Release from 24.11.2021
The next days will bring a lot of top clashes in the Alps Hockey League. On Thursday, for example, the fifth-placed HC Gherdeina valgardena.it will face the fourth-placed Rittner Buam. Val Gardena is already undefeated for nine games in a row. Thursday will also see the Vorarlberg derby between the BEMER VEU Feldkirch and the EC Bregenzerwald. On Friday, league leader HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice will be challenged by the EHC Lustenau. The Slovenians are already unbeaten for seven games and have a seven-point lead over the second-placed team from Vorarlberg. The EK Die Zeller Eisbären will do without Head Coach Jaka Avgustincic at league newcomer HC Meran/o Pircher. Due to the recent results, the Pinzgauer ended the cooperation with the Slovenian, who will be replaced by the Czech Martin Ekrt. The 50-years-old was already active as head coach in the AHL between 2016 and 2018.
Alps Hockey League | 25.11.2021:
Thu, 25.11.2021, 19:00: Steel Wings Linz - Vienna Capitals Silver
Referees: HEINRICHER, WUNTSCHEK, Kainberger, Schonaklener. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
Both the Steel Wings Linz and the Vienna Capitals Silver are on a losing streak. While the Upper Austrians were not able to win any of the past five games, the federal capitals conceded four defeats from the last five games. Away from home, the Silver Caps, who are at the bottom of the table with six points, didn`t pick up a single point so far. The Steel Wings picked up eleven of their 17 points at home. Both teams have faced each other twice in the Alps Hockey League so far. In both duels VCS kept the upper hand.
Thu, 25.11.2021, 19:00: EC-KAC Future Team - Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey
Referees: BRUNNER, LEHNER, Matthey, Moidl | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey is back in action in the Alps Hockey League on Thursday for the first time since November 6th. Last season's runner-up was in action last week at the Continental Cup in Krakow (POL). With three losses from three games, the Italians finished fourth and last in their group. In the Alps Hockey League, the EC-KAC Future Team is waiting as opponent. Klagenfurt could not win any of their last five games and are eighth in the table. Asiago, on the other hand, has three AHL wins in a row. With 39 points they are third in the table. The gap to leader Jesenice is eight points.
Thu, 25.11.2021, 19:30 Uhr: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: PODLESNIK, RUETZ, Puff, Rinker. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
With the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel and S.G. Cortina Hafro two teams that recently celebrated wins meet. Kitzbühel prevailed last Saturday against Bregenzerwald with 4:2 and celebrated the first victory after previously six defeats in a row. Cortina defeated Fassa 5:4 after overtime, winning their second game in a row after five consecutive defeats before. In the standings, it's a neighborhood duel. With 24 points, SGC is in eleventh place, followed by the KEC with 22 points. Both teams have not faced each other yet this season. In the H2H, the Italians have a clear lead with 9:1.
Thu, 25.11.2021, 19:30: BEMER VEU Feldkirch - EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: BENVEGNU, MOSCHEN, Bedana, Tschrepitsch. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
A Vorarlberg derby will take place between the BEMER VEU Feldkirch and the EC Bregenzerwald. The VEU is in a crisis, could not win any of the past eight games and is with only eight points only in 16th place in the table. Bregenzerwald already has 20 points more and is in ninth place. The ECB won three of the past five games. Bregenzerwald was also the better team in direct duels last. In the past three encounters, they always prevailed. Overall, however, the VEU has a clear lead in the H2H with 13:5. With Roberts Lipsbergs, Bregenzerwald has the second best scorer in the league in its ranks. The Latvian scored 32 points in 15 games.
Thu, 25.11.2021, 20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - Rittner Buam
Referees: SORAPERRA, STEFENELLI, Brondi, Fleischmann. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
The top match on Thursday will be played by the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it and the Rittner Buam. Val Gardena won the past nine games and is therefore the team of the hour. Despite a bad start to the season, the "Furie" is already fifth in the table. Immediately ahead of them, is Ritten is fourth place. The "Buam" have one point more on their account. Both teams were already in action this week on Tuesday. While Ritten celebrated a clear 7:2 home win against the Steel Wings Linz, Gherdeina won with 2:1 at the EC-KAC Future Team. Once again, Brad McGowan was responsible for the decision. Last season's MVP has always scored at least one goal in the past five games. GHE and RIT have already faced each other once this season. On Sept. 23rd, Gardena prevailed with 4:3.
Thu, 25.11.2021, 20:30: HC Meran/o Pircher - EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: EGGER, FAJDIGA, Arlic, Pace. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
The EK Die Zeller Eisbären parted ways with Head Coach Jaka Avgustincic on Wednesday. Due to the recent results, the Pinzgauer and the Slovenian go separate ways in the future. The seventh in the table recently conceded two defeats in a row and slipped back to seventh place. Avgustincic was head coach of the EKZ since the 2019/20 season. The Czech Martin Ekrt will be the new head coach at the league returnee. The 50-years-old was most recently U21 head coach at Ferencvárosi TC in Hungary. The former head coach of Neumarkt/Egna in the Alps Hockey League (2016-2018) will already be in charge on Thursday in the first AHL duel with league newcomer HC Meran/o Pircher. The South Tyroleans are in strong form, winning five of their last six games and are in tenth place in the standings.
Alps Hockey League | 26.11.2021:
Fri, 26.11.2021, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: LOICHT, WIDMANN, Legat, Pötscher. | >> FREE-LIVESTREAM <<
In the first of two games on Friday, the Red Bull Hockey Juniors will face the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan. The Young Bulls are on the way up in the standings with five wins in a row. With 33 points they are sixth in the standings. The Broncos, on the other hand, could not win any of their past six games and slipped to 14th place in the table. On Tuesday, the South Tyroleans lost to Fassa with 2:4. RBJ kept the upper hand against Vienna clearly with 5:1. With two goals, German Luca Auer was once again man of the match. With 14 goals and a total of 32 points, the 17-years-old is the third best scorer in the entire league. His teammate Rasmus Lahnavvik has already scored 15 goals, making him the league's top scorer along with Chris D'Alvise (EHC). Already on September 16th, Salzburg and Sterzing faced each other for the first time this season. At that time WSV kept the upper hand with 4:1.
Fri, 26.11.2021, 19:30: EHC Lustenau - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: LEGA, SCHAUER, Bassani, Eisl. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
League leader HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice will play at the EHC Lustenau on Friday. The Vorarlberg team is in second place before the games on Thursday. Thus, it comes to an absolute top clash in the Alps Hockey League. While the EHC always had the upper hand in the past four games, Jesenice already has a winning streak of seven games. This season it will be the first appearance. Last season, the Slovenians were clearly victorious in both duels with the Vorarlberg team. Both teams have an enormously strong offense. With 78 goals, Jesenice has scored the second most goals in the league. Lustenau has scored 67 goals so far. Thus, it is not surprising that five of the top 10 scorers in the Alps Hockey League wear the jersey of either JES or EHC.