Overtime | Title hamster and faux pas

The rising star Gianluca Vallini (Asiago) Once upon a time there was a 22-year-old goalie who was promoted to HC Eppan in Serie A from EV Bozen in what was then Serie A2014 in 2. A goalie who almost created a sensation with the Pirates around Marc-Olivier Vallerand and Jonathan Hazen by forcing eventual Italian champions Asiago into the seventh game of the quarter-final series. A goalie who surpassed himself back then, now guards the Stellati goal himself and goes by the name Gianluca Vallini. The 28-year-old has been earning his living in Asiago for three seasons now. While the man from Bolzano was not always without controversy in his first season in the yellow and red dress due to a long-term injury and sometimes fluctuating performances, he has silenced his critics in the last two years. Vallini impresses with catch rates of around 93 percent, is the rock in the star ensemble around Steven Iacobellis and has now celebrated his second Scudetto in a row. It is a logical consequence that national coach Greg Ireland became aware of him in view of these achievements. Andreas Bernard, who has recently no longer been used regularly in Villach, has to be wary of Vallini when it comes to South Tyrol's number 1. The relegated one ICE hockey League First it hit the Vienna Capitals, now the HCB Südtirol Alperia. This refers to 0-5 defeats at the Green Table, which the Hockey ICE League imposed because, in their opinion, the clubs in question canceled games on their own initiative because of Corona, even though they are actually fit to play. While the Viennese lost a game due to this approach, the Füchse suffered twice. Sure, we can understand the meaning behind this harsh decision. It's about teams not suspending games whenever they want because they fear a competitive disadvantage due to isolated corona cases in their own ranks. In these cases it is right to take tough action. But if there is simply no playing material available, as was the case recently at HCB, you have to act differently and with more sensitivity. Especially since the 0-5 defeats could evaporate the work of an entire season, the teams are not to blame and because of the points average there is no need to fight through every game no matter what.

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Overtime | Title hamster and faux pas

An exiled South Tyrolean who collects titles nonstop and a league that doesn't cover itself with glory. The new SportNews Overtime is back with its promoted and relegated teams.

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