Release from 02.01.2023
Alps Hockey League, 03.01.2023
18:00 Uhr Rittner Buam SkyAlps - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: LAZZERI, VIRTA, Eisl, Mantovani | >> Livestream
The Rittner Buam Sky Alps invite EK Die Zeller Eisbären to what is probably the most important game of both teams to date. While the host with full three points could already fix the fifth and for the time being last playoff ticket, the guests would at least put a finger on the postseason ticket with a "three". If the Buam manage an overtime victory, the premiere champion of the Alps Hockey League would still have to tremble until the last round on 06.01. but would still have the Mater Round qualification in their own hands - just not as soon as Tuesday. The Eibsären, on the other hand, can under no circumstances already solve the playoff ticket on Tuesday. But if they succeed - regardless of whether in regular time or after overtime - they would be in pole position in the final round. In Zell's last few games, Henrik Neubauer has been particularly convincing. He already has a goal-scoring streak of six games and even shone in the first "mini-showdown" against Kitzbühel with a double-plack. The first meeting this season between Ritten and Zell was won by the Austrians after trailing 0:1.
19:00 Uhr HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: MEIXNER, WIDMANN, Jeram, Schweighofer | >> Livestream
While the HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice already fixed the first place after the Regular Season, the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it is the team, for which still the greatest possible range in the Regular Season placement is possible. The current eighth-placed team can still occupy any position between sixth and twelfth place. However, the Master Round is definitely out of the question - it was lost in three straight defeats in the last three rounds. In the first duel with Jesenice, Gherdeina was able to take the lead at first, before they had to accept a quite clear defeat.
20:00 Uhr EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - Steinbach Steel Wings Linz
Referees: DURCHNER, KAINBERGER, Huber, Schonaklehner, | >> Livestream
EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel is the only team besides Ritten and Zell that still has theoretical chances to reach the Master Round. However, in order to still be in the race at least after Tuesday's game, they not only have to take three points against Linz, but at the same time they have to hope that the Ritten vs. Zell game goes into overtime, i.e. that the two teams "take" points away from each other. Which team then scores two points and which scores one point would not matter for Kitzbühel to stay in the Master Round race. As soon as either Ritten or Zell score a full three points, Kitzbühel will have to move on to the Qualification Round. The Steinbach Steel Wings Linz could at least make up one more place in the last two rounds, but that's all the Upper Austrians can do.
20:00 Uhr Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: BENVEGNU, SORAPERRA, Cristeli, De Zordo | >> Livestream
The S.G. Cortina Hafro delivers itself in the last two rounds of the Regular Season of the Alps Hockey League a long-distance duel with the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers for the second place. Currently, Cortina is one point behind the league newcomers. The SGC would have to make up this in the remaining two rounds, because if they are tied on points, they have the decisive advantage in the direct duel with the league newcomer. The Broncos, on the other hand, can end the Regular Season in eighth place at best. However, a drop to 13th place is still within the realm of possibility.
20:30 Uhr Hockey Unterland Cavaliers - EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, LEGA, Basso, Fleischmann | >> Livestream
Currently the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers have the pole position in the race for the second place in the Regular Season. In the remaining two rounds, the league newcomer must not lose a point to Cortina. With the maximum of six points in the final games, the second place would no longer be out of their reach. The first step on this way would be a success on Tuesday against the EC Bregenzerwald, which has as current tenth still chances on the seventh place. In the first duel "the forests" still celebrated a sovereign 5:2 success.
20:45 Uhr SHC Fassa Falcons - HC Meran/o Pircher
Referees: EGGER, STEFENELLI, Bedana, Pace | >> Livestream
The penultimate round of the Regular Season of the Alps Hockey League will be concluded with the duel between SHF Fassa Falcons and HC Meran/o Pircher. Fassa seems to be cemented on the 13th place, even if purely mathematically an improvement and also a deterioration by one place would still be possible. For Meran/o, on the other hand, a top-10 finish in the regular season is still absolutely within the realm of possibility.
Foto (C) Max Pattis