Release from 05.10.2022

Top trio wants to extend winning streak

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Six games are scheduled in the Alps Hockey League on Thursday. With the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, among others, the league leader is in action. The league newcomer is aiming for its sixth win in their sixth game. The first runners-up, HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice and S.G. Cortina Hafro, are aiming for their fifth win in a row. The situation is completely different for the EHC Lustenau. Last year's semifinalist is still waiting for its first win of the season after regular playing time. On Thursday they are facing the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel.

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Alps Hockey League | 06.10.2022:
Thu, 06.10.2022, 19:00: HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice - EC-KAC Future Team
Referees: BAJT, REZEK, Arlic, Javornik. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
With four wins in a row, HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice is currently in top form. In the table they are on the second place with 15 out of 18 possible points. Last Saturday, the Slovenians celebrated a 4:2 away win in Zell am See. The EC-KAC Future Team, on the other hand, conceded two 1:3 defeats against Bregenzerwald and Fassa last week. In the table, the Klagenfurt team is in seventh place with seven points. The Future Team has played Jesenice 18 times in the Alps Hockey League. In 17 encounters, the Slovenians prevailed. Only on January 3rd, 2019 the Future Team kept the upper hand.

Thu, 06.10.2022, 19:15: Steinbach Steel Wings Linz - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: OREL, WUNTSCHEK, Schonaklener, Wucherer. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
After four home games in a row, S.G. Cortina Hafro has to play an away game at the Steinbach Steel Wings Linz on Thursday. The Italians were able to win all four games in front of their home crowd, only conceding one defeat in the season opener in Jesenice. In the standings, Cortina is in a strong third place with twelve points. The Steel Wings have five points so far this season and are thirteenth in the table. In the six games so far, the Upper Austrians have picked up points three times, but have only managed to win once. They have only been successful against Cortina so far, in the very first AHL duel on October 5th, 2019. The team from the Dolomites decided all the other seven encounters in their favor.

Thu, 06.10.2022, 19:30: EHC Lustenau - EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, HOLZER, Bedana, Spiegel. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
Last year's semifinalist EHC Lustenau had a mixed start into the new season. Only one win after overtime compares to three defeats. In the table, the Vorarlberg team is thus only in 15th and last place. The EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel lost two times recently, but also has two wins to its credit. However, the Tyroleans have not yet won a game away from home.

Thu, 06.10.2022, 20:30: Hockey Unterland Cavaliers - Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: BENVEGNU, LAZZERI, Cristeli, Fleischmann. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
Also after five games, league newcomer Hockey Unterland Cavaliers is undefeated at the top of the table. The South Tyrolean team will face the Red Bull Hockey Juniors at home on Thursday, who have won all of their past three games. It will be the third away game in a row for the Young Bulls. Last week they won against Linz and Merano. Unterland kept the upper hand against Kitzbühel and Sterzing. In the Würtharena Neumarkt they have won all three games so far with at least two goals difference.

Thu, 06.10.2022, 20:30: HC Merano/o Pircher - HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Referees: RUETZ, SORAPERRA, Brondi, Rinker. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
HC Merano/o Pircher is currently in a crisis, with five defeats in a row. Only at the beginning of the season, the table-14th won. Quite different is the situation at the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it. The "Furie" could win the last two games. With a total of three wins this season, they are in fifth place in the table. Outstanding for Val Gardena is once again the Canadian Brad McGowan. With a hat trick on the last game day, he single-handedly shot his team to victory. In total, the AHL MVP of the 2020/21 season scored five goals this season so far. The previous AHL duels between the two teams were even. Both teams hold at two wins each.

Thu, 06.10.2022, 20:30: SHC Fassa Falcons - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: EGGER, STEFENELLI, Pace, Rigoni. | >> PPV-LIVESTREAM <<
Both the SHC Fassa Falcons and Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan conceded a defeat recently. For the Broncos. In the table, both teams are currently not in the Top-10. Fassa is in eleventh place with six points. Sterzing follows directly behind with one point less. Last season, the two teams faced each other four times. In three encounters, the Broncos prevailed. Fassa's win last season is their only success in the past twelve meetings.