Will Val Gardena manage to turn around against Ritten, of all places?

From a South Tyrolean perspective, the most explosive duel takes place in the Pranives Stadium in Wolkenstein, where the HC Gherdeina Italian champion ride has as a guest. With a win, the home team could draw level with the Buam in their all-time record. In the 58 meetings so far, they have left the ice as winners 29 times, while Val Gardena has 28 successes in a draw. As balanced as these statistics are, the roles before the 59th duel are clearly assigned: Ritten, second in the table, has only lost a single game and has so far scored points in every AHL game. The team from the high plateau is the big favorite on Wednesday evening - also because Val Gardena has lost all of its most recent championship games.

The situation in Wipptal is even more worrying, where the... Broncos still waiting for the first point win in the AHL. The dry spell should now be ended in the home game against Asiago, but the "Stellati", who are also still in poor form, recently showed a lot of improvement in the 4-0 win against Fassa.

With the Trentinos it gets on the eighth matchday HC Pustertal to do. The Wolves will approach the showdown in the Rienzstadion with confidence after their recent derby victories against Neumarkt and Ritten.

The HC Neumarkt is required in turn in the Olympic Stadium in Cortina. After the unfortunate defeat against the Wolves, Alex Sullmann & Co. want to get back on the road to success with a full point win against the sixth-placed Belluno.

The 8rd matchday at a glance:

Zell am See - Kitzbühel (Tuesday, 19.30 p.m.) Salzburg - Bregenzerwald (Wednesday, 19.30 p.m.) Val Gardena - Ritten (Wednesday, 20.30 p.m.) Cortina - Neumarkt (Wednesday, 20.30 p.m.) Vipiteno - Asiago (Wednesday, 20.30 p.m.) Pustertal - Fassa (Wednesday, 20.30 p.m.)

The table:

1. HDD SIJ Arconi Jesenice 21 points 2. Rittner Buam 19 3. FBI VEU Feldkirch 18 4. HC Pustertal Wolves 18 5. EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau 15 6. SG Cortina 11 7. EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel 9 (-1 game) 8. HC Neumarkt Riwega 9 9. EC Klagenfurter AC II 8 10. EC Red Bull Salzburg II 7 (-1 game) 11. EK Zeller Eisbären 6 12. HC Fassa Falcons 5 (-2 games) 13. Migross Supermercati Asiago 5 (-1 game) 14. EC Bregenzerwald 4 (-1 game) 15. HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 4 16. WSV Vipiteno Weihenstephan Broncos 0

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Will Val Gardena manage to turn around against Ritten, of all places?

A look at the Sky Alps Hockey League schedule is likely to bring back memories of days gone by for many a fan: As on the previous matchday, all eight former Serie A clubs will be in the eighth round of the championship on Wednesday.

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