Release from 24.11.2023
On Saturday the second Salzburg derby of the season in the Alps Hockey League is scheduled. League leader EK Die Zeller Eisbären will face fifth-placed Red Bull Hockey Juniors. Zell am See won the first duel of the season in overtime. There are also six other games scheduled on Saturday. Among others, defending champion HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice will face the EC Bregenzerwald away from home and last season´s runner-up S.G. Cortina Hafro will play at the HC Meran/o Pircher. In the only Sunday game, the Rittner Buam SkyAlps face the EHC Lustenau. The Buam, who are only two points behind leader Zell am See in second place in the table, are aiming for their eighth win in a row. No team had a longer winning streak this season.
Alps Hockey League | 25.11.2023
Sat, 25.11.2023, 18:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan - EC-KAC Future Team
Referees: HOLZER, SPIEGEL, Brondi, Ze Zordo. | >> valcome.tv <<
On October 7, the EC-KAC Future Team won at home against Kitzbühel with 5:1. It was the last win and point for the Klagenfurt team so far this season. Since then, the Future Team has suffered twelve defeats in a row. On Thursday, they lost at home to Merano with 2:5. Tomorrow, Saturday, the team at the bottom of the table will face third-placed Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan away from home. The South Tyroleans, who are five points behind leader Zell am See, have won three of their last five games. On Thursday, they won 4:2 in Celje. The Broncos won the first duel of the season against the Future Team in Klagenfurt 3:1. The last time KFT took a point away from home was on February 23 in Merano.
Sat, 25.11.2023, 18:30: Hockey Unterland Cavaliers - HK RST Pellet Celje
Referees: BENVEGNU, PINIE, Grisenti, Rivis A.. | >> valcome.tv <<
With the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers and HK RST Pellet Celje, the tenth and 15th placed teams in the table will face each other on Saturday. The Cavaliers have been waiting for a win for four games. They recently lost at home to both Gherdeina on Thursday and Kitzbühel last week. Celje playe at home against Vipiteno on Thursday and lost 2:4. It was the Slovenians' second loss in a row in the AHL. In the first game of the season against Unterland, the league newcomer was narrowly beaten 2:3. In the meantime, Celje was already leading 1:0 and 2:1.
Sat, 25.11.2023, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: KUMMER, OREL, Puff, Wucherer. | >> valcome.tv <<
The Salzburg derby between the Red Bull Hockey Juniors and the EK Die Zeller Eisbären is also the top clash on Saturday. The Juniors are currently the strongest team in the league alongside Ritten. They have won all of their last four games. In total they have won eight of their last ten games. The Young Bulls are in fifth place in the table and are only seven points behind leader Zell am See. The Polar Bears lost 2:5 at home to Cortina on Thursday and are now just two points ahead of their closest rival Ritten. It was only the second defeat of the season for the team from Pinzgau after regulation. They narrowly won the first duel of the season against the Juniors 4:3 after overtime. Alps Hockey League topscorer and top goalscorer Tomi Wilenius scored the goal in overtime. According to the Finn, Saturday's game will be the toughest of the season so far. The 30-year-old told us in an interview why he thinks so.
Sat, 25.11.2023, 19:30: EC Bregenzerwald - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: LAZZERI, LEGA, Cusin, Vignolo. | >> valcome.tv <<
HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice will face the EC Bregenzerwald on Saturday for their second game within 24 hours. Today, Friday, the fourth-placed team in the table is in action at the EHC Lustenau. Before the game against the EHC, the Slovenians have 35 points and are six points behind leader Zell am See. Bregenzerwald was in action on Thursday and won 7:3 in Kitzbühel. Player of the game was ECB topscorer Roberts Lipsbergs. The Latvian scored two goals and made two assists. The 29-year-old already has a total of 31 points in his third season in Vorarlberg. He is fourth in the league's topscorer charts. In the first duel of the season with Jesenice, which the defending AHL champion from Slovenia won 4:3/OT, Lipsbergs scored the goal to make it 2:2. Eric Pance and Zan Jezovsek scored a brace for Jesenice.
Sat, 25.11.2023, 19:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - Steel Wings LINZ AG
Referees: RUETZ, STEFENELLI, Hesina, Rinker. | >> valcome.tv <<
After a weak start to the season, the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it is getting better and better. The South Tyroleans have won four of their last five games. Although they are still only in 14th place in the table, they are only four points behind tenth-placed Unterland. The Steel Wings LINZ AG have the same number of points as Unterland and are twelfth. On Thursday, the Upper Austrians were beaten 0:3 at home by the Red Bull Hockey Juniors. It was the first defeat for the Steel Wings after three wins in a row. Away from home, Linz has only won one of nine encounters after regulation. Gherdeina, on the other hand, have yet to win a game at home after 60 minutes. They have only picked up four out of a possible 27 points at home. Both teams will face each other for the first time this season. Last season, Val Gardena won three out of four meetings.
Sat, 25.11.2023, 19:30: HC Merano/o Pircher - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: SORAPERRA, VIRTA, Fecchio, Mantovani. | >> valcome.tv <<
Last year's finalist S.G. Cortina Hafro returned to Alps Hockey League action with a convincing 5:2 away win at league leader Zell am See. Last weekend, the Italians were in action in the third round of the Continental Cup and narrowly missed out on advancing to the next round at their home tournament. It was Cortina's first win in the AHL after two consecutive defeats. They are in sixth place in the table and currently occupy the last Master Round spot. The HC Meran/o Pircher is ninth in the table and has won their last two games. On Thursday, they won 5:2 in Klagenfurt. Nolan Ritchie scored a hat trick and one assist. With 32 points and 16 goals, the 21-year-old center is in second place both in the topscorer ranking and the top goalscorer charts. This is the Canadian's first season in Merano. The Eagles from South Tyrol were clearly beaten 1:5 in their first season duel with Cortina. Nolan Ritchie scored the only goal for Merano to make it 1:3 in the meantime. Cortina also won all meetings last season.
Sat, 25.11.2023, 20:30: SHC Fassa Falcons - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: MOSCHEN, RIVIS F., Cristeli, Formaioni. | >> valcome.tv <<
The seventh and final game on Saturday will be between the SHC Fassa Falcons and the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel. Both teams conceded a defeat on Thursday. While it was the second in a row for Kitzbühel, Fassa was beaten for the first time after three wins in a row. The Falcons from Italy are thirteenth in the table with 19 points. The Eagles from Kitzbühel are eighth with 24 points. The two teams are facing each other for the first time this season.
Alps Hockey League | 26.11.2023
So, 26.11.2023, 17:30 Uhr: EHC Lustenau - Rittner Buam Sky Alps
Referees: LAZZERI, LEGA, Cusin, Vignolo. | >> valcome.tv <<
In the only Sunday game, the EHC Lustenau will face the Rittner Buam SkyAlps. The EHC plays also at home against Jesenice today, Friday. The Buam beat Fassa 5:2 on Thursday and celebrated their seventh win in a row. No team has had a longer winning streak this season. Only Jesenice also won seven games in a row between September 29 and October 19. In second place in the table, the South Tyroleans are just two points behind leader Zell am See. Lustenau, who has lost their last two games, are eleventh. However, the Vorarlberg side prevailed 3:1 in the first duel of the season with Ritten. For Lustenau, it was one of only two away wins after regulation so far. For Ritten, on the other hand, it was their only home defeat to date.