Release from 17.10.2019
Thanks to a 2:1 home victory against the SHC Fassa Falcons, the Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan went top of the standings. The first pursuer now is the HC Pustertal Wölfe. The South Tyroleans won clearly with 6:2 at the Steel Wings Linz. The Kitzbüheler EC won its first game after the tragic death of Florian Janny 4:3 OT against HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice. The Tyroleans turned around a 0:3 deficit. Also victorious were the S.G. Cortina Hafro Hockey at the Red Bull Hockey Juniors, as well as the EC-KAC II against the Vienna Capitals Silver and HC Gherdeina valgardena.it against the EC Bregenzerwald.
Linz against Pustertal despite a strong start without a chance
The bottom of the league table of the Alps Hockey League, the Steel Wings Linz could make the match against the HC Pustertal Wölfe open for a long time, but at the end they were with no chance in the 2:6 defeat. In the 7th minute, the Steel Wings even took the lead. Until the 35th minute, they held a 1:1 before Pustertal took the lead for the first time in a power play. As a result, HCP was superior, as expected from the beginning. Thanks to the victory, HCP move up to second place in the league table. The deficit on the equally victorious Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan is one point.
Cortina celebrates clear victory at Red Bull Hockey Juniors
After four defeats in series against the Red Bull Hockey Juniors, S.G. Cortina Hafro celebrated a away win at the Young Bulls. Even though the Hockey Juniors took the lead, Cortina celebrated a clear 6:1 victory. Especially the equalizer of SGC one second before the end of the first period marked the crunchpoint of the game. From the second period on the guests were clearly superior and could add another five goals. Thanks to the victory Cortina climbs to fourth place in the league table. The Red Bull Hockey Juniors conceded the third defeat in series and are on 14th place.
EC-KAC II with first win after defeat series
After six defeats in a row the EC-KAC II celebrated a victory. The Carinthian beat the Vienna Capitals Silver 3:1. Already after six minutes the KA2 led with 2:0. After that no further goals fell until the 32nd minute, before Philipp Kreuzer shot his second goal of the day. In the final period the home side eased up and the Capitals Silver came better in the game. However, they scored their first goal in minute 59. Thanks to the victory, the KAC II is ranked 13th in the league table, while the Vienna Capitals Silver remain in 17th position in their debut season.
Kitzbühel turns around three goals deficit against Jesenice
The EC "Die Adler" Stadtwerke Kitzbühel celebrated a furious comeback against the HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice. After 22 minutes, the Tyroleans were already with 0:3 back before they equalised the game to 3:3 three minutes before the end of the regular time. The decision finally came in overtime. 18 seconds before the end of extra time Thomas Mader scored the game winning goal. For Kitzbühel it was the first game after the tragic death of goalkeeper Michael Janny. Therefore, this victory was associated with many emotions. Because of the bereavement in the past week, the game of the KEC against the Vienna Capitals Silver was postponed. This game will be rescheduled on November 19th at 19:30.
Sterzing go top of the standings
The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan go top of the standings thanks to a 2:1 home victory against the SHC Fassa Falcons. In the first two periods the Broncos were the better team, but could not score, as well as the guests. All three goals fell in the final period. Already after 48 seconds in this the league top scorer Slater Doggett scored the 1:0. It was his ninth goal of the season. Just under five minutes later Tobias Kofler increased to 2:0. The only goal for Fassa was scored by Derek Eastman in numerical advantage 25 seconds before the end of the game. The advantage of Wipptal on the first pursuers, the HC Pustertal Wölfe and the Rittner Buam is one point. Fassa is on 12th place in the league table.
Val Gardena holds the upper hand against Bregenzerwald
In the sixth match of the day, HC Gherdeina valgardena.it celebrated a 6:4 home victory over the EC Bregenzerwald. Thus, the guests from Vorarlberg must continue to wait for the third victory against Gherdeina. Most recently, they won against Val Gardena about two years ago. This game was very offensive from the start. Already in the first period four goals fell. After 25 minutes, the home side had a three-goal lead for the first time (4:1). In the sequel Bregenzerwald came on a 3:4, but could never score the equaliser. GHE is now in ninth place in the league table, Bregenzerwald is still without a point abroad and is still ranked 16th in the league table.
Thursday, 17.10.2019:
Steel Wings Linz – HC Pustertal Wölfe 2:6 (1:1, 0:3, 1:2)
Referees: BRUNNER, LESNIAK, Kainberger, Matthey. | Spectators: 231
Goals SWL: 1:0 Mayrhofer (10./PP1 Ober – Koudelka), 2:6 Frühwirt (52./PP1 Ober – Koudelka)
Goals HCP: 1:1 Lewis (12. Traversa – Gander), 1:2 Andergassen (35./PP1 Hofer A. – Hofer R.), 1:3 Brighenti Moretti (35. Pace), 1:4 Lewis (38./PP1 Oberrauch), 1:5 Carozza (42. Lewis – Oberrauch), 1:6 Althuber (43./PP1 Carozza – Helfer)
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – S.G. Cortina Hafro 1:6 (1:1, 0:2, 0:3)
Referees: FAJDIGA, FICHTNER, Marchardt, Miklic. | Spectators: 64
Goal RBJ: 1:0 Harnisch (18. Predan – Maier)
Goals SGC: 1:1 Giftopoulos (20. De zanna – Adami), 1:2 Giftopoulos (38. Trecapelli), 1:3 Adami (38. Giftopoulos – De zanna), 1:4 De zanna (44. Adami – Giftopoulos), 1:5 Barnabo (52./PP1 King – De Filippo Roia), 1:6 Zanatta M. (54./SH1 Zanatta A. – Bruneteau)
EC KAC II – Vienna Capitals Silver 3:1 (2:0, 1:0, 0:1)
Referees: BAJT, REZEK, Bärnthaler, Puff. | Spectators: 123
Goals KA2: 1:0 Kreuzer (4.), 2:0 Kapel (6./PP1 Kreuzer), 3:0 Kreuzer (32. Ploner – Kapel)
Goal VCS: 1:3 Artner (59. Neubauer)
EC „Die Adler“ Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice 4:3 OT (0:2, 1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Referees: DURCHNER, MOSCHEN, Reisinger, Rigoni. | Spectators: 721
Goals KEC: 1:3 Echtler (28./PP1 Fredin – Hochfilzer), 2:3 Schreiber (49. Hochfilzer), 3:3 Ebner (57./PP1 Hochfilzer – Echtler), 4:3 OT Mader (65. Bolterle – Kreuter)
Goals JES: 0:1 Sodja (10. Sersen – Sturm), 0:2 Ankerst (14. PP1 Hebar – Stojan), 0:3 Ankerst (22. Sodja)
Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – SHC Fassa Falcons 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 2:1)
Referees: STEFENELLI, WALLNER, Bedana, Rinker. | Spectators: 351
Goals WSV: 1:0 Doggett (41. Lemay), 2:0 Kofler (47. Mantinger – Deluca)
Goals FAS: 1:2 Eastman (60./PP2 Roupec – Chiodo)
HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – EC Bregenzerwald 6:4 (3:1, 2:3, 1:0)
Referees: BENVEGNU, GIACOMOZZI, Cristeli, Slaviero. | Spectators: 335
Goals GHE: 1:0 Vinatzer (2. Galassiti), 2:0 Wilkins (4. McGowan – Vinatzer), 3:1 McGowan (13./PP1 Nedved – Willeit), 4:1 McGowan (25. Wilkins - Vinatzer), 5:3 Willeit (38. Brugnoli - McGowan), 6:4 Glück (54. Brugnoli)
Goals ECB: 1:2 Schwinger (12. Söder), 2:4 Haidinger (25. Schwinger), 3:4 Haidinger (33./PP1 Söder), 4:5 Fröwis (39. Egger)
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