Team Facts
Plays in Alps Hockey League
Italian Hockey League Serie A Full name HC Meran/Merano Team colours White + Black Town Merano, ITA Founded 1968

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#29
Frédéric Cloutier (G) 41 1981 St-Honoré, QC, CAN 6'0" 176 R 22/23
#31 Lorenzo Marinelli (G) 21 2001 Merano, ITA 5'10" 157 L 22/23
#72 Simon Spada (G) 23 1999 Merano, ITA 5'7" 139 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#19 Philipp Beber (D)   “A” 28 1995 Bolzano, ITA 6'0" 198 L 22/23
#50 Christian Borgatello (D)   “A” 41 1982 Merano, ITA 5'9" 181 R 22/23
#24 Fabian Dellagiacoma (D) 20 2003 Bolzano, ITA 6'1" 176 L 22/23
#47 Stephen Desrocher (D) 27 1996 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'4" 198 L 22/23
#11 David Kaaserer (D) 18 2004 Silandro, ITA 6'1" 205 R
#17 David Pföstl (D) 23 1999 Merano, ITA 6'5" 247 L 22/23
#6 Andreas Radin (D) 28 1994 Merano, ITA 5'9" 185 L 22/23
#27
Nick Rein (D) 26 1996 Calgary, AB, CAN 5'10" 181 L 22/23
FORWARDS
#71 Luca Ansoldi (RW/C)   “C” 41 1982 Merano, ITA 6'0" 196 R 22/23
#96
Joshua Berger (C/W) 25 1998 Sundsvall, SWE 6'5" 198 L 22/23
#77 Pascal Brunner (F) 20 2002 Bolzano, ITA 6'2" 176 L 22/23
#15 Mattia Cassibba (F) 20 2002 Bolzano, ITA 5'9" 176 R 22/23
#83
Lucas Chiodo (C) 24 1998 Churchill, ON, CAN 5'6" 170 L 22/23
#7
Maurizio Colella (LW) 26 1997 Tottenham, ON, CAN 6'0" 187 L 23/24
#26 Jakob Fuchs (F) 19 2003 Silandro, ITA 6'2" 194 L
#13 Daniel Gellon (F) 22 2001 Bolzano, ITA 6'0" 170 L 22/23
#38 Adrian Klein (F) 21 2001 Spisska Nova Ves, SVK 5'11" 163 L 22/23
#12 Thomas Mitterer (C) 35 1987 Silandro, ITA 5'9" 163 L
#61 Sebastian Thaler (F)   27 1995 Merano, ITA 5'10" 176 L 22/23
#38 Patrick Tomasini (C) 22 2000 Bolzano, ITA 6'0" 165 R 22/23
#75
David Trivellato (F) 24 1998 Bolzano, ITA 5'10" 172 R 22/23
Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 13 | Av Age: 25.92 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 181 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 18 players
4 players
1 player
1 player Experience Meran/Merano: 2 757 GP
WC: 69 GP
OG: 10 GP
Liiga: 28 GP
AHL: 39 GP Affiliated Team(s) HC Bolzano (ICEHL)
Meran/Merano U17 (Italy U17)
Meran/Merano U19 (Italy U19)
Vinschgau/Val Venosta (Italy3)
Team Captains
“C” Luca Ansoldi “A” Christian Borgatello
Philipp Beber
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Meranarena Location Merano, ITA Capacity 3 500 Construction Year 1997
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-02-25T19:30:00+0100 Meran/Merano Kitzbüheler EC 1 - 4 AlpsHL
2023-02-23T20:30:00+0100 Meran/Merano EC-KAC Future Team 4 - 8 AlpsHL
2023-02-18T15:00:00+0100 EC-KAC Future Team Meran/Merano 5 - 2 AlpsHL
2023-02-16T19:30:00+0100 EHC Lustenau Meran/Merano 4 - 1 AlpsHL
2023-02-02T20:30:00+0100 Meran/Merano EC Bregenzerwald 1 - 4 AlpsHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
02/25/2023
02/25/2023 Confirmed Leaving Thomas Mitterer (F) Leaving for Retired
12/04/2022
12/04/2022 Extension Maurizio Colella (F)
10/31/2022
10/31/2022 Confirmed Joining Maurizio Colella (F) Joining from No team
10/23/2022
10/23/2022 Confirmed Joining Stephen Desrocher (D) Joining from Florida Everblades
10/17/2022
10/17/2022 Confirmed Leaving Ben Hawerchuk (F) Leaving for Jacksonville Icemen
10/01/2022
10/01/2022 Confirmed Joining Pascal Brunner (F) Joining from EHC Visp
09/19/2022
09/19/2022 Confirmed Leaving Dylan Ghiglione (F) Leaving for Como
08/16/2022
08/16/2022 Confirmed Leaving Victor Ahlström (F) Leaving for Fiemme
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1998-1999 Italy 16 12 - 4 - - 95 58 36 2.25 2 Champion
Alpenliga 30 16 0 14 - - 148 129 34 1.13 8 Final group
1999-2000 Italy 36 24 - 9 2 1 151 108 32 0.89 2 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 Italy 40 21 - 17 - 2 146 144 75 1.88 5 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 Italy 42 20 - 17 - 5 133 136 41 0.98 5 Quarterfinal loss
2002-2003 Italy 40 9 8 23 - - 109 158 26 0.65 5 Did not make playoffs
2003-2004 Italy 42 19 5 18 - - 158 139 45 1.07 6 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 Italy2 36 21 8 7 - - 135 98 50 1.39 2 Final loss
2005-2006 Italy2 36 24 3 9 - - 145 89 51 1.42 2 Final loss
2006-2007 Italy2 32 22 7 3 - - 140 74 51 1.59 1 Champion
2007-2008 Italy2 43 9 4 30 - - 30 112 13 0.30 7 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 Italy3 16 14 2 0 - - 100 34 30 1.88 1 Champion
2009-2010 Italy2 28 16 - 6 2 4 139 92 56 2.00 2 Semifinal loss
2010-2011 Italy2 32 13 - 16 3 0 106 120 45 1.41 6 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 Italy2 42 16 - 19 4 3 99 106 59 1.40 6 Qualification loss
2012-2013 Italy2 42 17 - 18 6 1 119 131 64 1.52 5 Qualification loss
2013-2014 INL 36 13 - 19 2 2 126 130 45 1.25 12 Did not make playoffs
Italy2 12 5 - 6 0 1 31 35 16 1.33 4 Semifinal loss
2014-2015 Italy2 20 17 - 2 0 1 108 35 52 2.60 1 Semifinal loss
2015-2016 Italy2 30 22 - 6 1 1 159 73 69 2.30 3 Champion
2016-2017 Italy2 24 17 - 4 2 1 103 53 56 2.33 3 Semifinal loss
2017-2018 Italy2 22 15 - 6 1 0 104 51 47 2.14 3 Final loss
2018-2019 Italy2 18 11 - 6 1 0 70 42 35 1.94 2 Final loss
2019-2020 Italy2 20 16 - 2 1 1 87 36 51 2.55 1 Clinched Play-Off Spot
2020-2021 Italy2 16 12 - 3 1 0 64 33 38 2.38 1 Final loss
2021-2022 AlpsHL 27 10 - 14 2 1 73 95 35 1.30 12 -
AlpsHL 10 3 - 4 1 2 26 27 14 1.40 5 Did not make playoffs
2022-2023 AlpsHL 28 12 - 15 1 0 78 104 38 1.36 8 -
AlpsHL 8 0 - 7 0 1 17 41 5 0.63 5 Did not make playoffs
Italy 3 1 - 2 0 0 5 7 3 1.00 3 Final group
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1986-1987 European Cup 4 1 1 2 - - 21 22 - - 11 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 Italian Cup 1 0 - 0 0 1 2 3 1 1.00 3 Semifinal loss
2006-2007 Italian Cup 3 1 - 2 0 0 6 7 3 1.00 3 -
2007-2008 Italian Cup 1 0 - 1 0 0 1 12 0 0.00 16 Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017 Italian Cup 8 6 - 2 0 0 30 22 18 2.25 2 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 Italian Cup 1 0 - 1 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 5 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 Italian Cup 5 3 - 2 0 0 17 11 9 1.80 2 Final loss
2019-2020 Italian Cup 2 2 - 0 0 0 11 6 6 3.00 1 Champion
2020-2021 Italian Cup 2 1 - 1 0 0 7 4 3 1.50 2 Final loss
Italian Supercup 1 0 - 1 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 2 Final loss

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Michael Sullmann (F) 2022-2023 Gherdëina AlpsHL 36 12 19 31 34
2. Brian Ihnacak (F) 2022-2023 Fanano Italy3 6 11 14 25 0
3. Riccardo Tombolato (F) 2022-2023 Eppan/Appiano Italy2 25 10 13 23 33
4. Michal Juscak (F) 2022-2023 HK Martin Slovakia2 45 16 6 22 14
5. Oliver Duris (F) 2022-2023 HK Spartak Dubnica Slovakia2 40 11 11 22 8
6. Devin DiDiomete (F) 2022-2023 Gyergyói HK Romania 18 12 6 18 87
7. Tommaso Terzago (F) 2022-2023 Fanano Italy3 8 7 11 18 2
8. Daniel Frank (F) 2022-2023 HC Bolzano ICEHL 47 6 12 18 14
9. Daniel Huber (F) 2022-2023 Vienna Univ. Totonka Austria4 10 12 5 17 8
10. Oscar Ahlström (F) 2022-2023 Fiemme Italy2 9 6 11 17 0
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Massimo Ansoldi (F) 619 259 281 540
2. Mark Morrison (F) 135 199 242 441
3. Luca Ansoldi (F) 375 152 258 410
4. Thomas Mitterer (F) 521 184 224 408
5. Markus Brunner (F) 329 187 200 387
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Massimo Ansoldi (F) 619 259 281 540
2. Mark Morrison (F) 135 199 242 441
3. Markus Brunner (F) 329 187 200 387
4. Thomas Mitterer (F) 521 184 224 408
5. Grant Goegan (F) 183 180 123 303
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Massimo Ansoldi (F) 619 259 281 540
2. Luca Ansoldi (F) 375 152 258 410
3. Mark Morrison (F) 135 199 242 441
4. Thomas Mitterer (F) 521 184 224 408
5. Pierluigi Venturi (F) 258 127 211 338
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Massimo Ansoldi (F) 619 259 540 918
2. Andreas Huber (D) 535 62 164 732
3. Markus Brunner (F) 329 187 387 587
4. Ingemar Gruber (D) 459 107 301 576
5. Thomas Mitterer (F) 521 184 408 558
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Massimo Ansoldi (F) 619 259 281 540
2. Andreas Huber (D) 535 62 102 164
3. Thomas Mitterer (F) 521 184 224 408
4. Ingemar Gruber (D) 459 107 194 301
5. Luca Ansoldi (F) 375 152 258 410
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Guido Tenisi (D) 11 28 50 4.55
2. Cary Farelli (F) 60 92 204 3.40
3. Scott MacLeod (F) 46 62 153 3.33
4. Mark Morrison (F) 135 199 441 3.27
5. Vladimir Jerabek (F) 20 31 64 3.20
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Scott MacLeod (F) 1989-1990 Italy 46 62 91 153 3.33 48
2. Mark Morrison (F) 1985-1986 Italy 36 59 88 147 4.08 30
3. Frank Nigro (F) 1985-1986 Italy 34 68 64 132 3.88 6
4. Cary Farelli (F) 1981-1982 Italy 32 52 66 118 3.69 72
5. Mark Morrison (F) 1988-1989 Italy 41 38 76 114 2.78 25
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Frank Nigro (F) 1985-1986 Italy 34 68 64 132 3.88 6
2. Scott MacLeod (F) 1989-1990 Italy 46 62 91 153 3.33 48
3. Mark Morrison (F) 1985-1986 Italy 36 59 88 147 4.08 30
4. Mark Morrison (F) 1992-1993 Italy2 32 58 34 92 2.88 38
5. Cary Farelli (F) 1981-1982 Italy 32 52 66 118 3.69 72
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Scott MacLeod (F) 1989-1990 Italy 46 62 91 153 3.33 48
2. Mark Morrison (F) 1985-1986 Italy 36 59 88 147 4.08 30
3. Bob Manno (D) 1985-1986 Italy 36 28 78 106 2.94 68
4. Mark Morrison (F) 1988-1989 Italy 41 38 76 114 2.78 25
5. Cary Farelli (F) 1981-1982 Italy 32 52 66 118 3.69 72
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Franz Josef Plankl (F) 2013-2014 INL 36 22 17 39 1.08 106
2. Steve Gallace (D) 2005-2006 Italy2 36 14 16 30 0.83 100
3. Kristian Comploj (D) 1997-1998 Italy 49 3 4 7 0.14 100
4. Lorenz von Pföstl (D) 2007-2008 Italy2 37 2 2 4 0.11 99
5. Andreas Huber (D) 2006-2007 Italy2 40 6 7 13 0.33 95
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 25.92
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 184 lbs 28.29
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 183 lbs 24.96
2019-2020 View roster 5'10" 182 lbs 26.23
2018-2019 View roster 5'11" 181 lbs 24.59
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