Diego Kostner is set at HC Ambrì-Piotta. © HC Ambrì-Piotta

South Tyrol's ice hockey exports are celebrating a perfect start to the season

The ice hockey season has not only started here, the puck is also sliding across the ice again in the rest of Europe. South Tyrol's best players celebrated a perfect start.

September 18, 2023

From: leo

Diego Kostner has been chasing the puck in the Swiss National League (NLA) for twelve years now. First with HC Lugano, since 2016 for HC Ambrì-Piotta. At the traditional club, the 31-year-old center is an indispensable component for coach Luca Cereda on the fourth line as well as in the power play and when outnumbered - he has proven that in the first two games of the new season.

At the start of the season, Ambrì-Piotta met the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers and won 5-2. Kostner was on the ice for 16 minutes (almost three of them in the power play) and scored with a follow-up shot to make it 5:2. 24 hours later, Ambrì also won 5-1 at the Kloten Flyers, which means the club from Ticino surprisingly leads the table in the NLA.

Trivellato and Spornberger start strong

The Schwenninger Wild Wings got off to a similarly furious start in the German DEL: First, the team of Alex Trivellato and Peter Spornberger won 2-1 after a penalty shootout against Alder Mannheim, followed on Sunday by a 7-2 spectacle against the Iserlohn Roosters .

This was not to be expected, as the Wild Wings lost six games in a row in preparation. Both Trivellato and Spornberger played a lot of minutes against Iserlohn: Trivellato was on the ice for almost 19 minutes and scored to make it 5-0. Spornberger, who missed the first game, was particularly valuable for coach Steve Walker when he was outnumbered. The team from Baden-Württemberg is in second place in the table behind the Kölner Haien.