Release from 22.02.2023

Showdown for last pre-playoff ticket

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On Thursday there will be a showdown in the Alps Hockey League for the last available pre-playoff ticket. HC Gherdeina valgardena.it and SHC Fassa Falcons will play in a direct encounter against the early season ending. In the Master Round as well as in the Qualification Round A there are direct duels for the top of the standings.

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Alps Hockey League Schedule, 23.02.

Master Round:


19:00 HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: BULOVEC, REZEK, Legat, Schonaklener |  PPV-Stream

HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice and Red Bull Hockey Juniors will duel for the top of the table on Thursday. Currently the Salzburgers (#2) are one point ahead of the Slovenians (#3), who already play their last game in the Master Round on Thursday. The Juniors, on the other hand, still have the duel against the Rittner Buam on the schedule on Saturday, where it could come to a showdown for the top position - and thus for the first pick right. In the first meeting between Salzburg and Jesenice, the Austrians celebrated an 8:0 victory. Oskar Maier put his stamp on the game with three points.

20:30 S.G. Cortina Hafro - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: PINIE, VIRTA, De Zordo, Fleischmann |  PPV-Stream

S.G. Cortina Hafro, despite its recent loss against Red Bull Hockey Juniors, is still in the middle of the race to win the Qualification Round. The northern Italians are currently two points behind leader Ritten, but have one more game on the schedule. The Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, meanwhile, are down in fifth place in the intermediate round. From the last four games, no point could be taken. Nevertheless, the Cavaliers could still overtake Cortina, as the remaining two games are direct duels with Cortina. Only with two full victories the league newcomer can still reach the fourth place.

Qualification Round A:
19:30 EK Die Zeller Eisbären - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: LEHNER, RUETZ, Matthey, Voican |  PPV-Stream

Also in the Qualification Round A it comes to the direct duel for the table leadership. Both the EK Die Zeller Eisbären and the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan are already fixed in the Pre-Playoffs 2023. The game on Thursday is trend-setting, who starts this from the first place and therefore gets the supposedly easier opponent. Currently, the Polar Bears have a lead of one point The hotter team, however, are the Broncos, who have won the past three games - some of them clearly. The Polar Bears, on the other hand, had to admit defeat in its last two games. In the first meeting of these two teams, the two clubs put up a tough fight, with the better end for the Broncos, who prevailed in the shootout.

20:30 HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: BENVEGNU, MOSCHEN, Cristeli, Rigoni |  PPV-Stream

HC Gherdeina valgardenia.it and SHC Fassa Falcons duel for the third pre-playoff place in Qualification Round A. Currently Gherdeina has a one-point advantage, but the Flacons have one more game on the schedule. In the first duel of these two teams, the Falcons celebrated a 3:1 victory. If Fassa were to follow up with a win - whether in regulation time or OT/Shootout, the pre-playoff ticket could be clinched as early as Thursday. If Gherdeina wins after regular playing time, the pre-playoff ticket would go to Val Gardena/Gröden. If Gherdeina wins in overtime or in the shootout, Val Gardena is still dependent on shooting assistance on Saturday.

Qualification Round B:

20:30 HC Meran/o Pircher - EC-KAC Future Team
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, SORAPERRA, Bedana, Brondi |  PPV-Stream

In the match HC Meran/o Pircher against EC-KAC Future Team it is about the red lantern. For both teams the train for the pre-playoffs has already left the station. While Merano is the only winless team in the intermediate round, the young Klagenfurt team celebrated their first success recently - in the first duel of these two teams. Merano would now like to take revenge for this and also score.

Foto (C): matthaeuskostner