Alps Hockey League schedule 2025/2026: It gets underway on 20 September!

13 teams from Italy (7), Austria (4), Slovenia (1) and Croatia (1) will contest the anniversary season of the Alps Hockey League. The opening matchday will already see a rematch of last year's final between champions EK Die Zeller Eisbären and SIJ Acroni Jesenice. In April, the Pinzgau side claimed the series 4:1 and became the first Austrian team to be crowned champions of the multinational league.

Returning side Asiago will visit Rittner Buam SkyAlps in the opening round. A South Tyrol derby between Hockey Unterland Cavaliers and Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan is also on the schedule. EC Bregenzerwald will be the only team not in action in the opening round.

Format

Following the regular season, with 36 games per team, the top-5 qualify directly for the playoffs and compete in the Master Round for the best possible starting position. The remaining eight teams battle in two Qualification Round groups for a place in the pre-playoffs, where the three remaining quarter-final spots are decided. Both the Master Round and the Qualification Round are played in a home-and-away format.

Thursday and Saturday remain the main matchdays

As in previous seasons, Thursday and Saturday will once again be the main matchdays of the Alps Hockey League in the upcoming campaign. For logistical and infrastructure reasons, “road trips” have also been scheduled for the forthcoming season, meaning that individual games will also be played outside the main matchdays.

The opening round at a glance:

Sat, 20 September 2025, 18:00: Rittner Buam SkyAlps vs. HC Asiago
Sat, 20 September 2025, 19:00: Hockey Unterland Cavaliers vs. Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Sat, 20 September 2025, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors vs. KHL Sisak
Sat, 20 September 2025, 19:30: EK Die Zeller Eisbären vs. SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Sun, 21 September 2025, 19:30: Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel vs. HC Gherdeina valgardena.it
Sun, 21 September 2025, 17:00: HC Meran/o Pircher vs. S.G. Cortina Hafro

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