HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves are an Italian professional

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team from

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. As of the 2021–22 season, the team plays in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They formerly played in the Alps Hockey League and

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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 thirty 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 returned to the league. The team name was changed in 2008 and in 2010. The official name is now "HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves". Ahead of the 2021–22 season HC Pustertal joined the

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(ICEHL).

Home arena

Until 2021 the Wolves home was the Rienzstadion, formerly called Leitner Solar Arena in

-Außerragen. With the beginning of the 2021–22 season the HC Pustertal moved to its new home arena, the Intercable Arena in

, located in the western outskirts of the town. The Intercable Arena Bruneck is a modern arena with a focus on ice sports. In addition to the main sport, ice hockey, which is played in the arena, the stadium also offers space for other sports such as figure skating, ice skating, curling, curling, sledge field hockey, short track and broomball. The Intercable Arena has a capacity of 3,100 spectators, which is made up of 1,650 seats and 1,450 standing places. In addition to the seating and standing areas, the arena also has a 250 square meters VIP area.

Players

Current roster

Updated 5 September 2024

Honours

Pre-season

Tatra Cup * Winners (1): 2021

References

External links

Official website
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