{{Infobox ice hockey team | team = HC Pustertal Wölfe | bg_colour = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#FFC734 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid; | text_colour = #000000 | logo = HC Pustertal Wolfe logo.png | logo_size = 240px | city = Bruneck, Italy | league = ICE Hockey League | conference = | division = | founded = {{start date and age|1954}} | operated = | arena = Intercable Arena | colours = {{color box|#FFC734}} {{color box|#000000}} | owner = | gm = Patrick Bona | coach = Jason Jaspers | captain = Raphael Andergassen | affiliates = | parentclub = | farmclub = | website = {{url|https://www.hcpustertal.com/}} <!--History--> | name1 = EV MAK Bruneck | dates1 = 1954–2001 | name2 = HC Pustertal | dates2 = 2001–2008 | name3 = HC Red Orange Pustertal | dates3 = 2008–2009 | name4 = Fiat Professional Wölfe | dates4 = 2009–2014 <!--Uniforms--> | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = _blanksides on black | leftarm1 = FFFF00 | body1 = FFFF00 | rightarm1 = FFFF00 | shorts1 = 000000 | pattern_b2 = | body2 = 000000 | pattern_la2 = | leftarm2 = 000000 | pattern_ra2 = | rightarm2 = 000000 | pattern_sh2 = _blanksides on black | shorts2 = 000000 | pattern_so2 = | socks2 = }}
'''HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves''' are an Italian professional ice hockey team from Bruneck, Italy. As of the 2021–22 season, the team plays in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They formerly played in the Alps Hockey League and Serie A.
== 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/teams/teaminfo.cgi?team=HC%20Val%20Pusteria%20Wolves |title=all about European ice hockey |publisher=Eurohockey.com |date= |accessdate=2023-01-25}}</ref>
Ahead of the 2021–22 season HC Pustertal joined the Austrian Hockey League (ICEHL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hcpustertal.com/de/falkensteiner-15-04-2021/|title = News Archiv: Übersicht aller Beiträge 🏒 HC Pustertal}}</ref>
==Home arena== Until 2021 the Wolves home was the Rienzstadion, formerly called Leitner Solar Arena in Bruneck-Außerragen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/teams/homeice.cgi?team=HC%20Val%20Pusteria%20Wolves |title=all about European ice hockey |publisher=Eurohockey.com |date= |accessdate=2023-01-25}}</ref>
With the beginning of the 2021–22 season the HC Pustertal moved to its new home arena, the Intercable Arena in Bruneck, located in the western outskirts of the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arena-bruneck.com/ |title=Home |language= German |publisher=Arena Bruneck |date= |accessdate=2023-01-25}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 October 2024 |title=HC Pustertal |url=https://www.hcpustertal.com/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=HC Pustertal |language=de}}</ref> {{clear}}
==Players==
===Current roster=== <small>Updated 25 May 2026</small> {{Ice hockey team roster}} <!-- list of players -->
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Adam | last = Almquist | dab = | num = 5 | pos = D | nat = SWE | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 27 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Jönköping, Sweden | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Raphael | last = Andergassen | dab = | num = 40 | pos = RW | nat = ITA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 14 | acq = 2014 | birthplace = Bolzano, Italy | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Cole| last = Bardreau | dab = | num = 10 | pos = C | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 22 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Fairport, New York, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jon| last = Blum | dab = Jonathon Blum | num = 24 | pos = D | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Long Beach, California, United States | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Henry | last = Bowlby | dab = Henry Bowlby (ice hockey) | num = 28 | pos = LW | nat = USA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 26 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Edina, Minnesota, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Ivan | last = Deluca | dab = | num = 46 | pos = LW | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 28 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Sterzing, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Greg | last = DiTomaso | dab = | num = 77 | pos = D | nat = ITA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1996 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 12 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Mikael | last = Frycklund | dab = | num = 67 | pos = C | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 4 | acq = 2023 | birthplace = Västerås, Sweden | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Daniel | last = Glira | dab = | num = 21 | pos = D | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1994 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 25 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Innichen, Italy | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Alex | last = Ierullo | dab = | num = 14 | pos = LW | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Vaughan, Ontario, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Markus | last = Lauridsen | dab = | num = 11 | pos = D | nat = DEN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 28 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Gentofte, Denmark | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = JC | last = Lipon | dab = | num = 93 | pos = RW | nat = CAN | s/g = R | birthyear = 1993 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 10 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Alan | last = Lobis | dab = Alan Lobis | num = 16 | pos = C | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 18 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Bolzano, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Matthias | last = Mantinger | dab = | num = 22 | pos = LW | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1996 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 22 | acq = 2021 | birthplace = Bolzano, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Austin | last = Osmanski | dab = | num = 36 | pos = D | nat = USA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1998 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 30 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = East Aurora, New York, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Eddie | last = Pasquale | dab = | num = 80 | pos = G | nat = CAN | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 20 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Tommy | last = Purdeller | dab = Tommy Purdeller | num = 34 | pos = RW | nat = ITA | s/g = R | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 13 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Bruneck, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Jakob | last = Rabanser | dab = | num = 35 | pos = G | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 2000 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 18 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Brixen, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Austin | last = Rueuschhoff | dab = | num = 45 | pos = RW | nat = USA | s/g = R | birthyear = 1997 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 9 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Wentzville, Missouri, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Nick | last = Saracino | dab = | num = 18 | pos = RW | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1992 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 20 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri, United States | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Rok | last = Ticar | dab = | num = 42 | pos = C | nat = SLO | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 3 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Jesenice, Yugoslavia | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Luca | last = Zanatta | dab = | num = 55 | pos = D | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 15 | acq = 2024 | birthplace = Pieve di Cadore, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{Ice hockey team player | first = Luciano | last = Zandegiacomo | dab = | num = 19 | pos = LW | nat = ITA | s/g = L | birthyear = 2004 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 16 | acq = 2025 | birthplace = Pieve di Cadore, Italy | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
<!-- end list of players --> |}
==Honours==
===Pre-season=== '''Tatra Cup''' * {{gold1}} Winners (1): 2021
==References==
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==External links== * [https://www.hcpustertal.com/de/ Official website]
{{Austrian Hockey League}}
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