Broncos rely on homegrown offensive power

Ivan Deluca, who turned 19 last Thursday, is already entering his fourth season with the senior team and is one of the Wild Horses' great future hopes. With a height of 193 cm and a weight of 93 kg, the trained wing, who can also be used as a center, is an imposing figure and, after some injury problems, wants to establish himself as a permanent fixture for the Broncos this year. He scored five goals in a total of 83 Serie A games, including two in the playoffs, and he wants to expand on this record in the coming AHL season. He is currently in the squad of the senior national team, which is preparing for the Olympic qualification in Norway under the leadership of head coach Stefan Mair, and the national coach is also impressed with one of his youngest players. In 10 games with the Azzurri U18 team, Deluca scored two goals and prepared one. He has not yet played in official games for the U20 national team because during preparation for the World Cup in Vienna, an opponent broke his finger with a stick in the friendly match against Slovenia, and as a result of this injury he was out of action until the end of February .

Tobias Kofler is entering his seventh season in Vipiteno In recent seasons, 24-year-old Tobias Kofler has mainly played as the center of the third strike line and only helped out sporadically in the first two strike lines, but this did not prevent him from achieving his personal best scoring performance despite the de facto non-existent power play ice time To top the previous season again. With 11 goals in 44 games between the regular season and Coppa Italia, “Tube” was the best local goalgetter with 15 total scorer points, putting him in fourth place among the local scorers. At the same time, the 171 cm tall and 78 kg whirlwind was an indispensable player both in forechecking and in his own third thanks to his tireless and clever tackling, who put himself absolutely selflessly at the service of the team. The sporting director Egon Gschnitzer sees important roles for both players in the upcoming AHL season: “It is no coincidence that Ivan Deluca is in the extended squad of the senior national team, because he has prepared very well this year and is fully motivated. He has talent, hockey sense and size and I am sure he will make a breakthrough this year. And Tobias Kofler is the perfect team player who always gives 120 percent and is never above taking on any task. He doesn't care about his personal statistics, which of course doesn't have a positive effect on his points account. “But he is certainly one of the most underrated players in the entire league and we are very pleased that we were able to agree a two-year contract with him.”

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Broncos rely on homegrown offensive power

The WSV Vipiteno Broncos Weihenstephan confirmed the two local strikers Ivan Deluca and Tobias Kofler on Monday evening.

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