A cry for help from the Bolzano ice hockey community

For this reason, the HCB Foxes Academy, for ice hockey, Bozen on Ice, Ice Skating Bozen and Ice Club Bozen, for figure skating, have joined forces to urgently provide an update on the situation and a possible date for a possible reopening bring.

In the last few days, the above associations have addressed their concerns directly to the Mayor of Bolzano, Dr. Renzo Caramaschi and the sports assessor of the municipality of Bolzano, Dr. Juri Andriollo, but have not yet received any comment. “If only the ice wave opens its doors in August, our clubs will experience a total collapse,” explains Luca Fecchio from the HCB Foxes Academy, “numerous athletes will 'emigrate' to neighboring communities or change sports, which will mean the end for us would. But what totally shocked us is the fact that, according to our information, the technicians have not yet visited the Sill to determine whether the damage is limited to the damaged beam or whether it affects the entire structure. We are talking about the fate of over 600 athletes.” It's not just ice hockey that is affected “We would like to point out that in the ranks of our figure skating clubs there are athletes of the national elite (that is, the highest category) and the Italian national team,” notes Katerina Novakova from Bozen on Ice and Ice Skating Bozen, “in a situation already affected by the pandemic In this season, we are amazed at the inaction of the institutions in finding alternatives to solve the problem. We live in South Tyrol and there are countless specialized companies in the wood industry that could repair the roof and there are also plenty of companies that are able to set up temporary ice skating rinks.”

The roof in the sill is damaged.

“Even though we have limited our activities to the minimum this season, the space in the ice wave has proven to be insufficient,” said Milena Panic, technical manager of the Ice Club Bozen, “in recent years the competition group has been ours The club has increased in number and quality despite the problems with the structure in the Sill in recent years. In the past we have already been forced to look for alternatives for the competitors, although we were able to fall back on the Sill: another season without a second structure in Bolzano would no longer be manageable in every respect.

As far as ice hockey is concerned, registrations for the 2021/22 national championships must take place at the FISG within the month of May, including bank guarantees and securities for the planned registration fees. Furthermore, the contracts with trainers and supervisors are pending; this should also happen in the spring. Starting last season, the HCB Foxes Academy entered into a partnership agreement with HC Trento for the U19 and the Italian Hockey League, which must be adhered to. However, at the moment there is no guarantee that the same will continue.

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A cry for help from the Bolzano ice hockey community

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