Serie A: Valpe makes the wolves tremble, Bolzano is getting closer

Fiat Professional Wolves – Valpellice Bodino Engineering 2:1 nP (0:0, 1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) Fiat Professional Wolves: Jean Sebastien Aubin (Hannes Hopfgartner), Tuukka Mäkelä, Christian Mair, Christian Willeit, Armin Hofer, Armin Helfer, Daniel Glira, Ivan Althuber; Ben Guitè, Max Oberrauch, Pat Iannone, Joe Jensen, Pat Kavanagh, Patrick Bona, Lukas Tauber, Lukas Crepaz, Viktor Schweitzer, Thomas Erlacher, Benno Obermair, Alex Obermair Coach: Paul Adey

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

Goals: 1:0 Pat Iannone (38.17), 1:1 Slavomir Tomko (49.36), 2:1 Joe Jensen (decisive penalty)

The league leaders played in front of their home team without the long-term injured Joe Cullen, all other players were available. Valpe was missing two transfer card players, Paul Baier and Brodie Dupont. Both teams pressed into the opponent's third from the start, but were unable to score. For the home team, the young local strikers were the biggest goal threat, the Piedmontese relied everything on ex-HCP striker Rob Sirianni, but he was in good hands in the Bruneck defense. After the guests initially missed three power play situations towards the middle of the game, Pat Iannone still took the lead. At this point, the Wolves were even operating with one less man on the ice. The home team maintained their lead until the middle of the final period, when Slavomir Tomko found a gap in the HCP defense and put the puck in the goal to make it 1-1. Then there were thrilling final minutes, but they didn't lead to a goal. Both goalies simply had a brilliant evening. When extra time passed without a decision, the penalty lotteries had to choose the winner. There, Joe Jensen made the Pustertal fans celebrate with his goal. It was the winning penalty.

Aquile FVG Pontebba – HC Bozen 1:7 (0:3, 1:2, 0:2)

Aquile FVG Pontebba: Simon Fabris (Anthony Grieco); David Urquart, Miroslav Guren, Andrea Gorza, Andrea Ricca, Nicolò Lo Russo; Rok Pajic, Petr Sachl, Ettore Tartaglione, Patrick Rizzo, Felice Giugliano, Denis Soravia, Federico Demetz, Erik Weissman, Andrea Rezzadore Coach: Murajlca Pajic

HC Bozen: Tomas Duba (Günther Hell); Alexander Egger, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Christian Borgatello, Daniel Fabris; Mark McCutcheon, MacGregor Sharp, Ryan Flynn, Anton Bernard, Markus Gander, Marco Insam, Enrico Dorigatti, Stefan Zisser, Peter Wunderer, Federico Gilmozzi Coach: Brian McCutcheon

Goals: 0:1 Markus Gander (7.18), 0:2 Markus Gander (13.35), 0:3 Mark McCutcheon (14.08), 1:3 David Urquart (25.01), 1:4 Daniel Fabris (33.59), 1:5 Marco Insam (34.20), 1:6 Marco Insam (46.56), 1:7 Ryan Flynn (47.23),

Pontebba went into the match without the injured Daniele Odoni. The most recent addition to the Friulians, Gerome Giudice, was also not yet available. His debut has been postponed until December 30th. Bolzano was missing the two defenders Hannes Oberdörfer and Andrea Ambrosi (hip problems), as well as offensive force Christian Walcher. Only HC Bozen played in the first third. After 7.18:33 minutes, Markus Gander completed a nice combination play by the second line. The former Broncos striker was there again six minutes later when he made Pontebba goalie Grieco look old in a one-on-one situation. Just 34 seconds later, Mark McCutcheon directed a hammer shot from Christian Borgatello into the net. Shortly afterwards, the Bolzano goalscorer missed another great chance. Pontebba only recorded a dangerous shot from Erik Weissmann in the first third. The reigning champions were not impressed by this. He missed McGregor Sharp's fourth goal at the start of the middle period. When Peter Wunderer was stewing in the “cooler”, David Urquart gave HCB goalkeeper Tomas Duba the disadvantage. This didn't look good with the centrally placed shot from the blue line. The guests immediately went on the attack again and secured the early decision with a quick double pack. Daniel Fabris, with his first goal of the season, and Marco Insam put their stamp on the game after 46.56 minutes. Bozen now played as if from a single piece and scored again after 18: Once again it was Insam who gave Grieco the disadvantage. A little later, Ryan Flynn made the final score 7-1 with his XNUMXth goal of the season. The record champions gained a lot of self-confidence from the bottom of the table and warmed up for the summit meeting on Thursday in Merano.

Val di Fassa Ferrarini – Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 1:4 (0:0, 1:2, 0:2)

SHC Val di Fassa Ferrarini: Frank Doyle (Gianluca Vallini), David Turon, Greg Kuznik, Mario Cartelli, Thomas Dantone, Damiano Casagranda, Christian Castlunger, Mark Trottner; Ryan O'Marra, Jakub Sindel, Stefano Margoni, Luca Planchensteiner, Cesare Sottsass, Enrico Chelodi, Gabriele Vieder, Mattia Bernard, Martin Castlunger Michele Marchetti, Nicola Deluca, Matteo Dantone Coach: Miro Frycer

Ritten Sport Renault Trucks: Justin Pogge (Josef Niederstätter); Kevin Mitchell, TJ Kemp, Ingemar Gruber, Fabian Hackhofer, Markus Hafner, Klaus Ploner, Andy Delmore, Ruben Rampazzo; Dan Tudin, Domenico Perna, Chris Durno, Emanuel Scelfo, Mathias Fauster, Lorenz Daccordo, Alex Frei, Alexander Eisath, Thomas Spinell, Matteo Rasom Coach: Rob Wilson

Goals: 0:1 Dan Tudin (27.33), 1:1 David Turon (28.46), 1:2 Domenico Perna (33.02), 1:3 Ingemar Gruber (50.59), 1:4 Chris Durno (59.20)

For the first time in a long time, Fassa was able to call on all of its squad players, including newcomer Ryan O'Marra, who made his debut in Italian ice hockey against Ritten. For the guests, however, Greg Jacina's loss had a negative impact. The Ladins were unrecognizable, especially in the starting third, and, unlike in previous weeks, offered a strong performance, especially in terms of combat. After 27.33 minutes, Dan Tudin managed to break the home team's resistance for the first time. However, they didn't stop and Jakub Sindel hit the goal post in return. A few seconds later, David Turon made it 1-1. The tie lasted until the 33rd minute of the game before Domenico Perno placed the puck between Frank Doyle's pads and gave the visitors the lead again. The game was extremely even afterwards - until Ingemar Gruber scored to make it 51-3 after 1 minutes. Although Fassa did not give up yet, Ritten refused to let the scepter be taken out of his hand. Chris Durno finally made it 4-1 with a hit into the whitewashed barrel goal. O'Marra had previously given the disc away carelessly.

Alleghe Tegola Canadese – Milano Rossoblu 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0) Alleghe Tegola Canadese: Adam Dennis (Davide Fontanive), Francesco De Biasio, Matt Waddell, Carlo Lorenzi, Nicholas Kuiper, Sean McMonagle, Luka Tosic, Kewin Adami; Jeff Lo Vecchio, Jonas Johansson, Vince Rocco, Daniele Veggiato, Nicola Fontanive, Manuel De Toni, Manuel Da Tos, Jari Monferone, Alberto Fontanive, Milos Ganz, Patrick Tormen, Davide Testori Coach: Tom Pokel

Milano Rossoblu: Andrew Raycroft (Paolo Della Bella); Alessandro Re, Marvin Degon, David Liffiton, Andreas Lutz, Matt De Marchi, Federico Betti, Francesco Borghi; Jordan Knackstedt, Luca Ansoldi, Edoardo Caletti, Manuel Lo Presti, Tommaso Goi, Michael Mazzacane, Matt Ryan, Tommaso Migliore, Marcello Borghi Coach: Andrea De Zordo

Goals: 1:0 Jonas Johansson (12.16), 2:0 Jeff Lo Vecchio (21.55), 3:0 Jari Monferone (55.33)

At Alleghe, Sean McMonagle returned to the team; instead of Luka Tosic, as usual, Gino Guyer had to make way for him. Milan, on the other hand, started the away trip without their new coach Adolf Insam, as well as the injured Ryan Kinasewich and Diego Iori. At the start of the game, Milan posed a much greater threat to score, but the home side managed to make it 1-0: Jonas Johansson scored in the power play after 12.16:55.33 minutes. The Lombards were visibly shocked and scored their second goal at the beginning of the second third. This time Jeff Lo Vecchio Raycroft lost out. The game then became rougher and the referees took center stage several times. It was only in the final phase that both teams remembered playing ice hockey again. Alleghe controlled the encounter without taking any major risks. Jari Monferone, who was brilliantly staged by Johansson, finally made the final score 3-0 after XNUMX minutes.

Hafro Cortina – Migross Supermercati Asiago 1:4 (0:2, 0:0, 1:2) Hafro Cortina: JP Levasseur (Renè Baur); Paul Albers, Darrell Hay, Luca Zandonella, Michele Zanatta, Luca Zanatta, Renè Vallazza; Derek Edwardson, Stanislav Gron, Matt Siddall, Giorgio De Bettin, Luca Felicetti, Ryan Dingle, Christian Menardi, Andrea Moser, Francesco Adami, Andrea Baldo Coach: Clayton Beddoes

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

Goals: 0:1 Chris DiDomenico (11.04), 0:2 Mirko Presti (12.29), 0:3 Layne Ulmer (43.39), 0:4 Paul Zanette (46.30), 1:4 Matt Siddall (55.25)

Both Cortina and Asiago had exactly the same line-up as on the previous matchday on Saturday. Neo-goalie Tyler Plante was still missing from the guests. His deputy Alessandro Tura had little to do in the starting third as the action took place in front of the Cortina goal. Chris DiDominco made it 1-0 for Asiago after eleven minutes, and Mirko Presti increased the score a little later. The Ampezzo team tried to react and moved up significantly, but they lacked the necessary penetration in front of the opponent's goal. Asiago was much more effective and scored for the third time after 43.39:1 minutes of play through Layne Ulmer. Just three minutes later, Paul Zanette even scored when he was outnumbered. Matt Siddall achieved the same thing five minutes before the end: when Cortina was playing with one man less, he destroyed Tura's shutout. However, it remained a consolation goal (4:XNUMX).

Serie A – Matchday 30 Regular Season – Wednesday, December 26, 2012 Alleghe Tegola Canadese – Milano Rossoblu 3:0 (1:0, 1:0, 1:0) Hafro Cortina – Migross Supermercati Asiago 1:4 (0:2, 0:0, 1:2) Fiat Professional Wolves – Valpellice Bodino Engineering 2:1 nP (0:0, 1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) Val di Fassa Ferrarini – Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 1:4 (0:0, 1:2, 0:2) Aquile FVG Pontebba – HC Bozen 1:7 (0:3, 1:2, 0:2)

The table after 30 games: 1. Fiat Professional Wolves 69 points? 2. HC Bozen 62? 3. Ritten Sport Renault Trucks 57?? 4. Alleghe Tegola Canadese 56 5. Valpellice Bodino Engineering 56? 6. Migross Supermercati Asiago 46? 7. Milano Rossoblu 40 8. Hafro Cortina 31? 9. Val di Fassa Ferrarini 21? 10. Aquile FVG Pontebba 12

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