HC Bolzano

Greg Ireland is the new coach of team Italy

Following the resignation of Clayton Beddoes at the beginning of March, Italian Federation announced Greg Ireland as new coach of national team. Ireland, 54, from Orangeville, Ontario, currently the coach of HC Bolzano, start his work with the National team as soon as the emergency of the COVID 19 virus will pass. After the announcement of the IIHF of the cancellation of the World Top Division, the next commitment for team Italy is the Olympic qualifying tournament at the end of August in Riga, Latvia.

(22 Mar 2020)

Clayton Beddoes leaves Italy national team

Italian Federation announces Canadian coach Clayton Beddoes,49, resigned today with the national team for "differences in view" with the board. Beddoes was appointed as headcoach of Italy in 2017, leading the Azzurri at a unexpecting stay in the Top Division. Current assistant coaches Riku-Petteri Lehtonen and Giorgio De Bettin, along with video-coach Diego Scandella, remain in the coaching-staff and will lead the training camp in Bolzano starting next April 13 for the preparation to World Championship. Last January Beddoes was fired by Bolzano Foxes

(03 Mar 2020)

Tom Pokel remains Bolzano’s head coach

For the first time since joining EBEL in the 2013/2014 season, it seems as if Italian club HC Bolzano will have a normal off-season. The Foxes extended the contract with coach Tom Pokel for one season and plan to put together their roster within the next two months.

(17 Mar 2016)

EBEL playoff draw made

In EBEL, the top-3 seeded club could pick their opponent for the first playoff round. Following matchups will battle in the quarterfinals:

Red Bull Salzburg (1) - Klagenfurter AC (8)

Orli Znojmo (2) - Dornbirn Bulldogs (5)

Vienna Capitals (3) - VSV Villach (7)

HC Bolzano Foxes (4) - Black Wings Linz (6)

(23 Feb 2016)

Last-minute roster changes in EBEL

With only three games left before the start of the playoffs, the clubs in EBEL had to make the final roster decisions. In order to stay within the 60-point-limit under the EBEL point system, four clubs made signficant choices going into the playoffs.

Red Bull Salzburg signed Juuso Riksman as the new backup. GK Fabian Weinhandl and FW Marco Brucker were released to make space for the Finnish net minder. The Vienna Capitals scratched Kurtis McLean, whereas Roland Hofer will no-longer be part of the roster of the Bolzano Foxes. Davide Nicoletti, who was part of the Italian's championship winning team in 2014, will take Hofer's spot in the line-up. Orli Znojmo increased its depth between the pipes acquiring Jan Lukas.

(16 Feb 2016)

Tayor Vause is Bolzano’s last roster cut

With the signing of defenceman Branden Bell, the Bolzano Foxes had to make one roster move to fulfill EBEL's point system obligations. It was thought to be a hard chioce, but in the end it was made easy in a unfortunate way. Taylor Vause is out for weeks because of a hand injury and has been removed from the Italian record champion's roster.

(15 Jan 2016)

EBEL: Foxes add NHL-experienced defenceman

Italian EBEL-club HC Bolzano Foxes has signed 32-year-old defenceman Brendan Bell. The blueliner can look back at 102 games in NHL and 530 in AHL, as well as three Spengler Cup appearances for Team Canada.
With this addition, Bolzano will have to release one forward, with Brodie Reid, Alex Foster and Nick Palmieri being the most probable candidates for the roster cut.

(08 Jan 2016)

HC Bolzano kick off transfer campaign

HC Bolzano Foxes, the Italian representative in EBEL, has been faced with financial difficulties and therefore is only starting to build its new team now. After bringing back coach Tom Pokel, hero of the suprise 2014 EBEL championship title, the Italian national team players Marco Insam and Anton Bernard have been resigned.

The club also announced its first acquisitions. 23 year old speedy Canadian center Taylor Vause and 36-year old veteran forward Nate DiCasmirro, who possesses the Italian, American and Canadian citizenship, have been added to the roster of the 19-time Italian champion.

(24 Aug 2015)

Don MacAdam new coach of Bolzano

Bolzano Foxes found the replacement for coach Mario Simioni, fired last week: it's Canadian Don MacAdam, this season on Caldaro bench in Serie A. MacAdam left Caldaro after team failed to reach playoffs

(10 Feb 2015)

Bolzano Foxes fired coach

Mario Simioni is no longer the coach of Bolzano Foxes after the current EBEL champion missed the top six and will play the Qualification round.
"The dismissal of coach Simioni, who did not meet the expectations of the club in carrying out its tasks, it is a necessary consequence that comes for the good of HC Bolzano, and the players" says sports director and CEO Dieter Knoll.
The new coach will be appointed in next days, rumours are about a return of former coach Adolf insam

(06 Feb 2015)