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After falling behind 0-1 to Luke Moncada, the Juniors equalized on a power play through Jesse Juhola and turned the game around with two more goals within 64 seconds. Val Gardena pulled one back in the 57th minute, but Salzburg held on for the home win despite a late offensive from the South Tyroleans with a sixth field player.
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Alps Hockey League | Playoff quarterfinals | Game 2
HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Fri, 03/13/2026 | 8:30 p.m. | Val Gardena, Italy
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Highlights: Red Bull Hockey Juniors – HC Gherdeina Valgardena.IT
// Juniors
Game summary
The start of the series was balanced and physical. The Juniors had their first big chance through Paul Schuster (5th minute), but Endre Claes made a strong save. Gröden made its mark through Dmitry Vozovik, who hit the post in the 9th minute. Both teams had power plays, but there were no clear shots on goal and the game remained scoreless at the break.
The Juniors continued to press in the second period, but it was the visitors who scored first: Luke Moncada converted an offensive face-off in the 24th minute to give his team a 0-1 lead. The response came on a power play, with Jesse Juhola scoring from the high slot in the 25th minute after a screen by Nick Maul to make it 1-1. Then the Juniors launched an offensive fireworks display: Maximilian Wurzer converted Schuster's rebound in the 26th minute to make it 2-1, and 26 seconds later (26th) Luca Kogler made it 3-1. Further penalties interrupted the rhythm, but the score remained unchanged until the second intermission.
Gröden opened the final period with a lot of pressure, and Haitzmann was called into action several times. The Juniors created further chances on the power play but failed to add to their tally. In the 57th minute, two seconds after the end of a Salzburg penalty, Davide Schiavone deflected a shot from Carmine Buono to make it 3-2. In the final phase, Gröden pulled their goalkeeper for a sixth field player, but the Juniors blocked consistently and held on for the opening victory.
Statement by Maximilian Wurzer
Both teams got off to a good start. Then they scored the first goal, but we made good use of the phase that followed, as the puck bounced our way and we scored the goals. We expect another extremely physical game in Val Gardena, so we'll have to bring our best hockey to the ice again.
Alps Hockey League | Playoff Quarterfinals | Game 1
Red Bull Hockey Juniors – HC Gherdeina valgardena.it 3:2 (0:0, 3:1, 0:1)
Goals
0:1 | 23:53 | Luke Moncada
1:1 | 24:42 | Jesse Juhola | PP
2:1 | 25:20 | Maximilian Wurzer
3:1 | 25:46 | Luca Kogler
3:2 | 56:54 | Davide Schiavone
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