Release from 02.01.2019
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Thu, 03.01.2019: EC-KAC II vs. HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (19:30)
Referees: LENDL, METZINGER, Arlic, Reisinger.
• ranking: KA2 17. | JES 9.
• streak: KA2 one victory | JES two straight wins
• home-performance KA2: three wins (eight points) / 14 games > weakest home-team; streak: one home-win
• road-performance JES: five wins (17 points) / twelve matches; streak: one road-victory
• form (performance during the last five rounds): KA2 three successes / two defeats | JES three wins / two losts
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: JES vs. KA2: 2:0 (results: 9:1 and 6:0, each game was played in Jesenice).
• Each club has faced EK Die Zeller Eisbären in their last match and has earned a clear victory as well, JES won 4:0 and KA2 7:1.
• JES has been on fire so far. The „Red Steelers“ have netted second most goals (103). Besides, the Slovenes playd strong defense lately. The Slovenian Champion allowed no goal within the last 136 minutes!
• JES has the best scoring-efficiency (12,25%).
• KA2 has given away most goals at home (69) and in total (126).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 0 wins KA2 | eight victories JES
• JES has won all (eight) meetings with EC- KAC II, scoring 51 goals and allowing a maximum of two goals per game.
• The teams best scorers:
KA2: Markus Pirmann 17 points (9G/8A)
JES: Tadej Cimzar 39 points (17G/22A).
Thu, 03.01.2019: EK Die Zeller Eisbären vs. HK SZ Olimpija (19:30)
Referees: RUETZ, STRASSER, Kainberger, Rinker.
• ranking: EKZ 12. | HKO 4.
• streak: EKZ six consecutive defeats (currently weakest streak) | HKO eight straight wins (currently best streak)
• home-performance EKZ: four wins (twelve points) / twelve games; streak: six consecutive home-defeats
• road-performance HKO: eight successes (23 points) / twelve matches; streak: four straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last five rounds): EKZ 0 wins / five defeats > weakest form | HKO five wins / 0 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: HKO vs. EKZ: 2:0 (results: 5:3 and 2:1, each game was played in Ljubljana; Koblar has potted at least one goal in both season-meetings).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 0 wins EKZ | four successes HKO
• EKZ stayed without points in all (four) meetings with HKO so far.
• EKZ has been defeated in six straight home-games since end of October 2018 and has netted just eight goals in their own building during that span.
• Their clubs best scorers:
EKZ: Louke Oakley 35 points (12G/23A)
HKO: Zan Jezvsek 28 points (13G/15A), Ales Music 28 points (12G/16A), Gal Koren 28 points (11G/17A).
Thu, 03.01.2019: EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau vs. EC Bregenzerwald (19:30)
Referees: STEFENELLI, WALLNER, Bedana, Huber.
• ranking: EHC 2. | ECB 14.
• Vorarlberg derby
• streak: EHC one win | ECB two straight defeats
• home-performance EHC: ten successes (31 points) / 13 games; streak: one lost at home
• road-performance ECB: two wins (7 points) / 11 matches; streak: one road-defeat
• form (performance during the last five rounds): EHC four victories / one lost | ECB two wins / three defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: ECB vs. EHC: 0:1 (result: 3:6 in Dornbirn).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): three wins EHC | four successes ECB
• EHC has potted second most goals (103) and hast he second best scoring-percentage as well (12.16%).
• Each club met the VEU Feldkirch and EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel during the last two rounds. ECB has lost both game, EHC won against KEC.
• Their teams best scorers:
EHC: Christopher D‘Alvise 42 points (20G/22A)
ECB: Daniel Ban 27 points (9G/18A).
Thu, 03.01.2019: VEU Feldkirch vs. EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel (19:30)
Referees: HOLZER, MOSCHEN, Martin, Wiest.
• ranking: VEU 5. | KEC 13.
• streak: VEU three straight wins | KEC two consecutive defeats
• home-performance VEU: seven victories (21 points) / 11 matches; streak: one home-win
• road-performance KEC: four wins (12 points) / 13 games; streak: one road-win
• form (performance during the last five rounds): VEU three wins / two defeats | KEC one win / four losts
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: VEU vs. KEC: 1:1 (results: 1:6 in Kitzbühel and 2:3 in Feldkirch).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): seven wins VEU | one victory KEC
• The team playing on the road has earned the win in three straight meetings.
• VEU is hunting for their 100th season-goal. The Vorarlberger have netted 99 goals so far.
• KEC has allowed most goals (24) during the last five rounds.
• The VEU cracks Robin Soudek (46 points) and Dylan Stanley (45 points) are the leading scorers in the Alps Hockey League.
• The clubs best scorers:
VEU: Robin Soudek 46 points (26G/20A)
KEC: Adam Havlik 33 points (16G/17A).
Thu, 03.01.2019: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 vs. HC Pustertal Wölfe (20:30)
Referees: BAJT, FAJDIGA, P. Giacomozzi, D. Mantovani.
• ranking: ASH 6. | PUS 1.
• streak: ASH one victory | PUS three straight wins
• home-performance ASH: eleven wins (31 points) / 12 matches; streak: six straight home-wins
• road-performance PUS: ten wins (29 points) / 12 games; streak: one road-win
• form (performance during the last five rounds): ASH four wins / one defeat | PUS four wins / one lost
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: PUS vs. ASH: 1:0 (result: 4:0 in Bruneck, PUS has potted all (four) goals in a Power Play).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): five wins ASH | five successes PUS
• ASH vs. PUS is the meeting between the reign Champion and the Leader.
• PUS has allowed fewest goals (35) so far and has already scored 102 goals too.
• ASH has convinced at home so far, PUS on the road: The „Yellow-Reds“ have earned points out of all twelve home-games (eleven wins) so far, while Bruneck won ten out of twelve games on the road.
• Their teams best scorers:
ASH: Anthony Bardaro 40 points (19G/21A)
PUS: Markus Gander 29 points (18G/11A), Raphael Andergassen 29 points (13G/16A).
Thu, 03.01.2019: Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro vs. Rittner Buam (20:45)
Referees: F. Giacomozzi, A. LAZZERI, De Zordo, Piras.
• ranking: SGC 10. | RIT 3.
• streak: SGC one lost | RIT five wins in a row
• home-performance SGC: eight wins (25 points) / 12 matches; streak: four straight home-wins
• road-performance RIT: seven wins (21 points) / 13 games; streak: three consecutive successes on the road
• form (performance during the last five rounds): SGC four wins / one lost | RIT five wins / 0 defeats > team of the hour
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: RIT vs. SGC: 2:0 (results: 1:2 in Cortina and 7:2 in Klobenstein).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): two successes SGC | ten wins RIT
• RIT has scored most goals so far (104).
• Each club has been convincing in Power Play so far: RIT is the best team in Power Play (PP%: 30,1%), SGC the third best club (PP%: 25.2).
• RIT got fewest PIM so far (251), while SGC got most PIM (353)
• Their teams best scorers:
SGC: Riccardo Lacedelli 25 points (13G/12A), Tuomas Vänttinen 25 points (11G/14A), Nicholas Trecapelli 25 points (6G/19A)
RIT: Alex Frei 33 points (19G/14A).
Thu, 03.01.2019: HC Fassa Falcons vs. Hockey Milano Rossoblu (20:45)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, Cristeli, Rigoni.
• ranking: FAS 16. | MIL 15. > meeting of two neighbours in the ranking
• streak: FAS five straight defeats | MIL three consecutive losts
• home-performance FAS: three wins (8 points) / 14 games; streak: two straight home-defeats
• road-performance MIL 0 wins (1 point) / 13 matches > weakest team on the road; streak: 13 straight defeats on the road
• form (performance during the last five rounds): FAS 0 wins / five defeats | MIL one success / four losts
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: FAS vs. MIL: 1:1 (results: 4:3 in Milano and 7:3 in Canazei).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): one win FAS | one victory MIL
• The two teams have scored second fewest goals so far, each 61.
• FAS is the weakest team in Penalty Killing (PK%: 63.5)
• Their teams best scorers:
FAS: Diego Iori 28 points (11G/17A)
MIL: Francis Verreault-Paul 27 points (8G/19A)
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