HC Pustertal Wölfe
| Hockey Club Pustertal | |
|---|---|
| City | Bruneck (TS) |
| League | Serie A |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Home arena | Leitner Solar Arena, capacity 2,050 |
| Colours | |
| General manager |
 Andreas Mariner |
| Head coach |
 Mario Richer |
| Captain |
Armin Helfer |
|
Website | |
| Franchise history | |
| 2009-2014 | Fiat Professional Wölfe |
| 2008-2009 | HC Red Orange Pustertal |
| 2001–2008 | HC Pustertal |
| 1954–2001 | EV MAK Bruneck |
HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves are an Italian professional ice hockey team from Bruneck, currently playing in Serie A.
Team History
The team was founded in 1954 as "EV Bruneck MAK" and played the first season in the Serie B in 1966. They won the championship in 1967-68 and 1968–69, but could not move up to the Seria A because their stadium was unfit for the top series. In 1971-72 they won the B championship and in 1972-73 they entered the Serie A for the first time. The Wolves played in Serie A for nearly 30 years in a row. The best results they achieved were second place in the 1981-82 season and third place in 1980-81.
Before the beginning of the 2001-02 season the Wolves were forced to leave Serie A due to financial reasons, but in 2003-04 the team came back to A. The team name was changed in 2008 and in 2010. The official name is now "HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves".[1]
Home Arena
The Wolves current home is Eisstadion Bruneck, formerly the Leitner Solar Arena in Bruneck.[2]
Roster 2010/11
Goaltenders
| Number | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 |  |
Nikkilä Tommi | ||
| 29 | |
Hannes Hopfgartner | ||
| 35 | |
Mikko Strömberg | ||
| 35 | |
Phillip Kosta | ||
Defensemen
| Number | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  |
Fredrik Persson | ||
| 9 | |
Armin Hofer | ||
| 14 | |
Christian Willeit | ||
| 23 | |
Martin Casanova Stua | ||
| 27 | |
Luigi Da Corte | ||
| 37 | |
Patrick Pramstaller | ||
| 44 | |
Matt Kelly | ||
| 62 | |
Armin Helfer - A | ||
| 81 | |
Christian Mair | ||
Forwards
| Number | Player | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | |
Max Oberrauch | |||
| 8 | |
Lukas Tauber | |||
| 11 | |
Greg Barber - A | |||
| 12 | |
Thomas Pichler - C | |||
| 13 | |
Patrick Bona | |||
| 17 | |
Rem Murray | |||
| 18 |  |
Tomaz Razingar | |||
| 20 | |
Michael Heinz | |||
| 21 | |
Thomas Trenker | |||
| 22 | |
Marko Tuomainen | |||
| 39 | |
Taggart Desmet | |||
| 39 | |
Rob Sirianni | |||
| 90 | |
Michael Sparber | |||
| Foreigner license | Dual Citizenship | Italian |
Staff
- Stefan Mair (Head Coach)
- Teppo Kivela (Assistant Coach and Junior Team Head Coach)
Notable players
- Brendan Bernakevitch
- Kelly Guard
- Brent Gauvreau
- Pat Iannone
- Mikko Strömberg
- Joe Tallari
- Carter Trevisani
- Marko Tuomainen
References
- ↑ http://www.eurohockey.net/teams/teaminfo.cgi?team=HC%20Val%20Pusteria%20Wolves
- ↑ http://www.eurohockey.net/teams/homeice.cgi?team=HC%20Val%20Pusteria%20Wolves