Things are also entering the hot phase for Pustertal and Bolzano

Fiat Professional Wolves - Hafro SG Cortina The winner of the regular season, HC Pustertal, starts the Master Round with a home game against Cortina. This is the sixth edition of the traditional duel in the current championship. The Wolves have won all four championship games so far, but lost out in the even more important cup semi-final. At that time, ex-HCP coach Stefan Mair's team won 2-1. Since there are only six matchdays on the program in the Master Round, every single encounter already has the character of a final, and the cracks on both teams know that. Pustertal must ignore the last two defeats in the championship against Asiago and Vipiteno and try to get back to its aggressive, offensive-oriented game. The first priority is to compensate for the absence of David Ling, who returned to Canada for family reasons. The Ampezzans' hopes, however, rest primarily on goalkeeper Levasseur and the extremely strong first line of attack. Cortina will have to make do without Michele Zanatta on Saturday.

HC Bozen - Aquile FVG Pontebba Pontebba, which has proven itself to be a fearsome opponent for HC Bozen several times over the course of the season, will be a guest in the ice wave. The Friulians have already brought the record champions to their knees twice (including clearly 1-7 on December 1st) and only had to admit defeat in extra time in their last meeting so far in Bolzano. The outcome of tomorrow's game seems completely open. Especially since both are urgently in need of points: The HCB absolutely wants to steal the league lead from the Wolves, while Pontebba will do everything in its power to push the white-reds out of second place. Bolzano finished the regular season with three wins in a row, thanks primarily to their solid defense, which is the least defeated in the entire league (79 goals conceded in 36 games). Nevertheless, the defense specialists have to be careful against Pontebba, because with Goebel-DeVergilio (28+33 and 15+46 points respectively) the guests have a very dangerous storm duo. Both teams can play with their best players on Saturday. Pontebba also announced Matejicek's contract extension.

WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan - Ritten Sport Renault Trucks

The South Tyrolean derby between Vipiteno and Ritten is tough: both teams started the second round with a defeat and are already under a lot of pressure. As usual, the Broncos played very courageously against Asiago and were able to keep the result open until the end, but in the end they were left empty-handed again. Due to the way both teams play, the fans in the Weihenstephan Arena can expect a tactical game on Saturday. This was also the case on Thursday evening at Rittner's home game against Fassa. The “Buam” failed to convert their great offensive potential into goals and ultimately had to admit defeat in the penalty shootout. In the Wipptal, the Holst troops now want to turn things around. The Austro-Canadian coach will probably have to make do without Scelfo again. There is also still a question mark behind the appearances of Faulkner and Krizan, who had to leave the ice injured on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lee and the suspended Wieser are missing from Vipiteno. The use of power is also still uncertain.

Val di Fassa Ferrarini - HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering Both Fassa and Valpellice started the relegation round with a sense of success. The Ladins, driven by a brilliant Doyle and the callous performances of their strikers, defeated the “Rittner Buam” in their stadium. Meanwhile, Valpe showed a strong sign of life in the 10:3 win against Alleghe. After the win against Cortina, the Piedmontese have confirmed their upward trend and impressively shown that they still want to have a say in the awarding of the play-off tickets. The hunger of Sirianni, Dickenson, Bembridge and Co. does not yet seem to be satisfied. Valpellice will have to make do without Regan and Huddy on Saturday, while the home team will also have to provide two players in Locatin and Piffer.

HC Alleghe Tegola Canadese - Supermercati Migross Asiago How do the Alleghe players react to the bitter 3:10 defeat in Torre Pellice? It's not just the supporters on the banks of Lake Alleghe who are asking themselves this question, because the lifeless appearance of the white and red even made the experts suspicious. Above all, Adam Dennis' performance and the otherwise strong power play game left a lot to be desired. However, it should also be said that Alleghe has enough potential to get back on track in the upcoming home game against Asiago. Not everything went smoothly for the reigning champions against Vipiteno, but thanks to the “three points” they achieved, Borelli and Co. are now in first place in the relegation round. While Alleghe is expected to be able to play to its full potential again, there are some changes at Asiago: Fata has served his ban and is returning to the team, but Pitton and the injured Lerg, Vigilante and Marco Rossi are missing.

Serie A Škoda – Matchday 1 Master Round – Saturday, February 4th Leitner Solar Arena in Brunico, 20.30 p.m Fiat Professional Wolves - Hafro SG Cortina Referees: Benvegnù and Pianezze Line judges: DeToni and Soia

Ice wave in Bolzano, 20.30 p.m HC Bozen - Aquile FVG Pontebba Referees: Bosio and Cassol Line judges: Mazzocco and Zatta

The table 1. Fiat Professional Wolves 36 points 2. HC Bozen 35 3. Aquile Pontebba 29 4. Hafro Sg Cortina 28

Serie A Škoda – 2nd Matchday Relegation Round – Saturday, February 4th Gianmario Scola in Alba di Canazei, 20.30 p.m Val di Fassa Ferrarini - HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering Weihenstephan Arena in Vipiteno, 20.30 p.m WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan - Ritten Sport Renault Trucks Alvise De Toni in Alleghe, 20.30 p.m HC Alleghe Tegola Canadese - Supermercati Migross Asiago

The table 1. Supermercati Migross Asiago 29 2. Alleghe Hockey Tegola Canadese 27 points 3. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 25 4. Val di Fassa Ferrarini 25 5. WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan 21 6. HC Valpellicellice Bodino Engineering 21

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Things are also entering the hot phase for Pustertal and Bolzano

The Master Round is in the starting blocks: Pustertal welcomes Cortina and Bolzano takes on Pontebba. In the relegation round there will be the South Tyrolean derby Sterzing-Ritten, during which Fassa and Valpellice want to go one step further. Alleghe fights for redemption against Asiago.

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