Ritten Sport Renault Trucks has big ambitions

At the press conference, President Thomas Rottensteiner, his deputy Georg Eisath, trainer Rob Wilson, Ritten Mayor Paul Lintner and Roberto Sterza, representing Renault Trucks, sat at the lectern. The latter underlined Renault Trucks' proximity to the world of sport and expressed his delight that Serie A will return to Milan. Players Dan Tudin, Greg Jacina, Domenico Perna, Justin Pogge, Rence Coassin and Alex Frei were also present.

The team, which is supposed to build on the glory days this year, is made up of eleven players from the high plateau. “Our local players have grown a lot in recent years and are important pillars in this team,” emphasized Thomas Rottensteiner. They are joined by the three South Tyroleans Ingemar Gruber, who according to Rottensteiner is as good as a Rittner, and the new additions Fabian Hackhofer and Alex Frei. With Dan Tudin and Domenico Perna there are two “Italos” in the squad, as well as the transfer card players Justin Pogge (goalie), Kevin Mitchell, TJ Kemp (both defenders), Rence Coassin, Ryan Ramsay and Greg Jacina (all attackers).

Ritten wants to become champion

“We tried to put together a quick-witted and competitive team with whom we want to compete for the title. Six new foreigners will join our ranks. Five of them are top players, while we would like to give the sixth a chance. We want to build on the successes of three years ago, but at the same time we also want to give our young players a chance so that they can get a taste of the first team. We are registered with our youth teams in all championships, with the exception of the U18 championship,” said Rottensteiner. Rottensteiner described the one with the Kaltern farm team as a good partnership, where young Rittner talents should also chase the puck. “This project with Kaltern is designed for the medium to long term,” emphasized the President.

The Rittners' new coach is Rob Wislon, who has worked very successfully in Neumarkt over the past two years. “I am very happy with the team that was made available to me. It's a very balanced team that can put on a good championship. I am positively surprised by our goalkeeper Pogge and I am convinced that a player like Perna, who made the difference in Serie A2, can also make an impact in the top league,” said the Rittner Buam coach.

The next dates

The team will be presented to the public on Friday, September 7th at 21 p.m. in the village center of Klobenstein as part of a small celebration that starts at 18 p.m. The “Buam” will play their next test match on Sunday from 19 p.m. in the Ritten Arena, when the Wilson team meets the Starbulls Rosenheim. On Friday, September 14th, Ritten Sport will be a guest at the German club.

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Ritten Sport Renault Trucks has big ambitions

The Hotel Laurin was the venue for the Ritten Sport Renault Trucks team presentation on Thursday. The Rittner Buam want to build on the successful period four or five years ago and make the disastrous 2011/12 season - when they were almost relegated to Serie A2 - forgotten.

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