Bolzano derby kings take Bruneck

The two South Tyrolean ice hockey worlds in the ICE Hockey League have never drifted as far apart as they did this evening: Red and White celebrated a 3-0 victory and thus extended their lead in the table, Black and Yellow have more to do after their fourth defeat in the fourth derby ever worry about participating in the playoffs. It was the third shutout of the season for Bolzano goalkeeper Sam Harvey.

Unlike in the previous duels of the season, the two-time ICE champion was in no way superior to his arch-rival from the East. Quite the opposite: The HCP had significantly more of the game and created a large number of chances to score, but there was always a Bolzano skate or stick in the way. Above all, there was no way around HCB defender Ryan Culkin. Bolzano acted purposefully, concretely and callously.

The key scenes The early coup de grace The second strongest power play in the league strikes out of nowhere: When Pustertal's Willcox is sitting in the penalty box, Frattin plays sharply into the middle, where Alberga holds out the ladle and pushes it in to make it 1-0 for the HCB (11th). The ex shows mercy Catenacci finishes completely free in the slot, but HCB goalkeeper Harvey cuts off the former Foxes attacker with a fantastic reflex. The goalies do magic In the second third, the focus is not on the offensive artists, but on the two goalkeepers: after a Bozen goal loss, Pavlin sets up for Roy, but he fails due to the outstanding Harvey. On the other side, Sholl defused a shot from Frattin with a “world-class” save. The mood maker HCB defender Di Perna clears Pustertal's Ege with a rock-hard open-ice hit, and fists were flying in a mass brawl as early as the first third break. It's more the toughness than the playful finesse that heats up the mood. The mood killer When outnumbered, Bozen cleverly plays from its own third, Mantenuto completes the counterattack with a cross pass to Frigo and he scores to make it 2-0. That means the air is out four minutes before the end. The final point A minute and a half before the end, Pustertal took the goalkeeper off the ice, just seconds later the home team's goal rang again: Mitch Hults scored with an empty net to make it 3-0. For the almost 400 fans who traveled from the state capital, there was two reasons to be happy that evening: On the one hand, they celebrated the 150th victory in the 190th derby against HC Pustertal, and on the other hand, they were happy about the simultaneous 5:6 defeat from pursuers Innsbruck against Vienna. This means the lead at the top increases to four points. On Sunday (16 p.m.) the Foxes welcome Fehérvar at home.

The wolves, for their part, continue to have Asiago breathing down their necks. The HCP only has one point as a cushion for the first non-pre-playoff place, but at the same time they have played three games more than their pursuers from Veneto. And it won't be any easier for the Valtonen team: Third Salzburg will be visiting Brunico on Sunday (18 p.m.).

HC Pustertal - HCB Südtirol Alperia 0:3 HCP: Sholl (Smith); Willcox-Ege, Pavlin-Plastino, Glira-Spencer, March-Althuber; Ahl-Harju-Bardaro, Roy-Catenacci-Hannoun, Sanna-Andergassen-Deluca, Mantinger-Berger-De Lorenzo Coach: Valtonen

HSBC: Harvey (Bernard); Culkin-Miglioranzi, Amorosa-Cole Hults, Valentine-Di Perna, Ginnetti; Frank-Mitch Hults-Thomas, Miceli-McClure-Gazley, Brunner-Alberga-Frattin, Felicetti-Mantenuto-Frigo Coach: Hanlon

Gates: 0:1 Domenic Alberga (10.35), 0:2 Luca Frigo (56.56), 0:3 Mitch Hults (58.40)

Viewers: 3104

The other results: Villach - Graz 3:2 Goals: 0:1 Ograjensek (4.09), 1:1 Rivett-Mättinen (6.10), 2:1 Luciani (48.03), 3:1 Collins (58.05), 3:2 Antonitsch (59.03) Audience: 2681

Innsbruck - Vienna 5:6 Goals: 0:1 Prokes (3.04), 1:1 Helewka (8.45), 1:2 Finkelstein (11.29), 2:2 Leavens (19.02), 3:2 Leavens (24.59), 3:3 Finkelstein (27.55), 3:4 Pilloni (30.05), 3:4 Pilloni (30.05), 4:4 Lattner (32.30), 4:5 Lattner (32.30), 4:6 Finkelstein (37.44), 5:6 Feldner (49.52) Audience: 2700

Fehervar - Ljubljana 5:2 Goals: 1:0 Campbell (1.46), 1:1 Dodero (17.35), 1:2 Vallerand (34.49), 2:2 Campbell (37.26), 3:2 Leclerc (38.02), 4:2 Nemeth (41.51), 5:2 Erdely (52.52) Audience: 2409

Feldkirch - Klagenfurt 3:4 nP Goals: 1:0 Spannring (6.16), 1:1 Bukarts (7.31), 1:2 Unterweger (25.30), 2:2 Jacome (28.27), 2:3 Lessio (31.14), 3:3 Jarusek (50.46), 3:4 Bukarts (decisive penalty) Audience: 1509

The table: SP G U V TV P 1. HCB South Tyrol 39 29 0 10 139:85 84 2. HC Innsbruck 39 26 0 13 153:121 80 3. EC Salzburg 37 26 0 11 113:72 78 4. EC Villach 38 23 0 15 138:116 67 5. Linz 37 21 0 16 107:94 62 6. Vienna Capitals 37 19 0 18 117:107 60 7. Fehervar 37 18 0 19 95:90 57 8. EC Klagenfurt 38 20 0 18 106:96 57 9. Graz99ers 39 14 0 25 78:113 42 10. HC Pustertal 39 13 0 26 97:114 41 11. Asiago Hockey 36 14 0 22 96:123 40 12. Olimpija Ljubljana 35 11 0 24 89:132 33 13. Vorarlberg 37 10 0 27 70:135 31

ICE Regular Season ICE	SP	TV	P
1. EC Klagenfurt	48	183:121	97
2. EC Salzburg	48	173:130	95
3. HCB South Tyrol	48	155:113	93
4. Linz	48	155:121	88
5. EC Villach	48	173:143	86
6. Graz99ers	48	149:121	86
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Bolzano derby kings take Bruneck

What a night for the Foxes! In the Intercable Arena in Brunico, which was packed with 3104 spectators, they recorded their 150th derby victory in their own club books. This means that HCB Südtirol Alperia moves up and away at the top of the table.

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