Andreas Radin celebrated a victory with Eppan. © Facebook / HC Eppan

The Eppan Pirates provide the big show

On the third match day of the Italian Hockey League, SV Kaltern confirmed its lead in the table, but the big show on Saturday evening was provided by the Überetsch neighbor Eppan.

September 28, 2024

From: det

The Pirates won 150:5 against 1 Zinnen Dolomites in front of almost 3 spectators. This was Eppan's first full success in the new season - and it was dominated by Chrystopher Collin, who could become a major attraction in the IHL.

The Pirates' new Canadian signing, who played in the French second division last season, virtually single-handedly defeated the Pustertal opponents with a hat-trick. After three games, the 25-year-old North American has already scored eight points - four goals, four assists. This puts him at the top of the league rankings - together with Pergine's Dino Andreotti and his Eppan teammate Daniel Eruzione. He also played well on Saturday, scoring one goal and providing two assists.

SV Kaltern remains flawless. © Manfred Sinn

Meanwhile, neighboring Kaltern beat Valdifiemme 3-1, celebrating its third win in three games. The Pikes have not lost a single point yet and are comfortably leading the standings. After falling behind early on, Marko Virtala, Florian Wieser and Raphael Felderer turned the game around.

The Falcons Brixen suffered a clear 3:6 defeat against Valpellice. The Eisacktaler were already 23:0 down after 4 minutes, but managed to get back to 3:4 by the second period siren. In the final period, however, Valpellice did not let anything go wrong.

IHL, matchday 3

Eppan – 3 Zinnen Dolomites 5:1
Goals: 1:0 Graf (8.18), 2:0 Collin (20.18), 3:0 Collin (40.57), 4:0 Collin (43.30), 4:1 Pastorello (56.30), 5:1 Eruzione (57.59)
Audience: 145

Kaltern – Valdifiemme 3-1
Goals: 0:1 Vanzetta (3.06), 1:1 Virtala (16.39), 2:1 Wieser (23.41), 3:1 Felderer (37.34)
Audience: 380

Valpellice – Brixen 6:3
Goals: 1:0 Long (2.32), 2:0 Majul (5.14), 3:0 Pozzi (20.48), 4:0 Salvai (23.34), 4:1 Hofer (25.30), 4:2 Pohlin (28.30), 4:3 Kirchler (39.58), 5:3 Majul (58.45), 6:3 Majul (59.25)
Audience: 655

Varese – Fassa 4:2
Goals: 1:0 Perino (0.55), 1:1 Defrancesco (11.08), 2:1 Franchini (25.37), 3:1 Kuronen (27.09), 4:1 Perino (38.52), 4:2 Mikhnov (47.16)
Audience: 879

Pergine-Alleghe 4:6
Goals: 0:1 Aleksandrov (11.58), 0:2 Mäkelä (16.35), 1:2 Honcharenko (20.35), 1:3 Soppelsa (28.02), 2:3 Vignoli (29.45), 3:3 Meneghini (36.53), 3:4 Soppelsa (47.19), 4:4 Bitetto (47.31), 4:5 Alessio (53.32), 4:6 Alessio (58.33)
Audience: 345

Feltre – Aosta 4:2
Goals: 1:0 Foltin (2.21), 2:0 Korkiakoski (3.55), 2:1 Nardella (25.32), 3:1 Kadlec (27.38), 3:2 Buono (28.42), 4:2 Foltin (49.56)
Audience: 717

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