:0. It was the fifth win from the last six games for last season's semifinalists. In the standings, Lustenau is in a strong fourth place with 20 points. Sterzing, in ninth place, has 15 points on its account. The big strength this season of Lustenau is the power play. With a success rate of 47.1%, they are superiorly in the lead in this statistic. The EC Bregenzerwald follows with a respectable distance in second place (32.3%). The Broncos hold at 13.5% - 13th place.
Thu, 21.10.2021, 20:30: SHC Fassa Falcons - BEMER VEU Feldkirch
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, STEFENELLI, Cristeli, Mantovani. I >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
With the SHC Fassa Falcons and the BEMER VEU Feldkirch two rather in-form teams meet. However, both teams were able to enjoy a full success recently. While Feldkirch's 4:1 home win over Sterzing was the first full success of this season, Fassa was able to cheer about the second success of the season at the Red Bull Hockey Juniors. In terms of the standings, it comes down to a duel between the 15th VEU and 16th FAS. Away from home, Feldkirch has scored in three of its four games so far, but only won the first one in Zell am See after overtime. Fassa could only win one of the last ten home games.
Thu, 21.10.2021, 20:30: HC Merano/o Pircher - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: BENVEGNU, EGGER, Brondi, Fleischmann. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
League newcomer HC Merano/o Pircher has recently slid into a small low after a very strong start to the season. In the past four games they could not win a single game, with a goal difference of 2:15. The HC Gherdeina valgardena.it is also not in captivating form. From the last five games they could win only once. In the standings, last season's quarterfinalist is only in 14th place. Meran/o is in twelfth place. This season, the two teams already dueled on September 28th. The "Eagles" from Merano/o prevailed with 4:3. Christian Borgatello scored the game-winner one minute and 21 seconds before the end of the game.
Thu, 21.10.2021, 20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro - Rittner Buam
Referees: MOSCHEN, SORAPERRA, Da Pian, Piras. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
With nine wins from the first ten games, the Rittner Buam are the team of the league. Third in the table, they are five points behind leader Jesenice, but have played two games less than the Slovenians. S.G. Cortina Hafro, on the other hand, started the season very strongly, but is now only in eighth place in the table. They have only won two of their last seven games. In front of their home crowd, the Italians celebrated only one victory this season. Ritten, on the other hand, has been victorious in every away game this season. With only 20 goals conceded, the "Buam" have the second best defense in the league. Goalkeeper Jacob Smith has a save percentage of 93.4%.
Alps Hockey League | 22.10.2021:
Fri, 22.10.2021, Vienna Capitals Silver - EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: LOICHT, WUNTSCHEK, Schonaklener, Weiss. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
In the only game on Friday, the Vienna Capitals Silver will face the EC Bregenzerwald. Both teams already faced each other this season on October 2nd. At that time the ECB prevailed clearly with 6:2. The Capitals Silver could win only one of their ten games in their comeback season so far. In their last home game they won against the EC-KAC Future Team with 3:1. With three points, they are currently bottom of the table. Bregenzerwald won four of their eight games so far. The Vorarlberg team therefore is in eleventh place in the table.
Copyright: Max Pattis