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Hockey Club Pustertal-Val Pusteria

Hockey Club Pustertal
City Bruneck (TS)
League Alps Hockey League
Founded 1954
Home arena Rienzstadion, capacity 2,050
Colours          
General manager Italy Robert Pohlin
Head coach Canada Mark Holick
Captain Italy Armin Helfer
Website www.hcpustertal.com
Franchise history
2009-2014 Fiat Professional Wölfe
2008-2009 HC Red Orange Pustertal
2001–2008 HC Pustertal
1954–2001 EV MAK Bruneck

HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves are an Italian professional ice hockey team from Bruneck, currently playing in the Alps Hockey League and formerly the Serie A.

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 30 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 came back to A. The team name was changed in 2008 and in 2010. The official name is now "HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves".

The Wolves current home is Eisstadion Bruneck, formerly the Leitner Solar Arena in Bruneck.




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