ICE Hockey League 2022-2023

[Theokritos]

Which teams are going to be in the league next season?

• Bratislava Capitals will return.
• Orli Znojmo are apparently a question mark, allegedly the club has an argument with the city of Znojmo.
• Dornbirn has lost its main sponsor and is lacking the fundings, so they have turned to Feldkirch (who have been trying to be admitted to the league for years) for a joint bid. A desperate attempt at short notice, it hasn't been worked out yet how this idea is supposed to actually work. Dornbirn might find themselves in the AlpsHL next season and it's not yet clear whether Feldkirch will be accepted into the ICE Hockey League either.
• Two other AlpsHL clubs, Jesenice (Slovenia) and Asiago (Italy), allegedly want to play in the lCE HL.

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[filip85]

Which teams are going to be in the league next season?

• Bratislava Capitals will return.
• Orli Znojmo are apparently a question mark, allegedly the club has an argument with the city of Znojmo.
• Dornbirn has lost its main sponsor and is lacking the fundings, so they have turned to Feldkirch (who have been trying to be admitted to the league for years) for a joint bid. A desperate attempt at short notice, it hasn't been worked out yet how this idea is supposed to actually work. Dornbirn might find themselves in the AlpsHL next season and it's not yet clear whether Feldkirch will be accepted into the ICE Hockey League either.
• Two other AlpsHL clubs, Jesenice (Slovenia) and Asiago (Italy), allegedly want to play in the lCE HL.

Slavija Zalog and one italian team which name I didn't remember, wants to join Alps league for 22/23.

 

[Theokritos]

Which teams are going to be in the league next season?

• Bratislava Capitals will return.
• Orli Znojmo are apparently a question mark, allegedly the club has an argument with the city of Znojmo.
• Dornbirn has lost its main sponsor and is lacking the fundings, so they have turned to Feldkirch (who have been trying to be admitted to the league for years) for a joint bid. A desperate attempt at short notice, it hasn't been worked out yet how this idea is supposed to actually work. Dornbirn might find themselves in the AlpsHL next season and it's not yet clear whether Feldkirch will be accepted into the ICE Hockey League either.
• Two other AlpsHL clubs, Jesenice (Slovenia) and Asiago (Italy), allegedly want to play in the lCE HL.

Update:

Bratislava Capitals are welcome to return to the league and have time until May 15 to provide the required bank guarantee.

By now both Dornbirn and Znojmo have announced they will drop out of the league for economic reasons. Dornbirn might play in the AlpsHL next year (but that is not yet guaranteed) while Znojmo wants to participate in the third tier in Czechia with the aim of earning a spot in the second tier.

Which teams (if any) will be newly admitted to the ICE Hockey League? Feldkirch, Asiago and Jesenice are the candidates and the current league clubs will decide within a month who of them they want to admitt.

 

[KTl]

Seems likely that they would go back to 12 teams.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Update:

Bratislava Capitals are welcome to return to the league and have time until May 15 to provide the required bank guarantee.

By now both Dornbirn and Znojmo have announced they will drop out of the league for economic reasons. Dornbirn might play in the AlpsHL next year (but that is not yet guaranteed) while Znojmo wants to participate in the third tier in Czechia with the aim of earning a spot in the second tier.

Which teams (if any) will be newly admitted to the ICE Hockey League? Feldkirch, Asiago and Jesenice are the candidates and the current league clubs will decide within a month who of them they want to admitt.

I hope Feldkirch. Classic team. Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Thomas Rundqvist among others have played for them.

 

[Theokritos]

I hope Feldkirch. Classic team. Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Thomas Rundqvist among others have played for them.

Plus Jonas Bergqvist and even Kjell Samuelsson.

 

[Theokritos]

Early signings:

Salzburg acquires Dennis Robertson who every team in the league would have loved to sign:



Vienna signs Radek Prokeš who had a great season with Znojmo:



Klagenfurt and Villach acquire players from DEL:





Others:
Daniel Catenacci (forward) from Bolzano to Pustertal
Dominik Grafenthin (forward) from Graz to Villach
Martin Schumnig (defenseman) from Klagenfurt to Linz
Rasmus Tirronen (goaltender) from Fehervar to Linz
Glen Hanlon (coach) from Znojmo to Bolzano

 

[Eye of Ra]

Filip Ahl to Pustertal. I was expecting him to sign in AHL.

 

[filip85]

Team Vorarlberg/VEU Feldkirch will play next season in ICE.

 

[Theokritos]

More signings:

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Asiago is in.

Alps league lost 3 top dogs in last 2 years.

 

[filip85]

Asiago is in.

Alps league lost 3 top dogs in last 2 years.

Is Slavija going to Alps league or not ? I have heard some contradictory informations.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Is Slavija going to Alps league or not ? I have heard some contradictory informations.

Same, will keep you posted if i hear anything.

My opinion, not this year.

 

[filip85]

Same, will keep you posted if i hear anything.

My opinion, not this year.

I spoke to Sisak coach today and he said that they declined for this year.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

I spoke to Sisak coach today and he said that they declined for this year.

Yeah, it's more of an Olimpija's project anyway, Slavija would serve as a farm team so players could transfer between clubs freely during the season. Just like KAC, Salzburg and other Austrian clubs have farms in Alps League.

 

[Theokritos]

Signings announced over the last three weeks:

SALZBURG:





FEHERVAR:





VILLACH:

Nicolas Mattinen

PUSTERTAL/BRUNECK:



LJUBLJANA:



KLAGENFURT:



BOLZANO:



GRAZ:



INNSBRUCK:





Another signing: Adam Helewka

ASIAGO:







Meanwhile VORARLBERG/FELDKIRCH has yet to announce a signing that looks like an impact player in this league.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Salzburg stacking up again...as expected.

 

[Theokritos]

Salzburg stacking up again...as expected.

They're losing a key player in TJ Brennan (to Switzerland), but yes, they seem determined to defend their title. Meanwhile Fehervar is managing to keep its successful core together. Villach, on the other hand, hasn't exactly wowed its own fans with the off-season moves so far, especially on defence (signing Nick Plastino, 36, and re-signing Derek Joslin, 35, whose best years appear to be behind them).

 

[Theokritos]

Signings announced over the last weeks:

VILLACH:



BOLZANO:





GRAZ:





INNSBRUCK:



LINZ:





ASIAGO:







FELDKIRCH/VORARLBERG:

 

[Theokritos]

Latest signings announced. The difference is striking. One the one hand you have Salzburg signing a player from DEL top team Munich, on the other hand you have two budget teams in Linz (promoting a player from the farm) and Feldkirch (signing University players).

SALZBURG:



LINZ:



FELDKIRCH/VORARLBERG:

 

[Theokritos]

More signings:

BOLZANO:



GRAZ:



LINZ:



FELDKIRCH/VORARLBERG:

 

[filip85]

Yeah, it's more of an Olimpija's project anyway, Slavija would serve as a farm team so players could transfer between clubs freely during the season. Just like KAC, Salzburg and other Austrian clubs have farms in Alps League.

I spoke to Danijel Kolombo and he said they (Medvescak) have plans to join Alps league within three seasons, and that they are in constant contact with Austrians.

 

[Theokritos]

Villach, on the other hand, hasn't exactly wowed its own fans with the off-season moves so far, especially on defence (signing Nick Plastino, 36, and re-signing Derek Joslin, 35, whose best years appear to be behind them).

Update: Villach fans are much more at ease now. Arturs Kulda and Nick Mattinen have been signed, Nick Plastino's contract has been terminated and a new signing has just been made official:

 

[Dueling Banjos]

I spoke to Danijel Kolombo and he said they (Medvescak) have plans to join Alps league within three seasons, and that they are in constant contact with Austrians.

That, if true, is great news actually.

You need to start somewhere and AlpsLeague is a proper starting point. Zagreb is a big city, hopefully locals will find that league attractive enough to attend games, step forward and of course playing in Alps is much better for young players than Ice, that's for sure.

 

[Theokritos]

BRUNECK/PUSTERTAL:



LJUBLJANA:



ASIAGO: