Fight for first place: Bolzano is out of the race after the derby defeat

Master round:

Fiat Professional Wolves - HC Bozen 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1)

Fiat Professional Wolves: Jean Sebastien Aubin (Hannes Hopfgartner), Tuuka Mäkelä, Christian Willeit, Christian Mair, Armin Hofer, Armin Helfer, Daniel Glira, Danny Elliscasis; Max Oberrauch, Pat Iannone, Joe Jensen, Joe Cullen, Pat Kavanagh, Ben Guitè, Lukas Crepaz, Benno Obermair, Lukas Tauber, Viktor Schweitzer, Alex Obermair Coach: Paul Adey

HC Bolzano: Günther Hell (Massimo Camin); Hannes Oberdörfer, Christian Borgatello, Andy Delmore, Andrea Ambrosi, Daniel Fabris; Mark McCutcheon, MacGregor Sharp, Ryan Flynn, Marco Insam, Anton Bernard, Balazs Ladanyi, Enrico Dorigatti, Stefan Zisser, Markus Gander, Christian Walcher, Peter Wunderer, Federico Gilmozzi Coach: Brian McCutcheon

Gates: 1:0 JoeJensen (10.16), 2:0 Joe Jensen (16.25), 2:1 Markus Gander (43.01), 3:1 Joe Cullen (43.29)

Fourth defeat in a row for HC Bozen, who lost 1:3 against Pustertal in Bruneck. The white-reds, who have their rest day on Saturday, will end the Master Round in third place and will meet Asiago in the play-off quarter-finals, who can no longer take first place in the relegation round. In the 172nd South Tyrolean Derby, the home team had to make do without Thomas Erlacher and Patrick Bona, while new acquisition Rok Pajic was once again banished to the stands as a surplus foreigner. Bolzano was missing new goalkeeper Tyson Sexsmith and suspended captain Alexander Egger. Both teams started very cautiously. Pustertal then took command, but Bolzano defended itself cleverly. After Günther Hell fended off a long-range shot from Armin Helfer, Markus Gander was denied by Jean Sebastien Aubin on the other side. In the 10.16 minute the “Wolves” took the lead: Joe Jensen powered his way through the Bolzano defense and defeated Günther Hell to make it 1-0. The Bolzano team's reaction followed immediately afterwards, with Anton Bernard, who, however, was stopped by Aubin after a remarkable individual action. Pustertal also remained dangerous and missed the possible 2-0 with Lukas Tauber. The Pusterers continued to press and then increased the lead to 16.25-2 in the 0 minute. Once again the home team's parade attack was successful: Cullen played a wonderful pass to Joe Jensen, who scored his second goal. It was the 30rd goal of the season for the 23-year-old American. Pustertal controlled the game in the middle third. But Bozen still had two good opportunities to score the next goal, first with MacGregor Sharp and then with Ryan Flynn. However, the record champions could not keep up the high pace and would have almost conceded the 0-3 lead on the counterattack if Ben Guitè hadn't missed the Bolzano goal. So after forty minutes the Puster team remained 2-0 ahead. In the final third, Bozen got off to a better start and reduced the score to 3.01:1 after 2:28 minutes with Markus Gander. The pass came from Stefan Zisser. But the White-Reds' joy only lasted 2.53 seconds because the Pusterers' parade block struck again. The puck passed through Max Oberrauch to Joe Cullen, who restored the two-goal lead. However, Bozen didn't give up, put everything on one card and missed three good chances to score with Balazs Ladanyi, Enrico Dorigatti and MacGregor Sharp. 3 minutes before the final whistle, coach Brian McCutcheon took G?nther Hell off the ice for a sixth field player, but the result didn't change, Pustertal won 1-XNUMX.

Valpellice Bodino Engineering - Alleghe Tegola Canadese 3:4 (0:1, 3:2, 0:1)

Valpellice Bodino Engineering: Jordan Parise (Andrea Rivoira), Florian Runer, Jaroslav Spelda, Andrea Schina, Trevor Johnson, Nick Anderson, Paul Baier; Rob Sirianni, Brodie Dupont, Nate DiCasmirro, Brian Ihnacak, Ralph Intranuovo, Anthony Aquino, Alex Silva, Marco Pozzi, Pietro Canale, Paolo Nicolao, Martino Durand Varese, Stefano Coco Coach: Mike Flanagan

Alleghe Tegola Canadese: Adam Dennis (Davide Fontanive), Francesco De Biasio, Matt Waddell, Carlo Lorenzi, Nicholas Kuiper, Luka Tosic, Sean McMonagle, Kevin Adami, Milos Ganz; Jeff Lo Vecchio, Nicola Fontanive, Jonas Johansson, Vince Rocco, Daniele Veggiato, Manuel De Toni, Manuel Da Tos, Jari Monferone, Patrick Tormen, Davide Testori Coach: Tom Pokel

Gates: 0-1 Matt Waddell (19:23), 0-1 Jeff Lo Vecchio (26.41), 0-3 Vince Rocco (28.16), 1-3 Rob Sirianni (32.58), 2-3 Nate Di Casmirro (37.51), 3 :3 Brian Ihnacak (38.36), 3:4 Vince Rocco (58.46)

The direct duel for fourth place had everything an ice hockey heart could desire. Fast game, thrilling duels and numerous goals. The suspended Slavomir Tomko had to pass for the home team and Jaroslav Spelda replaced him. Alleghe, on the other hand, did without Gino Guyer as a surplus transfer card player. After a long testing phase, the guests took the lead in the first power play with a goal from Matt Waddell. Jeff Lo Vecchio really turned it up in the middle section. The Alleghe striker gave his team a 3-0 lead with a double strike. However, Valpe showed a reaction and scored the first goal of the evening from Rob Sirianni. The Piedmontese remained in control and equalized to 3-3 before the second break with two goals from Nate Di Casmirro and Brian Ihnacak. In the third period, Alleghe was rewarded for his more aggressive style of play with the winning goal. One minute and 14 seconds before the final siren, Vince Rocco made it 4:3 for the Bellunese, which secured fourth place.

Relegation Round:

Migross Supermercati Asiago - Milano Rossoblu 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)

Asiago Supermercati Migross: Tyler Plante (Alessandro Tura); Daniel Sullivan, Enrico Miglioranzi, Michele Stevan, Lorenzo Casetti, Stefano Marchetti, Michele Strazzabosco; Nicola Tessari, Dave Borrelli, Mirko Presti, Luca Rigoni, Matteo Tessari, Layne Ulmer, Sean Bentivoglio, Federico Benetti, Chris DiDomenico, Paul Zanette Coach: John Parco.

Milan Rossoblu: Andrew Raycroft (Paolo Della Bella); Alessandro Re, Jan Snopek, David Liffiton, Andreas Lutz, Matt De Marchi, Federico Betti, Francesco Borghi; Ryan Kinasewich, Luca Ansoldi, Jordan Knackstedt, Manuel Lo Presti, Diego Iori, Tommaso Goi, Michael Mazzacane, Marcello Borghi, Edoardo Caletti Coach: Adolf Insam

Gate: 1:0 Layne Ulmer (24.23)

Asiago went into the test for first place in the relegation round without the suspended Jeremy Rebek, while Milan's Angelo Esposito had to miss out due to an injury. The first phase of the game was characterized by the defensive work of both teams; it was only after 16 minutes that Borelli and Zanette fired the first warning shots. Raycroft was able to defuse this, while the Milan goalie was powerless against Ulmer after 24.23:1 minutes and could not prevent Asiago from taking the lead. On the other side, it was almost only Kinasewich who posed a real goal threat, while Asiago continued to appear dangerous in front of the visitors' goal. When Milan let three power play situations go to waste at the start of the final third, Asiago's victory was already apparent. Afterwards, the team from Veneto cleverly exploited their lead and kept the hard rubber disc away from their own goal. Chris Di Domenico even had the chance to make everything clear, but Matt De Marchi, who had initiated the action with a mistake, stood in his way. So it remained 0-XNUMX for the home team.

Aquile FVG Pontebba - SHC Val di Fassa Ferrarini 4:9 (1:3, 3:3, 0:3)

Aquile FVG Pontebba: Simon Fabris (Matteo Galtarossa); David Urquart, Miroslav Guren, Andrea Gorza, Andrea Ricca, Nicolò Lo Russo; Petr Sachl, Miroslav Skovira, Ettore Tartaglione, Patrick Rizzo, Denis Soravia, Federico Demetz, Daniel Odoni, Felice Giugliano, Andrea Rezzadore Coach: Murajica Pajic

SHC Val di Fassa Ferrarini: Gianluca Vallini (Gianni Scola), David Turon, Greg Kuznik, Christian Castlunger, Mario Cartelli, Thomas Dantone; Jakub Sindel, Luca Planchensteiner, Enrico Chelodi, Gabriele Vieder, Stefano Margoni, Martin Castlunger, Michele Marchetti, Nicola Deluca, Massimo Valeruz, Cesare Sottsas Coach: Miro Frycer

Gates: 0:1 Martin Castlunger (5.04), 0:2 Mario Cartelli (6.56), 1:2 Petr Sachl (14.06), 1:3 Michele Marchetti (17.08), 2:3 Ettore Tartaglione (22.38), 2:4 Cesare Sottsas (25.28), 2:5 Jakub Sindel (30.11), 3:5 Federico Demetz (35.47), 4:5 Miroslav Guren (37.39), 4:6 Stefano Margoni (39.45), 4:7 Jakub Sindel (48.40), 4 :8 Christian Castlunger (52.49), 4:9 Mario Cartelli (55.31)

The spectators of the cellar duel between Pontebba and Fassa were treated to a real goal festival. The fact that both teams competed without their regular number one Anthony Grieco and Frank Doyle also contributed to this. The first minutes clearly belonged to the Trentino team, who took a 2-0 lead through Martin Castlunger and Mario Cartelli. Although Pajic's team shortened the score a little later through Petr Sachl, Michele Marchetti restored the old two-goal lead before the first break. After the restart, Pontebba player Ettore Tartaglione scored before Fassa ran away with goals from Cesare Sottsas and Jakub Sindel. At this point, Pontebba had been operating for a long time without David Urquart, who was sent off the ice early after a dangerous check. Nevertheless, the home team did not give up and got back to 4:5 thanks to goals from Federico Demetz and Miroslav Guren. In return, Stefano Margoni scored Fassa's sixth goal. Mistakes on both sides also dominated the final third. First and foremost, the Ladins capitalized on this: they pushed the score up to 9:4 with goals from Sindel, Castlunger (power play) and Cartelli. Backup Matteo Galtarossa was in the Pontebba goal for the last two goals conceded.

Serie A, 9th Matchday Master and Relegation Round, Thursday, February 14, 2013

Master round

Fiat Professional Wolves - HC Bozen 3:1 (2:0, 0:0, 1:1) HC Valpellice Bodino Engineering – Alleghe Tegola Canadese 3:4 (0:1, 3:2 Free to play: Ritten Sport Renault Trucks

Relegation Round

Migross Supermercati Asiago – Milano Rossoblu 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0) Aquile FVG Pontebba - SHC Val di Fassa Ferrarini 4:9 (1:3, 3:3, 0:3) Play-free: Hafro Cortina

The Serie A table

Master round 1. Fiat Professional Wolves 51 points 2. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 50 3. HC Bozen 49 * 4. Alleghe Tegola Canadese 42 5. Valpellice Bodino Engineering 38 *one more game Relegation Round 1. Migross Supermercati Asiago 43 points 2. Milano Rossoblu 38* 3. Hafro Cortina 35 4. Val di Fassa Ferrarini 23 5. Aquile FVG Pontebba 6 *one more game

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Fight for first place: Bolzano is out of the race after the derby defeat

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