The Wipptal Broncos want to reach the quarterfinals. © Daniele Frusone

Pre-Playoffs: South Tyrol's AlpsHL clubs have certainty

The pre-playoffs have already started in the ICE Hockey League, and the Alps Hockey League will follow suit shortly. Since Sunday evening, there has been certainty.

23. February 2025

From: det

The regular season has long since been shelved, and the intermediate rounds of the Alps Hockey League also came to an end on Sunday. This means that the pairings for the pre-playoffs have been determined, in which the last three tickets for the quarter-finals will be awarded.

The HC Meran will face KHL Sisak, the Wipptal Broncos on Celje, during the HC Val Gardena against Bregenzerwald wants to jump on the playoff train. The pre-playoffs will be played in best-of-three mode, game 1 on Thursday, February 27th, game 2 on Saturday, March 1st and a possible game 3 on Tuesday, March 4th.

Home advantage for Merano and Wipptal

Meran and Wipptal each start their series with home advantage, while Val Gardena must win at least once away from home to win the series. The season ended on Saturday for the Unterland Cavaliers, while Ritten is the only South Tyrolean team to have already qualified for the quarter-finals. The boys finished the Master Round in second place.

Alps Hockey League, Pre-Playoffs (Best-of-Three)

HC Meran – KHL Sisak
Wipptal Broncos – HK Celje
EC Bregenzerwald – HC Gröden