Overtime | The Underland Tedesco and a misjudgment

The rising star Filip Kokoska (Unterland Cavaliers) Almost four years ago, when the word Corona was still associated with a Mexican beer and not with an insidious virus, SV Kaltern piloted an unknown quantity named Daniel Tedesco into Überetsch. The striker who destroyed the AlpsHL this season (71 scorer points) turned out to be a real stroke of luck. Not only did he collect 63 points in 36 games. No. He also became champion with the pikes. Now another player, who can certainly be compared to the national player mentioned above, is up to mischief in the Italian Hockey League: Filip Kokoska. Having joined the Unterland Cavaliers during the season last year, the Czech is the outstanding player in the league this year. 52 points in 30 games speak for themselves, especially since Florian Wieser and Gabriel Vinatzer, who are second in the top scorers list, have a respectable gap of seven points. In this regard, parallels can be drawn between Tedesco and Kokoska, as the current Fassa player appeared similarly dominant in the Hechte's uniform. In a sense, Kokoska is the lowland Tedesco - even if the 24-year-old Czech is unlikely to follow the rapid career path of his predecessor. The relegated one Ritten's choice When the playoff pick in the Alps Hockey League was made on the penultimate Sunday, everything initially went as predicted. Asiago chose the Wipptal Broncos, HDD Jesenice chose HC Gherdëina. But then this: The Rittner Buam did not decide on EK Zell am See, which was rated as weaker, but rather on Cortina. At first glance, the choice wasn't that far-fetched, as Jacob Smith & Co. had won the last four duels (taking the Italian championship) against the Ampezzans at that point. But it was already apparent in the last game of the Master Round that the team around the outstanding goalie Marco De Filippo is a classic calf-biter - especially in the playoffs when it comes to playing disciplined and keeping things tight at the back. Despite this gloomy premonition, the Buam sports directorate chose Adolf Insam Cortina and not the EKZ, which Ritten had already defeated 8-2 in the current season. It is irrelevant whether the shorter travel time, the Eisbären's recent strong results or the underestimation of Cortina's quality drove those responsible at Buam to this choice. The fact is that they got bogged down in view of the 1:2 series deficit, which doesn't mean that the men from the high plateau can no longer turn things around.

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Overtime | The Underland Tedesco and a misjudgment

It's back on time as always, the new SportNews Overtime. On the menu today: An unbridled whirlwind and a decision that can be classified as questionable.

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