Release from 25.02.2019

The last five games in February

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There will be fights for points in the Alps Hockey League in Jesenice (Tue), Dornbirn (Wed), Gherdeina (Wed), Salzburg (Thu) and Milano (Thu) in the next three days.

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Tue, 26.02.2019: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice vs. Hockey Milano Rossoblu (19:00)

Referees: BAJT, FICHTNER, Bergant, Legat.
• ranking: JES 9. | MIL 16.
• streak: JES 2 straight defeats | MIL 9 consecutive losses
• home-performance JES: 11 wins (32 points) / 19 games; streak: 1 home-defeat
• road-performance MIL: 1 victory (4 points) / 17 matches; streak: 3 straight losses on the road
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): JES 1 win / 4 defeats | MIL 0 wins / 5 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): JES vs. MIL: 1:0 (4:5 in Milano)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory JES | 0 wins MIL
• JES will play against MIL, that arrives for the very first time in the Steel City on Tuesday, their last home-game in this regular Alps Hockey League season.
• JES is still involved in the fight for home-advantage in the Pre-Playoffs. With four games to go, the „Red Steelers“, who are ranked on place 9, are missing seven points for place 8.
• Their teams best scorers:
JES: Tadej Cimzar – 46 points (21G/25A)
MIL: Edoardo Caletti – 29 points (10G/19A).

Wed, 27.02.2019: EC Bregenzerwald vs. Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (19:30)
Referees: GAMPER, WALLNER, Martin, Rinker.
• ranking: ECB 14. | ASH 6.
• streak: ECB 3 straight defeats | ASH 3 consecutive wins
• home-performance ECB: 5 successes (16 points) / 18 matches; streak: 4 straight home-defeats
• road-performance ASH: 10 wins (29 points) / 17 games; streak: 4 consecutive road-wins
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): ECB 1 win / 4 losses | ASH 4 victories / 1 defeat
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): ECB vs. ASH: 0:3 (6:2 and 6:1 in Asiago and 2:3 in Dornbirn)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 victories ECB | 5 wins ASH
• ASH will arrive with Alps Hockey League Topscorer Anthony Bardaro for the second time within just four days in Dornbirn on Wednesday. The Champion has beaten the „Wälder“ at home just on Saturday (3:2).
• ASH is still in the race for a Top 4 spot and the direct Qualification for the Quarterfinals. With four games to go, the „Yellow Reds“ are ranked on place 6 and they miss just three points for place 4.
• Their teams best scorers:
ECB: Daniel Ban – 37 points (14G/23A)
ASH: Anthony Bardaro – 61 points (28G/33A).

Wed, 27.02.2019: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it vs. EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel (20:30)
Referees: FAJDIGA, PINIE, Javornik, Rigoni.
• ranking: GHE 11. | KEC 12. >meeting of two neighbours in the standing
• streak: GHE 2 straight losses | KEC 3 consecutive defeats
• home-performance GHE: 9 wins (27 points) / 19 matches; streak: 1 home-defeat
• road-performance KEC: 5 successes (14 points) / 18 games; streak: 1 road-defeat
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): GHE 2 successes / 3 defeats | KEC 1 win / 4 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): GHE vs. KEC: 0:3 (3:2 and 3:0 in Kitzbühel and 2:6 in Gröden)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 1 victory GHE  |4 successes KEC
• GHE will play their last home-game in this regular Alps Hockey League season.
• KEC, that has won four straight meetings with the „Furies“, still needs points to defend place 12 and the last PrePlayoff ticket. In this moment, the Tyrolean Eagles are just one point ahead of EK Die Zeller Eisbären.
• Their clubs best scorers:
GHE: David Roupec – 36 points (6G/30A)
KEC: Adam Havlik – 47 points (21G/26A).

Thu, 28.02.2019: Red Bull Hockey Juniors vs. Rittner Buam (19:15)
Referees: LENDL, WALLNER, Matthey, Rinker.
• ranking: RBJ 3. | RIT 4. >meeting of two neighbours in the standing
• streak: RBJ 10 straight wins | RIT 1 defeat
• home-performance RBJ: 13 successes (40 points) / 17 games; streak: 4 straight home-wins
• road-performance RIT: 10 wins (29 points) / 17 matches; streak: 1 road-defeat
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): RBJ 5 wins / 0 defeats  | RIT 2 wins / 3 losses
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): RBJ vs. RIT: 1:0 (2:6 in Klobenstein)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 wins RBJ | 8 wins RIT
• RBJ and RIT are on a good way to finish top 4 and to qualify for the Quarterfinals directly after the regular season. But, watch out: Each team still needs some points to stay ahead of their persecutors, espescially EHC (5.) and ASH (6.).
• RBJ (PP%: 26.4) vs. RIT (PP%: 27.4) is the meeting of the best Power Play teams. Besides, RIT is leading the Penalty Killing- and Fair Play statistics as well.
• Their clubs best scorers:
RBJ: Oliver Nordberg – 58 points (22G/36A)
RIT: Alex Frei – 49 points (26G/23A).

Thu, 28.02.2019: Hockey Milano Rossoblu vs. HC Fassa Falcons (20:30)
Referees: LEGA, STEFENELLI, Basso, Vignolo.
• ranking: MIL 16. | FAS 17. > meeting of two neighbours in the standing
• streak: MIL 9 straight defeats |  FAS 17 consecutive losses
• home-performance MIL: 4 successes (13 points) / 19 games; streak: 7 straight home-defeats
• road-performance FAS: 1 victory (3 points) / 19 matches; streak: 13 straight road-defeats
• form (performance during the last 5 rounds): MIL 0 wins / 5 losses | FAS 0 wins / 5 defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19 (in the Alps Hockey League): MIL vs. FAS: 2:1 (4:3 in Milano and 7:3 and 2:6 in Canazei)
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 2 successes MIL | 1 victory FAS
• MIL (16.) vs. FAS (17.) is the bottom clash. Each team has earned their last win against each other.
•  MIL will play it’s last home-game 2018/19, FAS will be in action for the last time on the road.
• Their clubs best scorers:
MIL: Edoardo Caletti – 29 points (10G/19A)
FAS: Diego Iori – 40 points (17G/23A).

Fotocredit: David S. Wassagruba