Exciting twists in the Alps Hockey League: Kitz and Zell lose surprisingly!

Exciting twists in the Alps Hockey League: Kitz and Zell lose surprisingly!

On Friday evening, the Alps Hockey League experienced some exciting twists, which the leaders and the top teams in the league were defeated. The EK the Zeller Eisbären, as a clear favorite, went into play in the shootout against HK RST Pellet Celje with 5: 6. It also caught the Kitzbühel Stadtwerke, who had to surrender 1: 5 to the new Ligateam KHL SISAK with 1: 5. The surprising victory of the EC Bregenzerwald against the defending champions Rittner Buam Skyalps was particularly remarkable.

In the game between the Zeller Eisbären and the HK RST Pellet Celje, the spectators were offered a gripping duel. In the beginning, the "polar bears" really started: Philipp Putnik scored two goals and initially brought his team in the lead. But Celje could not be shaken off. With a goal by Rozle Bohinc, they showed that they were ready to fight. More goals followed on both sides, and after an exciting finish the game went into the shootout, where Bohdan Panasenko converted the decisive penalty.

The clear defeat of Kitzbühels

The Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel had to give up 1: 5 in front of 1,800 spectators. Bruno Idzan caused a sensation by scoring a hat trick in this game. He put Sisak in the lead with two early goals, while Kitzbühel could only score a goal through Alexander Maxa. SIS's performance remains a highlight of the evening, and the team concluded the Kitzbüheler.

For the eagles, it is now important to quickly prepare for the next meeting with KHL SISAK, which will already take place on Saturday. The teams are now at eye level, and this encounter promises to become interesting again.

Bregenzerwald surprises against the Rittner Buam

In the last remarkable game of the evening, the EC Bregenzerwald managed a surprise when they defeated the reigning master Rittner Buam Skyalps with 4: 3. After an exciting and balanced course of the game, Philipp Pöschmann and Aron Summer scored their first goals of the season, which brought the Bregenzerwald significant points and increased the distance at the end of the table. Manuel Metzler secured the victory for Bregenzerwald with a decisive goal in the last third and gave the team an unexpected success.

To better understand the situation in the Alps Hockey League: The current status of the table has changed significantly through these games. Above all, expectations for the top teams, including Kitzbühel and Zell am See, have now received a dampers. In the meantime, the victory of the Bregenzerwald could ensure a breath of fresh air in the league, especially the self -confidence of the team.

The Red Bull Hockey Juniors and Sij Acroni Jesenice were also successful. While the juniors won 5-2 at the Hockey Unterland Cavaliers, Jesenice secured a clear 6-2 victory against HC Gherdeina. Both teams are on the way to climb further up in the table.

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