Preview | Wolves want to tame stubborn wild horses

When the Wipptal Broncos left the ice as winners last Saturday with a 3-2 win against HC Pustertal, they had this admittedly unexpected result mainly to thank their goalkeeper. No, not legionnaire Jonathan Reinhart, but homegrown Jakob Rabanser. In total, the 2.05 m giant defused an impressive 46 shots. With his saves he brought the Wolves to the brink of despair and at the same time gave his team a good starting position for the second leg at the Rienzstadion on Thursday.

It is unclear whether Broncos coach Dustin Whitecotton will renew his trust in his 20-year-old goalkeeper or send Reinhart to the box. Either way, the Vipiteno team have to prepare for a hot dance, because the HCP is a force at home - in contrast to the away games: in two games, the Basile team has only conceded one goal - and therefore hardly any different team. That's why the Black and Yellows are easy to favor, even though they haven't yet exhausted their full potential.

At the same time, the Rittner Buam are hoping for a miracle at home against the Red Bull Juniors: For top scorer Simon Kostner & Co. it's about overcoming the 2:7 defeat in the first leg and still contesting Salzburg's 3 points. HC Gherdëina, on the other hand, has another game off at Asiago due to corona cases, before playing on Saturday for all teams except the Broncos (Opponent Cortina has canceled all games for October), the basic passage begins. There are no South Tyrolean duels. Vallerand debut against Falcons? One class lower, the Falcons Brixen are on cloud 7. After 3 matchdays, Patrick Bona & Co. are leading the table with the full number of points. Another win against latecomers Eppan on Thursday is firmly planned. But be careful: after Robert Dowd, his strike partner Marc-Olivier Vallerand could also make his debut at the Pirates. At that point at the latest, the two teams can be considered equally strong. On Saturday the Brixen team will be guests at HC Meran. The Eagles have only played one game of the season due to corona cases in their own ranks. At the same time, the Pirates challenge the Unterland Cavliers. All dates at a glance: Thursday, October 22th: League encounter Time of day AlpsHL Rittner Buam - Red Bull Juniors 20.00 AlpsHL HC Pustertal – Wipptal Broncos 20.00 IHL Unterland Cavaliers – HC Pergine 20.30 IHL Falcons Brixen – HC Eppan 20.30

Saturday, October 24st: League encounter Time of day AlpsHL HK Olimpija Ljubljana – HC Gherdëina 17.30 AlpsHL Rittner Buam – Fassa Falcons 20.00 AlpsHL Asiago Hockey – HC Pustertal 20.30 IHL HC Meran – Falcons Brixen 19.30 IHL HC Eppan – Unterland Cavaliers 19.30 IHL Alleghe – SV Kaltern 20.30

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Preview | Wolves want to tame stubborn wild horses

In the Alps Hockey League, the Return-2-Play phase comes to an end on Thursday with a very interesting duel. The big question is: Can HC Pustertal convert the first leg defeat against the Wipptal Broncos into a win? And did the Falcons Brixen continue their successful run one level below?

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