Elite.A 2013/14

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The 2013/14 season of the Italian ice hockey championship under the new name Elite.A began in autumn 2013 and is the 80th regular staging of the Italian national championship.

While Asiago Hockey is the defending champion, the WSV Sterzing Broncos rose from the second Italian ice hockey league to the top division.

Eight teams take part in the game - HC Bozen switched to the EBEL , HC Alleghe withdrew from the game for financial reasons and SG Pontebba was relegated to the second division.

Attendees

Elite participant. A 2013/14

(ranked by previous year placement)

society	Previous year's placement	Stadium name	Stadium capacity
Asiago Hockey	master	Pala Hodegart	3000
HC Valpellice	Runner-up	Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice	2500
HC Pustertal	Semi-final out	Leitner Solar Arena	2050
SG Cortina	Semi-final out	Cortina Olympic Ice Stadium	2700
Ritten sport	Quarter final out	Arena Ritten	1200
Hockey Milano Rossoblu	Quarter final out	Ghiaccio Agora Stadium	4000
SHC Fassa	Play-out winner	Stadio Gianmario Scola	3500
WSV Sterzing Broncos	Series A2 Masters	Weihenstephan Arena	1700

mode

In the main round, the eight teams played 42 games each in three single rounds with a return leg. Each team received three points for a win after regular time, two points for a win after overtime, one point for a loss after overtime and zero points for a defeat after regular time.

The play-offs are played in a modified procedure, with the first four teams forming the top group and the other four teams forming the bottom group. The upper group first plays the two participants in the league cup in the best-of-five mode .

In the first round, the lower group determines the two participants in the second round, in which they meet the losers in the upper group. The winners of the second round (best-of-three) and the participants in the league cup then meet in the semi-finals, which, like the finals, are played in best-of-seven mode.

Main round

table

	club	Sp	S.	OTS	OTN	N	Gates	Points
1.	Ritten sport	42	29	2	1	10	162: 101	92
2.	Asiago Hockey	42	26th	3	3	10	171: 113	87
3.	HC Pustertal	42	23	1	4th	14th	139: 121	75
4th	HC Valpellice	42	22nd	2	1	16	182: 147	71
5.	SG Cortina	42	17th	5	2	18th	126: 127	63
6th	Hockey Milano Rossoblu	42	15th	3	1	23	138: 160	52
7th	WSV Sterzing Broncos	42	12	1	6th	23	115: 158	44
8th.	SHC Fassa	42	6th	1	0	35	101: 206	20th

Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Brian Ihnacak	Valpellice	36	35	46	81	56
Christopher DiDomenico	Asiago	31	24	48	72	50
Sean Bentivoglio	Asiago	39	26th	42	68	34
Scott Barney	Valpellice	42	29	38	67	84
Stanislav Gron	Cortina	40	29	38	67	22nd
Kevin Devergilio	Asiago	37	22nd	38	60	38
TJ Caig	Sterzing	42	29	29	58	84
Adam Estoclet	Milano	42	23	34	57	16
Nicola Fontanive	Milano	40	21st	32	53	38
Giorgio De Bettin	Cortina	42	13	40	53	20th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), S = victory, N = defeat, GT = goals conceded, SVS = shots saved, Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goal scored , SO = shutouts ; Fat: best value

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	N	SO	SVS	GT	GTS	Sv%
Chris Mason	Rides	36	2063: 39	27	8th	1	950	75	2.18	92.7
Jean-Sébastien Aubin	Val Pusteria	34	1961: 42	20th	13	4th	1093	79	2.42	93.3
Vincenzo Marozzi	Asiago	39	2266: 14	27	12	4th	1186	96	2.54	92.5
Anthony Borelli	Cortina	35	2037: 37	20th	14th	1	1032	94	2.77	91.7
Jeff Frazee	Valpellice	39	2263: 37	23	15th	0	1104	117	3.1	90.4
Joni Myllykoski	Sterzing	21st	1217: 36	5	15th	0	622	66	3.25	90.4
Paul Dainton	Milano	39	2315: 29	16	23	1	1327	140	3.63	90.5
Gianluca Vallini	Fassa	30th	1741: 01	5	25th	0	984	127	4.38	88.6

Play-offs

First and second round

First round			Second round

1	Ritten sport	3
4th	HC Valpellice	1
			4th	HC Valpellice	1

			5	SG Cortina	2
5	SG Cortina	3

8th	SHC Fassa	0

First round			Second round

6th	Hockey Milano Rossoblu	1
7th	WSV Sterzing Broncos	3
			2	Asiago Hockey	2

			7th	WSV Sterzing Broncos	0
2	Asiago Hockey	1

3	HC Pustertal	3

Ritten Sport and HC Pustertal qualified with their victories directly for the playoff semifinals and for the league cup, while Asiago Hockey and HC Valpellice battled the winners of the lower group for the two remaining places in the semifinals in the second round.

League Cup

League Cup

1	Ritten sport	0
3	HC Pustertal	2

Semifinals and finals

Semifinals			final

3	HC Pustertal	4th
5	SG Cortina	0
			3	HC Pustertal	2

			1	Ritten sport	4th
1	Ritten sport	4th

2	Asiago Hockey	1

HC Pustertal - Renon Sport

April 12, 2014
7:30 p.m.

HC Pustertal
R. Sirianni (29:00)

1: 4
(0: 0, 1: 2, 0: 2)
game report

Ritten Sport
M. Siddall (24:40)
D. Tudin (30:59)
M. Siddall (40:18)
E. Scelfo (51:13)

Leitner Solar Arena , Brunico
Attendance: 2,200

April 15, 2014
8:30 p.m.

Ritten Sport
E. Johansson (10:13)

1: 2
(1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0)
game report

HC Pustertal
A. Helfer (23:09)
G. Scandella (29:05)

Arena Ritten , Klobenstein
spectators: 2,173

April 17, 2014
8:30 p.m.

HC Pustertal
T. Erlacher (1:58)
D. McCauley (12:48)

2: 6
(2: 3, 0: 1, 0: 2)
game report

Ritten Sport
E. Johansson (9:01)
M. Siddall (12:18)
E. Johansson (19:34)
M. Moisand (35:17)
M. Moisand (46:47)
G. Guentzel (49:55)

Leitner Solar Arena, Bruneck
Spectators: 2,200

April 19, 2014
5:00 p.m.

Ritten Sport
L. Nelson (12:10)

1: 2
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
game report

HC Pustertal
G. Scandella (41:02)
A. Hofer (70:37)

Arena Ritten, Klobenstein
spectators: 2.298

April 21, 2014
7:30 p.m.

HC Pustertal
D. Campbell (18:07)
M. Oberrauch (31:35)

2: 4
(1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)
match report

Ritten Sport
T. Ramsey (5:29)
D. Tudin (15:51)
P. Rissmiller (21:01)
M. Siddall (49:51)

Leitner Solar Arena, Bruneck
Spectators: 2,200

April 24, 2014
8:30 p.m.

Ritten Sport
P. Rissmiller (1:27)
M. Siddall (28:44)
D. Urquhart (59:51)
L. Ansoldi (31:35)

4: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
game report

HC Pustertal
C. Borgatello (59:35)

Arena Ritten, Klobenstein
spectators: 2,431

Squad of the Italian champions

Italian champion Ritten Sport	Goalkeepers: Chris Mason , Josef Niederstätter Defense: Travis Ramsey , Ivan Tauferer , Maximilian Ploner , David Urquhart , Gabe Guentzel , Fabian Ebner , Ruben Rampazzo , Ingemar Gruber , Maxime Moisand Attack: Eric Johansson , Andreas Alber , Julian Kostner , Alexander Eisath , Dan Tudin , Patrick Rissmiller , Matt Siddall , Lorenz Daccordo , Luca Ansoldi , Mirko Quinz , Levi Nelson , Emanuel Scelfo , Alex Tauferer , Thomas Spinell Coaching staff: Rob Wilson , Robert Scelfo

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ hockeytime.net, Elite A pronta a partire: nuovo format per i playoff , September 17, 2013.

[1] ytime.net, Elite A pronta a partire: nuovo format per i playoff , September 17, 2013.