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Italian Hockey League Serie A Full name Wipptal Broncos Team colours Blue + White Town Vipiteno Founded 1948

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#30 Fabian Klammer (G) 21 2001 Vipiteno, ITA 5'9" 150 L 22/23
#35 Jakob Rabanser (G) 22 2000 Bressanone, ITA 6'9" 187 L 22/23
DEFENSEMEN
#16 Kevin Baumgartner (D) 19 2003 Brunico, ITA 5'11" 181 L 22/23
#91 Alexander Brunner (D) 21 2001 Vipiteno, ITA 6'3" 209 L 22/23
#2 Johannes Gschnitzer (D) 21 2002 Bressanone, ITA 5'11" 159 L 22/23
#17 Fabian Hackhofer (D)   “C” 32 1990 Vipiteno, ITA 5'9" 161 L 22/23
#7 Jaakko Jokinen (D) 29 1993 Jämsä, FIN 6'2" 205 L 22/23
#27 Michael Messner (D) 28 1994 Vipiteno, ITA 6'0" 190 L 22/23
#42 Alessio Niccolai (D) 21 2001 Vipiteno, ITA 5'10" 168 L 22/23
#21 Daniel Soraruf (D) 22 2001 Vipiteno, ITA 5'10" 165 L 22/23
FORWARDS
#8 Simon Berger (C) 23 1999 Brunico, ITA 6'1" 190 L
#54 Davide Conci (LW) 26 1996 Trento, ITA 5'11" 183 L
#47 Lukas De Lorenzo Meo (RW) 21 2001 San Candido, ITA 6'3" 192 L
#11 René Deluca (F) 20 2002 Vipiteno, ITA 6'2" 172 L 22/23
#19 Paul Eisendle (F) 24 1998 Vipiteno, ITA 6'2" 198 L 22/23
#3 Markus Gander (RW) 33 1989 Vipiteno, ITA 6'2" 196 R 22/23
#73 Remy Giftopoulos (LW/C) 30 1993 Ancaster, ON, CAN 6'2" 205 L 22/23
#9 David Gschnitzer (F) 27 1996 Bolzano, ITA 5'10" 161 L 22/23
#67 Tommy Gschnitzer (F) 25 1997 Vipiteno, ITA 5'9" 159 L 22/23
#8 Paul Mantinger (F) 17 2005 Vipiteno, ITA 5'10" 148 R Junior
#97 Justin Maylan (C) 32 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'2" 190 R 22/23
#71 Shawn McBride (C/D) 27 1995 Victoria, BC, CAN 6'2" 201 L 22/23
#98
Joseph Mizzi (RW) 24 1998 Markham, ON, CAN 5'10" 185 R 22/23
#34 Alex Planatscher (F) 24 1998 Vipiteno, ITA 6'0" 181 L 22/23
#13 Raffael Pohlin (F) 22 2000 Brunico, ITA 6'4" 203 L 22/23
#80 Alex Zecchetto (F) 22 2000 Brunico, ITA 5'8" 161 L
Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 16 | Av Age: 24.35 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 181 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 22 players
3 players
1 player Experience Sterzing/Vipiteno: 2 926 GP
WC: 23 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 52 GP
Liiga: 114 GP
AHL: 43 GP Affiliated Team(s) Pustertal/Val Pusteria (ICEHL)
Team Captains
“C” Fabian Hackhofer
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Weihenstephan-Arena Location Vipiteno, ITA Capacity 1 500 Construction Year 1983
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-14T20:00:00+0100 Sterzing/Vipiteno HDD Jesenice 1 - 2 (OT) AlpsHL
2023-03-11T18:00:00+0100 HDD Jesenice Sterzing/Vipiteno 3 - 0 AlpsHL
2023-03-09T20:00:00+0100 Sterzing/Vipiteno HDD Jesenice 0 - 2 AlpsHL
2023-03-07T19:00:00+0100 HDD Jesenice Sterzing/Vipiteno 4 - 2 AlpsHL
2023-03-04T19:30:00+0100 Sterzing/Vipiteno EC Bregenzerwald 4 - 3 AlpsHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/11/2022
09/11/2022 Confirmed Leaving Bryson Cianfrone (F) Leaving for Brixen/Bressanone
09/01/2022
09/01/2022 Confirmed Leaving Niklas Salo (F) Leaving for TUTO Hockey
08/03/2022
08/03/2022 Confirmed Joining Joseph Mizzi (F) Joining from HC Bolzano
08/02/2022
08/02/2022 Confirmed Leaving Yuri Cristellon (F) Leaving for Gherdëina
07/31/2022
07/31/2022 Confirmed Joining Remy Giftopoulos (F) Joining from EHC Lustenau
07/22/2022
07/22/2022 Confirmed Joining Jaakko Jokinen (D) Joining from Gladiators HT
07/21/2022
07/21/2022 Loan Joining Kevin Baumgartner (D) Joining from HC Pustertal
07/21/2022 Loan Joining Alex Zecchetto (F) Joining from HC Pustertal
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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 9 - 7 - - 79 65 30 1.88 5 Semifinal loss
Alpenliga 30 18 0 12 - - 128 126 37 1.23 6 Final group
1999-2000 Italy 36 19 - 13 4 0 145 130 25 0.69 5 Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001 Italy 38 20 - 15 - 3 130 145 75 1.97 4 Semifinal loss
2001-2002 Italy 42 22 - 18 - 2 135 137 45 1.07 3 Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005 Italy2 36 18 2 16 - - 158 119 38 1.06 5 Champion
2005-2006 Italy2 36 19 6 11 - - 121 107 44 1.22 3 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 Italy2 32 19 4 9 - - 134 99 42 1.31 2 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 Italy2 43 19 7 17 - - 151 141 30 0.70 5 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 Italy2 32 22 - 9 0 1 153 93 67 2.09 2 Champion
2009-2010 Italy2 28 14 - 8 5 1 114 85 53 1.89 3 Semifinal loss
2010-2011 Italy2 32 21 - 8 1 2 135 81 67 2.09 3 Champion | Promoted
2011-2012 Italy 46 13 - 25 3 5 108 145 28 0.61 10 Relegated
2012-2013 Italy2 42 26 - 8 3 5 151 98 89 2.12 1 Final loss
2013-2014 Italy 42 12 - 23 1 6 115 158 44 1.05 7 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 Italy 38 15 - 14 6 3 106 103 60 1.58 7 Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016 Italy 42 18 - 15 4 5 126 119 67 1.60 4 Semifinal loss
2016-2017 AlpsHL 30 10 - 17 3 0 78 90 36 1.20 12 -
AlpsHL 8 6 - 1 0 1 34 15 20 2.50 2 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 AlpsHL 40 19 - 14 2 5 150 106 66 1.65 8 Quarterfinal loss
Italy 1 0 - 0 0 1 3 4 1 1.00 4 Semifinal loss
2018-2019 AlpsHL 40 16 - 11 7 6 130 100 68 1.70 9 Eighth Final Loss
Italy 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 0 0.00 4 Semifinal loss
2019-2020 AlpsHL 34 18 - 14 1 1 117 111 57 1.68 9 -
AlpsHL 10 5 - 3 2 0 42 34 22 2.20 2 Did not make playoffs
2020-2021 AlpsHL 30 10 - 15 3 2 112 121 45 1.50 11 Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022 AlpsHL 29 11 - 15 2 1 84 96 38 1.31 11 -
AlpsHL 8 4 - 3 0 1 20 19 15 1.88 3 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 AlpsHL 28 11 - 14 2 1 91 89 38 1.36 9 -
AlpsHL 8 3 - 3 1 1 31 23 15 1.88 2 Quarterfinal loss
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Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2006-2007 Italian Cup 3 0 - 3 0 0 6 22 0 0.00 4 -
2007-2008 Italian Cup 1 0 - 1 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 12 Eighth Final Loss
2008-2009 Italian Cup 2 1 - 1 0 0 10 10 3 1.50 6 Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010 Italian Cup 2 1 - 1 0 0 4 9 3 1.50 8 Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014 Italian Cup 2 0 - 2 0 0 6 10 0 0.00 6 Qualification
2015-2016 Italian Cup 2 0 0 2 - - 5 12 0 0.00 5 Qualification
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Trevor Gooch (F) 2022-2023 Aalborg Pirates Denmark 48 21 23 44 41
2. Mathieu Lemay (F) 2022-2023 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 49 20 23 43 12
3. Adam Hughesman (F) 2022-2023 Morden Bombers SEMHL 17 19 23 42 20
4. Lucas Chiodo (F) 2022-2023 Meran/Merano AlpsHL 35 17 25 42 8
5. Dante Hannoun (F) 2022-2023 HC Pustertal ICEHL 48 9 28 37 14
6. Jure Sotlar (F) 2022-2023 HK Celje IntHL 15 14 18 32 6
7. Kyle Just (F) 2022-2023 UTE Erste Liga 28 10 20 30 12
8. Florian Wieser (F) 2022-2023 Unterland AlpsHL 36 17 12 29 16
9. Josh Prudden (F) 2022-2023 HCA Amsterdam Netherlands3 9 15 13 28 8
10. Bryson Cianfrone (F) 2022-2023 Brixen/Bressanone Italy2 21 10 17 27 26
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexander Gschliesser (F) 291 184 251 435
2. Danny Gravelle (F) 108 105 117 222
3. Fabian Hackhofer (D) 533 38 183 221
4. Markus Gander (F) 294 103 113 216
5. Denis Chalifoux (F) 114 98 115 213
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexander Gschliesser (F) 291 184 251 435
2. Danny Gravelle (F) 108 105 117 222
3. Markus Gander (F) 294 103 113 216
4. Denis Chalifoux (F) 114 98 115 213
5. Tobias Kofler (F) 420 98 113 211
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Alexander Gschliesser (F) 291 184 251 435
2. Fabian Hackhofer (D) 533 38 183 221
3. Florian Wieser (F) 322 63 126 189
4. Hannes Stofner (F) 331 57 124 181
5. Danny Gravelle (F) 108 105 117 222
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Alexander Thaler (D) 267 28 140 627
2. Michael Sparber (F) 255 44 122 590
3. Fabian Hackhofer (D) 533 38 221 516
4. Luca Scardoni (D) 263 11 41 473
5. Hannes Kofler (F) 207 32 89 406
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Fabian Hackhofer (D) 533 38 183 221
2. Tobias Kofler (F) 420 98 113 211
3. Daniel Erlacher (F) 384 23 43 66
4. Simon Baur (D) 376 21 101 122
5. Philipp Pircher (D) 360 5 32 37
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Art Rutland (F) 24 51 98 4.08
2. Steve Marengère (F) 25 35 98 3.92
3. Jan Alston (F) 24 47 83 3.46
4. Luc Chabot (F) 36 53 94 2.61
5. Dominic Perna (F) 13 12 32 2.46
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Danny Gravelle (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 63 73 136 2.52 76
2. Denis Chalifoux (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 59 58 117 2.17 52
3. Art Rutland (F) 1987-1988 Italy2 24 51 47 98 4.08 64
4. Steve Marengère (F) 1987-1988 Italy2 25 35 63 98 3.92 27
5. Luc Chabot (F) 1990-1991 Italy2 36 53 41 94 2.61 30
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Danny Gravelle (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 63 73 136 2.52 76
2. Denis Chalifoux (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 59 58 117 2.17 52
3. Luc Chabot (F) 1990-1991 Italy2 36 53 41 94 2.61 30
4. Art Rutland (F) 1987-1988 Italy2 24 51 47 98 4.08 64
5. Alexander Gschliesser (F) 1999-2000 Italy 34 48 40 88 2.59 20
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Danny Gravelle (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 63 73 136 2.52 76
2. Steve Marengère (F) 1987-1988 Italy2 25 35 63 98 3.92 27
3. Denis Chalifoux (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 59 58 117 2.17 52
4. Mathieu Lemay (F) 2019-2020 AlpsHL 44 35 50 85 1.93 55
5. Vladimír Hartinger (D) 2008-2009 Italy2 43 12 49 61 1.42 112
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Michael Sparber (F) 2006-2007 Italy2 27 10 14 24 0.89 182
2. Michael Sparber (F) 2005-2006 Italy2 32 9 20 29 0.91 129
3. Danny Gravelle (F) 1998-1999 Italy 54 42 44 86 1.59 128
4. Rob Donovan (F) 1997-1998 Italy 54 17 33 50 0.93 125
5. Claude Boivin (F) 1998-1999 Alpenliga 33 11 18 29 0.88 120
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 24.35
2021-2022 View roster 5'11" 179 lbs 24.48
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 181 lbs 23.56
2019-2020 View roster 5'11" 180 lbs 24.38
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 184 lbs 25.12
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