HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves are an Italian professional ice hockey team from Bruneck, Italy. As of the 2021–22 season, the team plays in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They formerly played in the Alps Hockey League and Serie A.
| HC Pustertal Wölfe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| City | Bruneck | ||
| League | ICE Hockey League | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Home arena | Intercable Arena | ||
| Colours | |||
| General manager | Erich Falkensteiner | ||
| Head coach | Jason Jaspers | ||
| Captain | Raphael Andergassen | ||
| Website | www | ||
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| Franchise history | |||
| 1954–2001 | EV MAK Bruneck | ||
| 2001–2008 | HC Pustertal | ||
| 2008–2009 | HC Red Orange Pustertal | ||
| 2009–2014 | Fiat Professional Wölfe | ||
Team history
editThe team was founded in 1954 as "EV Bruneck MAK" and played the first season in the Serie B in 1966. They won the championship in 1967–68 and 1968–69, but could not move up to the Seria A because their stadium was unfit for the top series. In 1971–72 they won the B championship and in 1972–73 they entered the Serie A for the first time. The Wolves played in Serie A for nearly thirty years in a row. The best results they achieved were second place in the 1981–82 season and third place in 1980–81.
Before the beginning of the 2001–02 season the Wolves were forced to leave Serie A due to financial reasons, but in 2003–04 the team returned to the league. The team name was changed in 2008 and in 2010. The official name is now "HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves".[1]
Ahead of the 2021–22 season HC Pustertal joined the Austrian Hockey League (ICEHL).[2]
Home arena
editUntil 2021 the Wolves home was the Rienzstadion, formerly called Leitner Solar Arena in Bruneck-Außerragen.[3]
With the beginning of the 2021–22 season the HC Pustertal moved to its new home arena, the Intercable Arena in Bruneck, located in the western outskirts of the town.[4]
The Intercable Arena Bruneck is a modern arena with a focus on ice sports. In addition to the main sport, ice hockey, which is played in the arena, the stadium also offers space for other sports such as figure skating, ice skating, curling, curling, sledge field hockey, short track and broomball. The Intercable Arena has a capacity of 3,100 spectators, which is made up of 1,650 seats and 1,450 standing places. In addition to the seating and standing areas, the arena also has a 250 square meters VIP area.[5]
Players
editCurrent roster
editUpdated 5 September 2024
Honours
editPre-season
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Winners (1): 2021
References
edit- ^ "all about European ice hockey". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "News Archiv: Übersicht aller Beiträge 🏒 HC Pustertal".
- ^ "all about European ice hockey". Eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Home" (in German). Arena Bruneck. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "HC Pustertal". HC Pustertal (in German). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
External links
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