Overtime | The silent wolf and tame eagle

The rising star Ivan Althuber (HC Pustertal) HC Pustertal is known for the fact that the defenders don't just concentrate on the rustics and defending their own goal, but also constantly get involved in the offensive game. The recently retired Armin Helfer and captain Armin Hofer have exemplified this mentality for years - and obviously passed it on. With Ivan Althuber, the Basile team can count on another dangerous defender alongside Daniel Glira. The 26-year-old doesn't have the shot of Armin Hofer, nor the technical sophistication of Armin Helfer, but he does have an extremely fine nose for goal. He accompanies the attacks of those in front of him, is often found deep in the opponent's third, and therefore finds himself in a promising position and thus has many scoring opportunities, which he always converts. The result? In the last four games, the 1,88 meter giant scored four goals, which proved to be decisive against HC Gherdëina (5:4) and Rittner Buam (5:3). This scoring threat coupled with his confident demeanor in defense make Althuber an indispensable building block in the currently perfectly functioning HCP construct. The relegated one HC Meran (IHL) One thing first: When HC Meran announced the departures of Brian Ihnachack, John Carpino and Mitch Nardi in mid-December, a drop in the team's performance was to be expected. However, one could not have expected that the Eagles would lose three of the last four matches, especially since the quality of the squad is very high compared to the league, despite the aforementioned departures of Christian Borgatello, Thomas Tragust and Luca Ansoldi. However, against Fiemme, Pergine and most recently in the 0-5 defeat in Varese, the Kurstadters, who made people sit up and take notice before the turn of the year with the commitment of long-time coach Doug McKay, revealed glaring weaknesses. The compactness in defense is gone, as is the goal threat. Because of the three defeats, the big title favorites had to overtake many teams in the table. Now it's important to get back into top form as quickly as possible, as there are still six games left in January. Given the class of the individual actors, the turnaround should work.

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Overtime | The silent wolf and tame eagle

The new SportNews overtime is here - and with it the promotions and relegations from the last ice hockey week. Today in focus: Pustertal's unexpected goalscorer and tame Merano eagle.

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