Release from 29.12.2018
Sun, 30.12.2018: Rittner Buam vs. Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (16:30)
Referees: HOLZER, STRASSER, Terragni, Vignolo.
• ranking: RIT 5. | ASH 6 >> Italian meeting of two neighbours in the standing
• streak: RIT three straight wins | ASH four wins in a row
• home-performance RIT: ten wins (30 points) / eleven games; streak: eight straight home-wins
• road-performance ASH: six wins (18 points) / eleven matches; streak: one road-victory
• form (performance during the last five rounds): RIT four wins / one defeat | ASH four wins / one lost
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: ASH vs. RIT: 1:0 (result: 3:2, four out of five goals have been scored in Power Play; Naclerio and Kostner netted two goals)
• RIT has been on fire so far: The South Tyroleans have scored most goals at home (58) and they are hunting for their 100th season-goal as well (95).
• RIT has the best Power Play. The Vice-Champions has already potted 35 goals out of 118 Power Plays (PP%: 29,7).
• RIT got fewest PIM (241) so far.
• Rittner Buam (2017) vs. Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey 1935 (2018) is the meeting of the two, previous finalists and Champions
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): eleven wins RIT | eight successes ASH
• The club having home-advantage has has left the ice as the winner in eight straight meetings.
• Their clubs best scorers:
RIT: Alex Frei 33 points (19G/14A)
ASH: Anthony Bardaro 38 points (19G/19A).
Sun, 30.12.2018: Red Bull Hockey Juniors vs. HK SZ Olimpija (17:30)
Referees: LESNIAK, WALLNER, Huber, Markizeti.
• ranking: RBJ 6. | HKO 3.
• streak: RBJ two straight wins | HKO seven consecutive victories (current best streak)
• home-performance RBJ: nine wins (27 points) / twelve games, streak: one home-defeat
• road-performance HKO: seven wins (21 points) / eleven matches; streak: three straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last five rounds): RBJ three wins / two defeats | HKO five successes / 0 defeats (team of the hour)
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: RBJ vs. HKO: 1:1 (results: 3:2 in Salzburg and 4:2 in Ljubljana).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): three wins RBS | three wins HKO
• The home-team has left the ice as the winner in all (six) meetings so far!
• Their clubs best scorers:
RBJ: Oliver Nordberg 27 points (10G/17A)
HKO: Ales Music (27 points – 12G/15A), Zan Jezovsek (27 points – 12 G/15A), Gal Koren (27 points – 10G/17A).
Sun, 30.12.2018: EK Die Zeller Eisbären vs. HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice (19:30)
Referees: LENDL, SUPPER, Legat, Marchardt.
• ranking: EKZ 12. | JES 9.
• streak: EKZ four consecutive defeats | JES one win
• home-performance EKZ: four wins (12 points) / eleven games, streak: five straight home-defeats
• road-performance JES: four wins (14 points) / eleven games; streak: three consecutive road-defeats
• form (performance during the last five rounds): EKZ one win / four losts | JES three wins / two losts
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: JES vs. EKZ: 2:0 (results: 12:2 in Zell am See and 4:1 in Jesenice).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): one win EKZ | five successes JES
• Jesenice has scored most goals so far (99) and has the best scoring-efficiency as well (12.39%), while EKZ has already allowed 112 goals.
• The clubs best scorers:
EKZ: Louke Oakley 35 points (12G/23A)
JES: Tadej Cimzar 36 points (16G/20A).
Sun, 30.12.2018: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan vs. Hockey Milano Rossoblu (19:30)
Referees: PINIE, RUETZ, Cristeli, Weiss.
• ranking: WSV 10. | MIL 15.
• streak: WSV four consecutive defeats | MIL two straight defeats
• home-performance WSV: nine wins (26 points) / 13 matches, streak: two straight home-defeats
• road-performance MIL: 0 wins (one point) / 12 games; streak: twelve straight road-defeats and weakest road-team
• form (performance during the last five rounds): WSV one victory / four defeats | MIL one success / four defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: MIL vs. WSV: 1:0 (result: 5:4, Doucet potted three goals).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 0 wins WSV | one success MIL
• WSV is without a win against MIL since January 17th 2015 or 1.442 days. On that day, Sterzing has won 4:2 against MIL in Italians Serie A at home.
• WSV has the weakest Power Play (PP%: 13.5)
• The clubs best scorers:
WSV: Brandon McNally 35 points (9G/26A)
MIL: Francis Verreault-Paul 27 points (8G/19A).
Sun, 30.12.2018: HC Pustertal Wölfe vs. Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina Hafro (20:00)
Referees: F. GIACOMOZZI, S. LEGA, Basso, Piras.
• ranking: PUS 1. | SGC 8.
• streak: PUS one success | SGC four straight victories
• home-performance PUS: 12 wins (36 points) / 12 games; streak: twelve straight home-wins (best home-team)
• road-performance SGC: six wins (16 points) / 13 matches; streak: two straight road-wins
• form (performance during the last five rounds): PUS four wins / one lost | SGC four successes / one defeat
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: PUS vs. SGC: 1:0 (result: 5:0, Helfer potted two goals).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 6 wins PUS| six successes SGC
• The team playing on the road has earned a Shut Out win in all (four) meetings in the year 2018 (3x PUS, 1X SGC).
• The two teams have feaced each other on December 30th 2017 as well. On that day, the Leader celebrated a 2:1-home-win.
• Bruneck has given away fewest goals (32) and has potted third most goals (96) so far.
• Their clubs top scorers:
PUS: Raphael Andergassen 28 points (13G/15A)
SGC: Riccardo Lacedelli 25 points (13G/12A) and Nicholas Trecapelli 25 points (6G/19A).
Sun, 30.12.2018: EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel vs. EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau (20:00)
Referees: PODLESNIK, WIDMANN, Bedynek, Holzer.
• ranking: KEC 12. | EHC 2.
• streak: KEC one defeat | EHC one lost
• home-performance KEC: five wins (14 points) / eleven matches; streak: three straight home-defeats
• road-performance EHC: seven victories (21 points) / 12 games; streak: two consecutive road-successes
• form (performance during the last five rounds): KEC two wins / three defeats | EHC four successes / one defeat
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: EHC vs. KEC: 1:0 (result: 4:1, D’Alvise has scored two goals).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): 0 wins KEC | 7 wins EHC
• EHC has won all (seven) clashes with KEC and has potted four goals in five straight meetings too.
• EHC is hunting for their 100th goal of the season (98), KEC has potted third fewest goals (58).
• The clubs best scorers:
KEC: Adam Havlik 31 points (15G/16A)
EHC: Christopher D’Alvise 38 points (18G/20A).
Sun, 30.12.2018: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it vs. HC Fassa Falcons (20:30)
Referees: MOSCHEN, VIRTA, Mantovani, Rigoni.
• ranking: GHE 11. | FAS 16.
• streak: GHE five straight defeats | FAS three consecutive losts
• home-Performance GHE: six wins (18 points) / 12 games; streak: one home-defeat
• road-performance FAS: one victory (three points) / nine games; streak: three consecutive road-defeats
• form (performance during the last five rounds): GHE 0 wins / five losts (weakest form) | FAS one win / four defeats
• Head-to-Head 2018/19: GHE vs. FAS: 1:0 (resut: 3:2).
• Head-to-Head (overall Alps Hockey League): six successes GHE | 1 win FAS
• GHE has won six straight meetings with FAS.
• FAS is weakest shorthanded (PK%: 64.3), while GHE has the weakest scoring efficiency (6.9%).
• The clubs best scorers:
GHE: David Roupec 24 points (6G/18A)
FAS: Martin Gran 27 points (16G/11A)
Picture: David S. Wassagruba