Opponent update: HC Pustertal – EC-KAC

The HC Pustertal team has changed significantly compared to the previous year; Of the ten skaters who scored points in the semifinal series against EC-KAC, seven left the club. One of only two import players to remain at Reigns Mikael FryklundThe Swede is currently the team's top scorer internally and already has seven points on his individual account. He is on his heels Alex Bitanwho has scored a goal in each of the three home matches he has played this season so far. The Canadian with an Italian passport is in his seventh season in the league, as he was before in Bolzano/Bozen and Sekesfeervar, and is also one of the most dangerous attacking forces in his team in his second year in Brunico/Brunico. From the long list of newcomers, the player that stands out so far is the one most likely to face the smallest adjustment challenges: the self-taught players. Tommy Bordeler He returned to his hometown club after four years in the Red Bull Academy and two seasons in the Canadian Junior League. The 20-year-old has been Pustertal's only match-winning scorer so far in the 2024/25 season, scoring his first ice hockey goal in the home win against Innsbruck, making it 2-1.