Release from 03.03.2024

The AHL quarterfinal pairings are set

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In the Alps Hockey League Pick, the Top-3 teams after the Regular Season chose their quarter-final opponents. With the first pick, the Rittner Buam SkyAlps took the sixth-placed team of the Master Round, the EC Bregenzerwald. Last year's finalist S.G. Cortina Hafro will face the HC Meran/o Pircher. This is the first quarter-final appearance for both Bregenzerwald and Merano. While the Red Bull Hockey Juniors were able to select the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan will have to deal with the EK Die Zeller Eisbären.

The quarterfinal pairings will be played in a “best-of-7” format and will be played A-B-A-B-A-B-A. All series begin on Tuesday, March 5.

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Rittner Buam SkyAlps (1) - EC Bregenzerwald (6)

  • This is the sixth quarterfinal appearance for Regular Season champion Rittner Buam SkyAlps.
  • The South Tyroleans finished the Regular Season in first place for the first time since the 2016/17 premiere season. They then became AHL champion for the only time to date.
  • In the current season, the "Buam" have won 31 of their 40 Regular Season games and have a goal difference of plus 70.
  • This is the first quarterfinal appearance for the EC Bregenzerwald. They were already three times in the Pre-Playoffs.
  • Direct duels 2023/24: 3:1

S.G. Cortina Hafro (2) - HC Meran/o Pircher (Winner of Pre-Playoff 2)

  • Last year's finalist S.G. Cortina Hockey are in the quarterfinals of the Alps Hockey League for the sixth time.
  • The Italians finished the Regular Season in second place, their best ever result.
  • The HC Meran/o Pircher is in the quarterfinals for the first time.
  • In the Pre-Playoffs, they celebrated a 2:1 victory against Kitzbühel. Meran won game three 2:1, with Pascal Brunner scoring the game-winner just three minutes before the end of the third period.
  • Direct duels 2023/24: 1:1

Red Bull Hockey Juniors (3) - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers (Winner Pre-Playoff 1)

  • The Red Bull Hockey Juniors have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Alps Hockey League for the fourth time.
  • The Juniors were crowned Austrian AHL champion back in January.
  • For the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, this is the second quarterfinal qualification in their second AHL season.
  • In the Pre-Playoffs, the team from Neumarkt beat Gherdeina 2:0.
  • Direct duels 2023/24: 2:0

Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan (4) - EK Die Zeller Eisbären (5)

  • This is the fourth playoff qualification in a row for the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan and the fifth in the league's history.
  • However, the South Tyroleans are still waiting for their first semifinal qualification.
  • As fourth after the Regular Season, Sterzing was not able to pick the opponent for the quarterfinals. Therefore they have to deal with the EK Die Zeller Eisbären.
  • Zell am See is in the quarterfinals of the Alps Hockey League for the second time. In the 2021/22 season, they narrowly lost 2:3 to the EHC Lustenau.
  • Direct duels 2023/24: 1:3

The quarterfinal pairings will be played in a “best-of-7” format and will be played A-B-A-B-A-B-A. All series begin on Tuesday, March 5. The detailed match schedule is available here.  

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