Release from 07.11.2026

Wipptal rout Asiago | Couture shutout as Merano beat Kitzbühel

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Both Alps Hockey League games on Saturday went decisively to the home teams. The Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan beat HC Migross Asiago 8:1 and snapped the visitors' five-game winning streak. Asiago missed the chance to move into first place, and HD Jesenice stay on top. HC Meran/o Pircher stopped Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 4:0, with goaltender Thomas Couture stopping all 40 shots.

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At the Weihenstephan Arena, Ethan Szypula gave the visitors the lead in the 8th minute before James Livingston tied it ahead of the first intermission. The Broncos pulled away with five goals in the second period: Davide Conci made it 2:1 just 43 seconds after the restart, and Livingston and Carter Randklev scored 35 seconds apart to make it 4:1. Livingston completed his hat trick with the 5:1, and Hugo Hell made it 6:1 with 14 seconds left in the period. Mattia Covelli and Fabian Gschliesser added goals in the third. Livingston finished with five points, Randklev and Gschliesser with four each. Wipptal goaltender Jarrett Fiske stopped 36 of 37 shots. The Broncos move up to tenth place.
 
Merano strike twice in six seconds
In Merano, the hosts decided the game early. Kristans Utnans and Michael Levin scored six seconds apart in the 5th minute for a 2:0 lead, and Jakob Oberhöller made it 3:0 on the power play. Levin added the 4:0 in the second period, also on the power play. Kitzbühel outshot Merano 40 to 25, including 19 shots in the third, but couldn't solve Thomas Couture. Merano snapped a four-game losing streak and climb to sixth place. Kitzbühel's three-game winning streak came to an end, and they remain fifth.
 
Alps Hockey League | Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – HC Migross Asiago 8–1 (1–1, 5–0, 2–0)
Referees: LAZZERI, LOIBNEGGER, Brondi, Divis
Goals WSV: Livingston (19’, 26’, 30’), Conci (21’), Randklev (26’), Hell (40’), Covelli (48’), Gschliesser (52’)
HCA goal: Szypula (8.)
 
HC Meran/o Pircher – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 4–0 (3–0, 1–0, 0–0)
Referees: BENVEGNU, PIRAS, Muigg, Rinker
Goals for HCM: Utnans (5th), Levin (5th, 25th/PP1), Oberhöller (10th/PP1)

Photo: Daniele Frusone