Release from 07.12.2020
On Tuesday the 17th Vorarlberderby in the Alps Hockey League between the VEU Feldkirch and the EHC Lustenau will take place. It is already the third duel of the season. In the Return-2-Play the VEU won. The EC Bregenzerwald plays at the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel. Goalkeeper Max Zimmermann will play for the EC Bregenzerwald in December on loan. In the remaining three games the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan will meet the HC Pustertal Wölfe, Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey will challenge S.G. Cortina Hafro and the HC Gherdeina valgardena.it will play against the Rittner Buam. The game HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana against the SHC Fassa Falcons cannot take place as planned. Too much snowfall in Italy makes it impossible for Fassa to travel. A new match date will be announced at a later date.
Tue, 08.12.2020, 18:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – HC Pustertal Wölfe
Referees: LEGA, STEFENELLI, Mantovani, Piras.
In the first of five games on Tuesday, the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan will meet the HC Pustertal Wölfe. The Broncos have been waiting for a win for five games already. Pustertal won both games last week against one of the biggest title favorites, HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana. In the table the "Wolves" have improved to fourth place, Sterzing didn´t play last week and is now 13th in the table and therefore currently outside the playoff places. Last Tuesday, PUS achieved the first away win after nine away defeats in a row. Man of the match was goalkeeper Colin Furlong, who was able to save all 38 shots on his goal. Overall, the save percentage of the 27-year-old Canadian is 92.2% (9th place). Both teams have already faced each other in the Return-2-Play this season. Pustertal won the game by a very narrow margin with 5:4 after overtime. The first leg in Sterzing won at home with 3:2.
Tue, 08.12.2020, 19:00: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: MOSCHEN, PINIE, Cristeli, Slaviero.
For the second time this season Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey and S.G. Cortina Hafro will meet. On November 26th Cortina won with 6:5 in the first leg of the Return-2-Play. The return leg will follow on December 15th. Asiago was already leading with 4:1. Since this game, both teams have played two games. While ASH won both games, SGC was beaten once. In the league table, the eight (ASH - 14 points) and the eleventh (SGC - 12 points) meet. Both teams have played eleven games so far. Steven McParland is the top scorer on Asiago's side. The Canadian has scored in all eleven games so far. In total the 29-year-old scored 17 points (9G/8A). Top scorers on Cortina side are Phil Pietroniro and Mike Cazzola with 15 points. The 26-year-old Pietroniro has a scoring streak of six games.
Tue, 08.12.2020, 19:30: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – EC Bregenzerwald
Referees: HEINRICHER, KUMMER, Puff, Wimmler.
The duel Tyrol against Vorarlberg will take place on Tuesday between the EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel and the EC Bregenzerwald. It is already the third meeting this season. Kitzbühel celebrated two clear victories in the Return-2-Play. But the current form speaks for the tenth in the table from Vorarlberg. Bregenzerwald has won all three of their previous matches, including a 4:1 victory over HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice, who are third in the table. The seventh in the table, Kitzbühel has lost three of its last five games. At home the last two games were lost. Player to watch on the side of EC Bregenzerwald is clearly the Latvian Roberts Lipsbergs. The 26-year-old scored 14 points (8G/6A) in his first five games. At the KEC Mikael Johansson is the player to watch (19 points - 11G/8A). The 25-year-old has a scoring streak of seven games. In total he scored in eleven of twelve matches.
Zimmermann will play for Bregenzerwald on loan
Goalkeeper Max Zimmermann will play for the EC Bregenzerwald in December on loan. The 21-year-old from the EV spusu Vienna Capitals will replace Felix Beck during this time, who will play at the U20-World Championships in the coming weeks. Zimmermann comes back from an injury lay-off. He has already played 30 games in the #AlpsHockey for the Vienna Capitals Silver in the season 2019-20.
Tue, 08.12.2020, 19:30: VEU Feldkirch – EHC Lustenau
Referees: HOLZER, HUBER A., Eisl, Huber J.
VEU Feldkirch and EHC Lustenau will play the third big Vorarlbergderby of the season on Tuesday, the 17th in the history of the Alps Hockey League. In the Return-2-Play the VEU won with the total score of 6:4. In the first leg the EHC celebrated with 4:3, in the return leg the VEU celebrated a 3:0 shutout victory. League top scorer Jakob Stukel (26 points - 13G/13A) scored twice in the second leg. Looking at the table, a derby at eye level is about to begin. Both teams have 17 points and are on places five (VEU) and six (EHC) in the league table. Lustenau however already completed three games more than Feldkirch. At home, VEU is very strong. In six of the last seven home games they won. Lustenau could only win two of the last six away games. In terms of scoring efficiency, Feldkirch is clearly ahead of Lustenau. With 11.87% the VEU is at the top of the league. The EHC is with 6.87% only in 15th place in this ranking.
Tue, 08.12.2020, 20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – Rittner Buam
Referees: BENVEGNU, LAZZERI, Bedana, De Zordo.
The games on Tuesday will be concluded by HC Gherdeina valgardena.it and the Rittner Buam. Both teams had to admit a defeat in their only game last week with 2:1 after overtime. (GHE @ASH & RIT @SGC). For Ritten it was already the third defeat in a row. In the league table Gherdeina is on ninth place with 14 points. The "Buam" are 14th with five points. Bradley McGowan (GHE) is so far the player of the season. The 30-year-old Canadian has scored in all thirteen matches of the season so far. In total, the left wing scored 26 points (14G/12A) and is league top scorer together with Jakob Stukel (VEU). In the AHL both teams have met ten times so far. Ritten prevailed in nine duels.
Ljubljana against Fassa postponed
The game HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana against the SHC Fassa Falcons, originally scheduled on Tuesday, December 8th, has to be postponed due to bad weather conditions. An alternative date will be announced on a later date.
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