The ice hockey elite compete at the Alperia Cup - VIDEO

In addition to the EBEL representative HC Bozen, Italian champion Ritten and runner-up Pustertal are also at the start of the “Alperia Cup”. Together, these three teams have won an EBEL championship, an Alpine league, a six-nation tournament and 21 Italian championships. There are also seven wins in the Italian Cup and eight in the Supercup. “We want to offer South Tyrolean ice hockey fans an absolute highlight with this tournament before the start of the season,” explained Alperia General Director Johann Wohlfarter at the press conference. He added: “We can expect three derbies with a great tradition that will make the heart of every ice hockey nostalgic beat faster. With this event we would like to further anchor the Alperia brand in South Tyrolean sport." It starts on Friday at 20.30 p.m. when HCB Südtirol Alperia plays host to HC Pustertal in Bruneck's Rienzstadion. The next day, on Saturday, at 20 p.m., Bolzano welcomes the Rittner Buam in the Eiswelle, before 22 hours later, on Sunday at 18 p.m., the Pusterer Wölfe play in the Ritten Arena in Klobenstein. For all three teams, the “Alperia Cup” is the final acid test with regard to the start of the season in the EBEL and AHL.

“Alperia Cup” program in Bruneck, Bozen and Klobenstein September 9th: HC Pustertal – HCB Südtirol Alperia (20.30 p.m.) September 10th: HCB Südtirol Alperia – Rittner Buam (20 p.m.) September 11th: Rittner Buam - HC Pustertal (18 p.m.)

The tournament favorite is record champions Bozen The Hockey Club Bozen is one of the most traditional sports clubs in the entire Alpine region. Founded in 1933, the White-Reds are the most successful club in Italy, having won 19 Italian championship titles. In 1994, the people of Bolzano also won both the Alpine League and the Six Nations Tournament, also known as the European League Cup. In 2014, Bolzano won the cross-border Erste Bank Ice Hockey League (EBEL), as well as three Italian Cup victories (2003, 2007 and 2009) and four successes in the Italian Supercup (2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012). Last year, HCB Südtirol Alperia was eliminated from the EBEL in the play-off quarter-finals against Linz. Coach Tom Pokel was also confirmed for this season and completely changed the team in the summer and signed twelve new players. Only Nick Palmieri and Brodie Reid have been confirmed, but goalkeepers Jacob Smith and Marcel Melichercik, defenders Alex Gellert, Max Everson and Clark Seymour as well as strikers Denny Kearney, Jesse Root, Andrew Yogan, Marc-Olivier Vallerand and Travis are new to the team Oleksuk, Luca Frigo and Michele Marchetti. The team has already been completely convincing in the test games so far. The last three were all won: 4:2 against the DEL club Ingolstadt, 7:1 in Meran and 4:3 against Riessersee, although all national players were missing from the HCB. Alexander Egger, captain of HCB Südtirol Alperia: “Of course we are the favorites. These will be two very interesting tasks. I'm really looking forward to finally meeting my old rivals again, especially since it's always something special for me, as a true Bolzano native, to play in Bruneck's Rienzstadion.” All previous test matches of HCB Südtirol Alperia: SC Riessersee - HCB Südtirol Alperia 0:2 (0:2, 0:0, 0:0) Düsseldorfer EG - HCB Südtirol Alperia 6:1 (2:0, 3:0, 1:1) ERC Ingolstadt - HCB Südtirol Alperia 6:2 (2:0, 1:2, 3:0) HCB Südtirol Alperia - ERC Ingolstadt 4:2 (1:1, 2:1, 1:0) HC Meran - HCB Südtirol Alperia 1:7 (0:2, 0:2, 1:3) HCB Südtirol Alperia - SC Riessersee 4:3 (0:1,4, 1:0, 1:XNUMX)

Italian champion Ritten wants to achieve his first win of the season The reigning Italian champion Ritten can also look back on a long tradition. The “Buam” took part in the Italian championship in 1929. But it wasn't until April 2014 that they celebrated their first title win. This success was repeated a few months ago. Ritten has also won the Italian Cup three times in 2010, 2014 and 2015 and the Supercup in 2009 and 2010. In the five test matches so far there has only been one draw and four defeats for Ritten. The “Alperia Cup” is finally about to get its first win of the season. Ritten rejuvenated the squad in the summer and incorporated some young players into the first team. Canadian goalkeeper Patrick Killeen, defender Roland Hofer and the Swedish twins Victor and Oscar Ahlström were newly signed. Christian Borgatello, captain of the Rittner Buam: “At this tournament, the spectators will see the best that South Tyrol’s ice hockey sport has to offer. Of course Bolzano is the favorite, but anyone who knows us knows that we want to win every game, no matter how well-known our opponent may be.” All test games of the Rittner Buam so far: HC Gherdëina - Rittner Buam 4:4 (3:1, 1:1, 0:2) Rittner Buam - HC TWK Innsbruck 1:3 (0:0, 0:1, 1:2) Rittner Buam - Starbulls Rosenheim 2:3 (0:1, 2:1, 0:1) Fishtown Penguins - Rittner Buam 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0) Krefeld Penguins - Rittner Buam 4:1 (2:0, 1:1, 1:0)

Does Pustertal provide a surprise? We haven't heard much from HC Pustertal so far this year. In contrast to the last few years, the Wolves only played one friendly match and were defeated by the German second division team Riessersee with 2:7 goals. The Pusterers are taking a new path this season; they only want to be at their best in the play-offs. In Brunico it has never been enough to win the championship title. Nevertheless, there are three trophies in the Puster clubhouse: the 2011 Italian Cup and the 2011 and 2014 Italian Super Cup. The “Wolves” squad includes goalkeeper Thomas Tragust, youth national players Maximilian Lancsar and Alex de Lorenzo Meo as well as the two Canadian strikers Shayne Wiebe and Cory Pritz new. You have the difficult task. the departures of Weiman, Johnson, Kavanagh, Bouchard, Maylan, Scandella,. To compensate for De Virgilio, Willeit and Rizzo. Armin Helfer, captain of HC Pustertal: “The anticipation in Bruneck is huge. The duel with Bolzano has been on everyone's lips for days. We players can also feel the anticipation, especially since the upcoming games are the last tests before the start of the championship. These will be two real assessments of the situation.”

HC Pustertal's only test game so far: HC Pustertal - SC Riessersee 2:7 (1:1, 0:4, 1:2)

The squads of the individual participants are listed in the PDF attachment!

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