Release from 17.02.2024
Goalie Simon Wolf led the Red Bull Hockey Juniors to a 7-0 victory over EC Bregenzerwald with his third shutout of the season. The Salzburg team thus drew level with S.G. Cortina Hafro (#2) in the Master Round of the Alps Hockey League. Meanwhile, league leaders Rittner Buam SkyAlps recorded their seventh win in a row across all competitions with a 5-2 road win in Zell am See.
In Qualification Round A, the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it secured its place in the pre-playoffs with a 4-1 win at Steel Wings LINZ AG, while HK RST Pellet Celje, despite its 6-4 derby win over Jesenice, no longer has a chance of making the postseason.
In Qualification Round B, the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel has taken a big step towards the pre-playoffs - the Tyroleans are just one point short from qualification. EHC Lustenau remains in the race for promotion too after a 7-2 home win over Klagenfurt.
For the second time in the Master Round, the Red Bull Hockey Juniors did not concede a goal. The Salzburg team outclassed EC Bregenzerwald 7-0. Goalie Simon Wolf stopped 29 shots on goal and celebrated his third shutout of the season. Daniels Murnieks and Vasily Zelenov each scored a brace. The Juniors thus drew level with second-placed Cortina in the table. The "Wälder" were beaten again after two wins in a row and remain in sixth place.
Ritten is close to win Master Round
The Rittner Buam SkyAlps recorded their sixth win in a row in the intermediate round with a 5-2 road win at EK Die Zeller Eisbären and thus took a big step towards winning the Master Round and home court advantage until a possible final. For the first time since March 9th, 2019, or after nine games, the road team prevailed again in this duel. Zell am See was beaten for the third time in a row and is in fifth place with two rounds to go in the Intermediate Round.
Gherdeina secures Pre-Playoffs with De Luca scoring a hattrick
Anthony De Luca, whose impressive 14-game goal-scoring streak only came to an end on Thursday, has secured HC Gherdeina valgardena.it a ticket to the pre-playoffs. He scored a hat trick in the 4-1 away win over Steel Wings LINZ AG, the fifth time this season that De Luca has scored at least three goals in a game. Gherdeina also shone on power play, converting three of its four occasions.
Despite a 6-4 win in the Slovenian derby, HK RST Pellet Celje no longer has a chance of reaching the postseason. The league newcomers trailed early in Jesenice, but five goals by the 43rd minute allowed Celje to turn the game around.
Kitzbühel only one point short to fasten Pre-Playoffs
EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel is just one point short from reaching the pre-playoffs: The Tyroleans won 5-2 at home against SHC Fassa Falcons, which let three key players leave before the transfer deadline with Sebastian Selin (33|29A), Jan Sylwander (10G|22A) and goalie Thomas Lillie. Podlipnik and Niemelä equalized twice for the "Adler", Rene Tröthan (42.) scored the game-winner.
EHC Lustenau also remained in the race for the pre-playoffs: The "Stickers" celebrated an unchallenged 7-2 win at home against the EC-KAC Future Team. After 10 minutes, the team from Vorarlberg, which put a total of 52 shots on Michael Sicher's goal, were already 3-0 ahead. Lustenau successfully completed three of the five overtime games. Ville-Pekka Pietilä and Valtteri Kukkola each scored twice.
Alps Hockey League | Master Round | 17.02.2024 | Results:
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – EC Bregenzerwald 7:0 (1:0, 4:0, 2:0)
Referees: MOIDL, SCHAUER, Legat, Matthey. | Zuschauer: 100
Goals RBJ: Zelenov (17./Myllymaa-Murnieks, 22./Hörl), Myllymaa (24.), Murnieks (26./Zelenov-Myllymaa, 27.), Vinzens (41.), Schreiner (54./Vinzens)
EK Die Zeller Eisbären – Rittner Buam SkyAlps 2:5 (0:1, 1:3, 1:1)
Referees: MOSCHEN, WIDMANN, Fleischmann, Telesklav. | Zuschauer: 1.776
Goals EKZ: Putnik (40./Widen-Mair), Fechting (51./Seppänen)
Goals RIT: Spinell (18./Marzolini-Kostner S.), Prast (23./Marzolini-Ginnetti), Gaicomuzzi (32./Lobis-Öhler), Marzolini (33./Lobis-Szypula), Kostner S. (47./Lang-Fink)
Alps Hockey League | Qualification Round A | 17.02.2024 | Results:
SIJ Acroni Jesenice – HK RST Pellet Celje 4:6 (1:1, 0:2, 3:3)
Referees: HLAVATY, VOICAN, Kanyo, Puff. | Zuschauer: 801
Goals JES: Spari Leben (5./Sodja-Bohnic), Sodja (49./Glavic), Borse (54./Urukalo-Lesnicar), Urukalo (56./Bohinc-Sodja)
Goals HKC: Mintautiskis (7.PP1/Freidenfelds-Cepon), Zezely (34./Sirovnik-Jenko), Bukovec (39./Panasenko-Sojer), Sodja Zalokar (43./Panasenko-Sojer, 60.EN/Grahut-Cepon), Jenko (44./Zezelj)
Steel Wings Linz AG – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 1:4 (0:0, 0:2, 1:2)
Referees: BROCK, LEHNER, Dieber, Weiss. | Zuschauer: 268
Goal SWL: Wilding (44./Theirich)
Goals GHE: Luisetti (31.PP1/McGowan-Kasslatter), De Luca (36.PP1/Luisetti, 54.PP1/McGowan-Schulze, 60./McGowan)
Alps Hockey League | Qualification Round B | 17.02.2024 | Results:
EHC Lustenau – EC-KAC Future Team 7:2 (3:1, 0:1, 4:0)
Referees: HOLZER T., RUETZ, Hesina, Rinker. | Zuschauer: 378
Goals EHC: Kukkola (6./Wilfan-Wennlund), Haberl L. (10.PP1/Shikera-Pakaslahti), König (11./Pakaslahti-Moosbrugger), Kukkola (45./Wilfan-Kandemir), Wilfan (49./Wennlund-Oberscheider), Pietilä (53.PP1/Wilfan-Kukkola, 55./Wennlund-Pakaslahti)
Goals KFT: Klassek S. (18./Burgar N.-Klassek T.), Siftar (23.PP1/Klassek T.-Burgar N.)
EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – SHC Fassa Falcons 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0)
Referees: OREL, PINIE, Brondi, Cristeli. | Zuschauer: 1.200
Goals KEC: Podlipnik (10./Rotter-Seto), Niemelä (31./Matzka-Müller), Tröthan (42./Seto), Rotter (55./Niemelä-Tschurnig), Lehtonen (58./Urbanek)
Goals FAS: Schiavone (6./Iori), De Toni (24./Schiavone-Forte)