Serie A (ice hockey) 2014/15
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The 2014/15 season of the Italian Ice Hockey Championship of Serie A began on 20 September 2014 and was the 81st regular hosting of the Italian Championship. After being renamed Elite.A in the preseason, Serie A got its old name back because it was merged with the second highest division, Serie A2 (INL) . Therefore, for the first time, there were twelve teams in the field. Master was after a final win against defending Ritten Sport for a fifth time in club history HC Asiago .
Participating teams
Participants in the series A1 2014/15 |
The SV Kaltern , HC Eppan , HC Gherdëina and HC Neumarkt are new compared to the previous year .
team | city | Venue | capacity |
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Asiago Hockey | Asiago , Veneto | Pala Hodegart | 2200 |
SG Cortina | Cortina d'Ampezzo , Veneto | Cortina Olympic Ice Stadium | 2700 |
SHC Fassa | Canazei , Trentino | Gianmario Scola | 3500 |
Hockey Milano Rossoblu | Milan , Lombardy | Ghiaccio Agora Stadium | 4000 |
Ritten sport | Renon , South Tyrol | Arena Ritten | 1200 |
HC Pustertal | Bruneck , South Tyrol | Leitner Solar Arena | 2150 |
HC Valpellice | Torre Pellice , Piedmont | Palaghiaccio Olimpico di Torre Pellice | 2500 |
WSV Sterzing Broncos | Sterzing , South Tyrol | Weihenstephan Arena | 1700 |
SV Kaltern | Kaltern , South Tyrol | Raiffeisen Arena | 1800 |
HC Eppan | Eppan , South Tyrol | Ice rink Eppan | 1500 |
HC Gherdëina | Selva , South Tyrol | Pranives ice rink | 2000 |
HC Neumarkt | Neumarkt , South Tyrol | Würth Arena | 1200 |
mode
In the main round, the twelve teams played 22 games each. The league was then divided into two groups, with the teams in their group each meeting the other group participants twice and each having to compete once against an opponent from the other group. The six best-placed teams in the main round qualified for the master round , with the teams in places one to five qualified directly for the playoffs.
The last-placed club in the Master Round played against the top five of the second, weaker group (Playoff Round) in a best-of-three series for a place in the playoffs. For the last placed in the playoff round , the season was over. 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.
Main round
club | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | T | GT | +/- | Points | |
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1. | HC Pustertal | 22nd | 14th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 82 | 42 | +40 | 48 |
2. | HC Asiago | 22nd | 13 | 4th | 1 | 4th | 97 | 52 | +45 | 48 |
3. | Ritten Sport (M) | 22nd | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 57 | +25 | 46 |
4th | Hockey Milano Rossoblu | 22nd | 11 | 4th | 3 | 4th | 85 | 67 | +18 | 44 |
5. | HC Valpellice | 22nd | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7th | 89 | 56 | +33 | 43 |
6th | HC Gherdëina | 22nd | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7th | 67 | 57 | +10 | 36 |
7th | WSV Sterzing Broncos | 22nd | 7th | 4th | 1 | 10 | 58 | 65 | –7 | 30th |
8th. | SG Cortina | 22nd | 7th | 2 | 4th | 9 | 62 | 67 | -5 | 29 |
9. | HC Eppan | 22nd | 6th | 2 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 95 | -27 | 23 |
10. | HC Neumarkt | 22nd | 6th | 1 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 88 | -33 | 22nd |
11. | SHC Fassa | 22nd | 4th | 1 | 3 | 14th | 47 | 96 | -49 | 17th |
12. | SV Kaltern | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18th | 46 | 96 | -50 | 10 |
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, N = losses, OTS = wins after extra time ( overtime ), OTN = losses after extra time, +/- = goal difference participant in the master round ; Participant in the Playoff Round ; (M) = M eister the preseason
Second phase of the season
Master Round
club | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | T | GT | +/- | Points | |
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1. | Asiago Hockey | 38 | 25th | 5 | 1 | 7th | 159 | 84 | +75 | 86 |
2. | HC Pustertal | 38 | 24 | 4th | 2 | 8th | 150 | 74 | +76 | 82 |
3. | Ritten Sport (M) | 38 | 23 | 2 | 8th | 5 | 132 | 82 | +50 | 81 |
4th | Hockey Milano Rossoblu | 38 | 18th | 4th | 7th | 9 | 135 | 109 | +26 | 69 |
5. | HC Valpellice | 38 | 18th | 4th | 0 | 16 | 137 | 121 | +16 | 62 |
6th | HC Gherdëina | 38 | 10 | 4th | 3 | 21st | 99 | 134 | -35 | 41 |
Participants in the playoffs ; Participant in the playoff qualification
Playoff Round
club | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | T | GT | +/- | Points | |
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7th | WSV Sterzing Broncos | 38 | 15th | 6th | 3 | 14th | 106 | 103 | +3 | 60 |
8th. | HC Eppan | 38 | 13 | 4th | 2 | 19th | 131 | 157 | -26 | 49 |
9. | SG Cortina | 38 | 12 | 4th | 4th | 18th | 109 | 110 | -1 | 48 |
10. | HC Neumarkt | 38 | 13 | 1 | 6th | 18th | 102 | 134 | -32 | 47 |
11. | SHC Fassa | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4th | 23 | 83 | 148 | -65 | 35 |
12. | SV Kaltern | 38 | 7th | 1 | 1 | 29 | 81 | 168 | -87 | 24 |
Participant in the playoff qualification ; Season ended
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
Nat. | player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM |
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Philip-Michaël Devos | HC Pustertal | 38 | 30th | 60 | 90 | 57 | |
David Vallorani | Milano Rossoblu | 34 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 28 | |
Scott Campbell | HC Valpellice | 37 | 26th | 37 | 63 | 16 | |
Matt Pope | HC Valpellice | 37 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 44 | |
Giulio Scandella | HC Pustertal | 30th | 22nd | 40 | 62 | 26th | |
Filip Björk 1 | SHC Fassa | 35 | 6th | 16 | 22nd | 103 |
1 For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes
Best goalkeeper
(Goalkeepers who have completed at least 40% of the total playing time of their team)
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice time (in minutes), Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = counter goal , SO = shutouts ; Fat: best value
Nat. | player | team | Sp | Min | SO | GTS | Sv% |
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Fabian Weinhandl | Ritten sport | 10 | 618 | 3 | 1.16 | 95.3 | |
Chris Holt | Ritten sport | 11 | 663 | 2 | 1.72 | 94.1 | |
Jerry Kuhn | HC Pustertal | 35 | 2089 | 5 | 1.91 | 93.5 | |
Vincenzo Marozzi | Asiago Hockey | 33 | 1920 | 5 | 2.12 | 93.1 | |
Alex Caffi | Milano Rossoblu | 37 | 2225 | 4th | 2.70 | 93.0 |
Playoffs
qualification
The qualifying games were played in best-of-three mode.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | [MR] | |
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HC Gherdëina - SHC Fassa | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 5: 2 | - | [2: 1] |
WSV Sterzing Broncos - HC Neumarkt | 2-0 | 2: 1 n.p. | 5: 2 | - | [2: 2] |
HC Eppan - SG Cortina | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | - | [0: 4] |
HR = main round
Playoff tree
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1 | Asiago Hockey | 4th | |||||||||||
8th | HC Eppan | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | Asiago Hockey | 4th | |||||||||||
4th | Hockey Milano Rossoblu | 0 | |||||||||||
4th | Hockey Milano Rossoblu | 4th | |||||||||||
5 | HC Valpellice | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Asiago Hockey | 4th | |||||||||||
3 | Ritten sport | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Ritten sport | 4th | |||||||||||
6th | HC Gherdëina | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Ritten sport | 4th | |||||||||||
2 | HC Pustertal | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | HC Pustertal | 4th | |||||||||||
7th | WSV Sterzing Broncos | 1 |
final
The games took place from March 26th to April 9th.
series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | MR | |
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Asiago Hockey - Ritten Sport | 4: 3 | 2: 3 a.d. | 4: 3 | 5: 4 | 2: 3 n.p. | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | [2: 2] |
HR = main round
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
Nat. | player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM |
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Layne Ulmer | Asiago Hockey | 18th | 9 | 19th | 28 | 12 | |
Sean Bentivoglio | Asiago Hockey | 17th | 14th | 11 | 25th | 16 | |
Luca Ansoldi | Ritten sport | 16 | 6th | 16 | 22nd | 22nd | |
Eric Johansson | Ritten sport | 15th | 10 | 9 | 19th | 2 | |
David Borrelli | Asiago Hockey | 16 | 7th | 12 | 19th | 16 | |
Diego Iori 1 | Asiago Hockey | 18th | 6th | 8th | 14th | 49 |
1 For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals against goals , SO = shutouts ; Fat: best value
Nat. | player | team | Sp | Min | SO | GTS | Sv% |
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Jerry Kuhn | HC Pustertal | 11 | 665 | 2 | 1.95 | 94.2 | |
Dušan Sidor | HC Valpellice | 5 | 307 | 0 | 2.92 | 92.1 | |
Fabian Weinhandl | Ritten sport | 16 | 1005 | 1 | 2.12 | 92.0 | |
Joni Puurula | WSV Sterzing Broncos | 5 | 306 | 0 | 2.74 | 92.0 | |
Vincenzo Marozzi | Asiago Hockey | 18th | 1060 | 0 | 2.46 | 91.6 |
Squad of the Italian champions
Italian champion Asiago Hockey |
Goalkeepers: Vincenzo Marozzi , Alesandro Tura Defenders: Lorenzo Casetti , Scott Hotham , Stefano Marchetti , Enrico Miglioranzi , Nicola Munari , Andrea Strazzabosco , Michele Strazzabosco , Daniel Sullivan Attackers: Federico Benetti , Sean Bentivoglio , David Borrelli , Mirko Presti , Kevin DeVergilio , Diego Iori , Marco Magnabosco , Anthony Nigro , Simone Olivero , Fabrizio Pace , Mirco Presti , Michele Stevan , Matteo Tessari , Nicola Tessari , Layne Ulmer Coaching staff: John Parco , Franco Vellar |