Zell am See win derby | Top four separated by just one point

Zell am See comfortably won the first derby of the season against Kitzbühel 6:1. The Pinzgau side made a flying start in front of their home crowd, taking a 2:0 lead after just three minutes through goals from Zan Jezovsek and Sebastian Zauner. Kitzbühel pulled one back in the 25th minute, but EKZ restored their two-goal lead before the end of the second period to take a 4:1 advantage into the second intermission. Jezovsek scored his second goal shortly after the restart, while Paul Schmid completed the scoring in the 54th minute. Zell am See are now fourth in the standings, level on points with Ritten and Jesenice and just one point behind Asiago.

Asiago Remain Top Despite Thrilling Encounter
HC Migross Asiago retained top spot with a 6:5 shootout win over Hockey Unterland Cavaliers. In front of 1,700 fans, Nick Porco converted the decisive penalty. Unterland forced overtime with an equalizer from Lauri Heino with just under two minutes remaining in regulation. The eighth-placed side had even led 4:3 after 43 minutes, before Ethan Szypula scored twice to temporarily put Asiago on course for victory. Asiago now have 13 points, one ahead of the chasing trio.

Ritten and Jesenice Keep Pace
Rittner Buam SkyAlps and HD Jesenice, like Zell am See, have 12 points. Ritten sit second thanks to their superior goal difference. The South Tyroleans recorded a convincing 5:1 home win over the Red Bull Hockey Juniors, with Manuel Öhler scoring twice. Jesenice also secured a clear victory, beating the EC-KAC Future Team 5:2.

Sisak Win in Sterzing, Meran Triumph in Cortina
KHL Sisak handed Wipptal Broncos Sterzing another defeat, winning 4:1 on the road. The Broncos are still waiting for their first regulation-time victory and remain bottom of the standings. Anthony Tabak scored twice for the visitors, while Sterzing’s only goal came with just two minutes remaining.

S.G. Cortina are also still without a regulation-time win. The 11th-placed team lost 3:1 at home to HC Meran/o Pircher. The defending runners-up moved up to fifth place with 11 points. Franco Sproviero scored the decisive goal to make it 2:1 in the 39th minute before adding an empty-net goal with just eight seconds remaining to seal the win.

Alps Hockey League:
Sat, 03.10.2026:
HD Jesenice – EC-KAC Future Team 5:2 (1:0, 2:1, 2:1)
Referees: PANHOLZER, VOICAN, Bergelj, Legat
Goals JES: 1:0 Baloh D. (13.), 2:1 Jakupovic A. (30.), 3:1 Svetina E. (33./PP1), 4:1 Sabolic R. (44./PP1), 5:2 Kapel R. (54.)
Goals KFT: 1:1 Klassek S. (22.), 4:2 Dreier L. (48.)

Rittner Buam SkyAlps – Red Bull Hockey Juniors 5:1 (0:0, 2:0, 3:1)
Referees: VIRTA, ZUBLASING, Brondi, Callovini
Goals RIT: 1:0 Insam M. (32./PP1), 2:0 Öhler M. (34.), 3:1 Blake C. (52.), 4:1 Öhler M. (52.), 5:1 Markkula M. (56./PP1)
Goal RBJ: 2:1 Lußnig N. (44.)

Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – KHL Sisak 1:4 (0:0, 0:2, 1:2)
Referees: MOSCHEN, PIRAS, De Cristofaro, Rivis
Goal WSV: 1:4 Conci D. (59.)
Goals SIS: 0:1 Laaksonen T. (21./SH1), 0:2 Bodiroga L. (34.), 0:3 Tabak A. (45.), 0:4 Tabak A. (50.)

EK Die Zeller Eisbären – Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 6:1 (2:0, 2:1, 2:0)
Referees: BULOVEC, LEBEN, Dell'Amico, Fecchio
Goals EKZ: 1:0 Jezovsek Z. (3./PP1), 2:0 Zauner S. (3.), 3:1 Coatta M. (34.), 4:1 Jennes C. (35.), 5:1 Jezovsek Z. (41.), 6:1 Schmid P. (57.)
Goal KEC: 2:1 Höller A. (25.)

HC Migross Asiago – Hockey Unterland Cavaliers 6:5/SO (1:1, 2:1, 2:3, 0:0, 1:0)
Referees: BENVEGNU, SPORER, Cristeli, Muigg
Goals HCA: 1:1 Traversa T. (17./SH1), 2:2 Porco N. (25.), 3:2 Traversa T. (40.), 4:4 Szypula E. (49.), 5:4 Szypula E. (51./PP1), 6:5 Porco N. (65./PS)
Goals HCU: 0:1 Linjala M. (14./PP1), 1:2 Galassiti G. (22.), 3:3 Engelaar H. (41./PP1), 3:4 Linjala M. (43./PP1), 5:5 Heino L. (58.)

Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina – HC Meran/o Pircher 1:3 (0:0, 1:2, 0:1)
Referees: CUSIN, RIVIS, Magliano, Da Rech
Goal SGC: 1:1 Perino D. (37.)
Goals HCM: 0:1 Fuchs J. (24.), 1:2 Sproviero F. (39.), 1:3 Sproviero F. (60./EN)

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