Hockey Club Bolzano Foxes, also known as commercial name HCB Alto Adige Alperia (in Italian) or HCB Südtirol Alperia (in German)[1] is an Italian professional ice hockey team located in the city of Bolzano, South Tyrol autonomous province, that plays in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). It remains the most successful team in the history of the Italian Serie A, with 19 championships.
HC Bolzano was founded in 1933 and in the first twenty years of its existence, home games were played in an outdoor rink until 1953, when the club moved into the Bolzano Exhibition Hall (Messe Bozen), which was the first artificial ice was available. Eleven of the nineteen Italian league titles were won there before the team moved in 1994, to the newly built Sparkasse Arena. At the same time, the team also participated in the Alps League in part, an international ice hockey competition, attended by teams from Slovenia and Austria were involved. In addition to a master and three runner-up titles in this competition, the team also won another seven Italian titles, the last of which in 2012 was given the three-time winning the Coppa Italia, the Italian League Cup competition. Other achievements include three gains of the Supercoppa Italiana and the Six Nations tournament, also called Caucasian Ligacup, in 1994.
In 2013, the HC Bolzano applied again for inclusion in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL), after earlier applications failed each time due to the resistance of the Italian Ice Hockey Federation. However, the chaotic conditions in the Serie A paved the way to acceptance, since a large part of the club that was from the second division had been released. The move was also largely motivated by the need of a new major sponsor to help clear their financial situation.[2]
Known as the HCB Südtirol in the EBEL (the main sponsor is the tourism promotion agency of the Alto Adige – Südtirol region), Bolzano had surprisingly successful inaugural season in 2013–14. On the back of a heavy recruitment scheme which centred in signing Canadian players of Italian heritage, Bolzano finished in fourth place by the end of the Regulation season. In the EBEL finals, they went on to win the championship by defeating the EC Red Bull Salzburg in the finals, and in doing so becoming to first non-Austrian based club to win the Austrian Championship.[3]
With the victory of the EBEL championship, Bolzano ensured qualification to the first edition of the Champions Hockey League, a prestigious tournament for European clubs. Despite their status of EBEL defending Champions, Bolzano due to numerous financial difficulties that risked compromising the entry of the team in these competitions, were late in confirming their status for a second EBEL season.[4]
In May 2016 it was announced that the South Tyrol energy producer Alperia would become the main sponsor of the team.
In 2018 the HC Bozen Alperia defeat the EC Red Bull Salzburg in game-7 of the final to win the EBEL championship for a second time. After the successful final, historic captain Alexander Egger announced his retirement from professional ice hockey.
^"HCB Südtirol Alperia" (in German). 24 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
^"Bozen earns championship title in overtime" (in German). Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
^"Bolzano confirms league participation" (in German). Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^"HC Bolzano - Team-Roster" (in Italian). HC Bolzano. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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Official website(in Italian and German)
January 01, 1970
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Hockey Club Bolzano Foxes also known as commercial name HCB Alto Adige Alperia in Italian or HCB Sudtirol Alperia in German 1 is an Italian professional ice hockey team located in the city of Bolzano South Tyrol autonomous province that plays in the ICE Hockey League ICEHL It remains the most successful team in the history of the Italian Serie A with 19 championships German HC BozenItalian HC BolzanoCityBolzano South Tyrol ItalyLeagueSerie A1948 2013Alpenliga1991 19971998 1999ICE Hockey League 2013 Founded1933 91 years ago 1933 Home arenaSparkasse Arena Capacity 7 200 Colors Owner s Otto MassimoGeneral managerDr Dieter KnollHead coachGlen HanlonCaptainDaniel FrankMediaVB33SDFWebsitewww wbr hcb wbr netFranchise history1933 presentHC BolzanoChampionshipsSerie A19 1963 1973 1977 1978 1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1988 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2008 2009 2012 Alpenliga1 1994 EBEL2 2014 2018 Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Players 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editHC Bolzano was founded in 1933 and in the first twenty years of its existence home games were played in an outdoor rink until 1953 when the club moved into the Bolzano Exhibition Hall Messe Bozen which was the first artificial ice was available Eleven of the nineteen Italian league titles were won there before the team moved in 1994 to the newly built Sparkasse Arena At the same time the team also participated in the Alps League in part an international ice hockey competition attended by teams from Slovenia and Austria were involved In addition to a master and three runner up titles in this competition the team also won another seven Italian titles the last of which in 2012 was given the three time winning the Coppa Italia the Italian League Cup competition Other achievements include three gains of the Supercoppa Italiana and the Six Nations tournament also called Caucasian Ligacup in 1994 In 2013 the HC Bolzano applied again for inclusion in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga EBEL after earlier applications failed each time due to the resistance of the Italian Ice Hockey Federation However the chaotic conditions in the Serie A paved the way to acceptance since a large part of the club that was from the second division had been released The move was also largely motivated by the need of a new major sponsor to help clear their financial situation 2 Known as the HCB Sudtirol in the EBEL the main sponsor is the tourism promotion agency of the Alto Adige Sudtirol region Bolzano had surprisingly successful inaugural season in 2013 14 On the back of a heavy recruitment scheme which centred in signing Canadian players of Italian heritage Bolzano finished in fourth place by the end of the Regulation season In the EBEL finals they went on to win the championship by defeating the EC Red Bull Salzburg in the finals and in doing so becoming to first non Austrian based club to win the Austrian Championship 3 With the victory of the EBEL championship Bolzano ensured qualification to the first edition of the Champions Hockey League a prestigious tournament for European clubs Despite their status of EBEL defending Champions Bolzano due to numerous financial difficulties that risked compromising the entry of the team in these competitions were late in confirming their status for a second EBEL season 4 In May 2016 it was announced that the South Tyrol energy producer Alperia would become the main sponsor of the team In 2018 the HC Bozen Alperia defeat the EC Red Bull Salzburg in game 7 of the final to win the EBEL championship for a second time After the successful final historic captain Alexander Egger announced his retirement from professional ice hockey Honours editAustrian Hockey League Winners 2 2013 14 2017 18 Serie A Winners 19 1962 63 1972 73 1976 77 1977 78 1978 79 1981 82 1982 83 1983 84 1984 85 1987 88 1989 90 1994 95 1995 96 1996 97 1997 98 1999 00 2007 08 2008 09 2011 12 Coppa Italia Winners 3 2004 2007 2009 Supercoppa Italiana Winners 4 2004 2007 2008 2012 Alpenliga Winners 1 1994 Six Nations Tournament Winners 1 1994 Coppa delle Alpi Winners 1 1963Players editCurrent roster edit Updated 4 February 2023 5 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace 88 nbsp Domenic Alberga C L 31 2019 Maple Ontario Canada 21 nbsp Terrance Amorosa D L 29 2022 Kirkland Quebec Canada 1 nbsp Andreas Bernard G L 33 2022 Bolzano Italy 7 nbsp Ryan Culkin D L 30 2022 Montreal Quebec Canada 89 nbsp Mike Dalhuisen D L 35 2022 Nijmegen Netherlands 90 nbsp Dylan Di Perna D R 28 2020 Mississauga Ontario Canada 23 nbsp Leonardo Felicetti RW L 24 2021 Cavalese Italy 94 nbsp Daniel Frank C W L 30 2013 Merano Italy 39 nbsp Matt Frattin RW R 36 2022 Edmonton Alberta Canada 93 nbsp Luca Frigo A LW L 30 2016 Moncalieri Italy 10 nbsp Dustin Gazley RW R 35 2020 Novi Michigan United States 28 nbsp Cameron Ginnetti D R 25 2022 Vancouver British Columbia Canada 13 nbsp Diego Gluck LW L 24 2021 Bressanone Italy 91 nbsp Mike Halmo A LW L 32 2020 Waterloo Ontario Canada 38 nbsp Samuel Harvey G L 26 2022 Alma Quebec Canada 71 nbsp Hannes Kasslatter F L 25 2022 Vipiteno Italy 9 nbsp Daniel Mantenuto C L 26 2022 Thornhill Ontario Canada 19 nbsp Brad McClure RW R 30 2022 Stratford Ontario Canada 26 nbsp Angelo Miceli C L 30 2017 Montreal Quebec Canada 15 nbsp Enrico Miglioranzi D L 32 2022 Padova Italy 92 nbsp Christian Thomas RW R 31 2022 Toronto Ontario Canada 44 nbsp Scott Valentine D L 33 2022 Metcalfe Ontario Canada Notable alumni edit nbsp Roger Akerstrom nbsp Glenn Anderson nbsp Alexander Andrijevski nbsp Dave Baseggio nbsp Scott Beattie nbsp Oleg Belov nbsp James Black nbsp Jim Boni nbsp Robin Bouchard nbsp Steve Bozek nbsp Markus Brunner nbsp Jim Camazzola nbsp Dan Currie nbsp Matt DeMarchi nbsp Doug Derraugh nbsp Nate DiCasmirro nbsp Flavio Faggioni nbsp Mario Doyon nbsp Mark Dutiaume nbsp Daniel Fernholm nbsp Ron Flockhart nbsp Martin Gendron nbsp Phil Groeneveld nbsp Chris Hajt nbsp Jari Helle coach nbsp Rudi Hiti nbsp Niklas Hjalmarsson nbsp Viktors Ignatjevs nbsp Tony Iob nbsp Kim Issel nbsp Lars Ivarsson nbsp Jaromir Jagr nbsp Regan Kelly nbsp Jordan Krestanovich nbsp Brian Loney nbsp Jamie Lundmark nbsp Bob Manno nbsp Daniel Marois nbsp Shayne McCosh nbsp Paul Messier nbsp Robert Mulick nbsp Jason Muzzatti nbsp Mark Napier nbsp Sergei Naumov nbsp Jeff Nelson nbsp Jan Nemecek nbsp Kent Nilsson nbsp Robert Oberrauch nbsp Josh Olson nbsp Gates Orlando nbsp Grigorijs Pantelejevs nbsp Dave Pasin nbsp Gino Pasqualotto nbsp Martin Pavlu nbsp Mario Nobili nbsp Michel Petit nbsp Neil Petruic nbsp Frank Pietrangelo nbsp Ray Podloski nbsp Deron Quint nbsp Mike Rosati nbsp Adam Russo nbsp Peter Schaefer nbsp Jeff Sebastian nbsp Patrice Tardif nbsp Lucio Topatigh nbsp Sylvain Turgeon nbsp Perry Turnbull nbsp Tony Tuzzolino nbsp Ramil Yuldashev nbsp Rob Zamuner nbsp Bruno ZarrilloReferences edit HCB Sudtirol Alperia in German 24 April 2023 Retrieved 12 May 2023 Giornata storica il Bolzano sbarca in Ebel in Italian Archived from the original on 29 June 2013 Bozen earns championship title in overtime in German Erste Bank Eishockey Liga 13 April 2014 Retrieved 13 April 2014 Bolzano confirms league participation in German Erste Bank Eishockey Liga 31 July 2014 Retrieved 31 July 2014 HC Bolzano Team Roster in Italian HC Bolzano 4 February 2023 Retrieved 4 February 2023 External links editOfficial website in Italian and German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HC Bozen Bolzano amp oldid 1191542114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
