HC Falcons Brixen
| HC Falcons Brixen | |
|---|---|
| City | Brixen, Italy |
| League | Italian Hockey League |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Home arena | Palaghiaccio di Bressanone |
| Colors | Blue, red, white |
| Franchise history | |
| 2013–present | HC Falcons Brixen |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 2018 |
| Division 1 | 2018 |
The HC Falcons Brixen are an Italian professional ice hockey team in Brixen, that plays in Italian Hockey League.
History
After Brixen's original professional team folded in 2008, ice hockey return to the city when HC Falcons Brixen was founded in 2013. Playing the predominantly German-speaking region of South Tyrol, the club began play in the lower Austrian leagues, getting as far as the semifinal round of fourth Austrian league. In 2017, the club transferred into the Italian hierarchy and joined Division I. Brixen had immediate success, winning the league championship and earning a promotion to the Italian Hockey League (2nd league) for 2018.[1]
Initially the club had success in the IHL, however, Brixen was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the five years following the pandemic, the Falcons did not produce a single winning season and missed the postseason three times in that span.
Season-by-season results
Since 2017
| Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 131 | 51 | 1st of 6, Gruppo Est 1st of 11, Division 1 |
Won Championship |
| Italian Hockey League | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 55 | 52 | t-4th of 10, IHL | Finished 5th in Winners Round-robin, 1-1-1-5 Won Quarterfinal series, 3–0 (A.S.D. Hockey Pergine) Lost Semifinal series, 1–3 (HC Merano) |
| 2019–20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 6th of 11, IHL | Finished 4th in Winners Round-robin, 4-1-1-4 Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (ValpEagle) Postseason cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 54 | 6th of 10, IHL | Lost Quarterfinal series, 2–3 (SV Kaltern) |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 73 | 9th of 10, IHL | Finished 5th in Losers Round-robin, 0-1-1-6 Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 73 | 8th of 10, IHL | Finished 3rd in Losers Round-robin, 5-0-0-3 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–3 (HC Varese) |
| 2023–24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 84 | 9th of 11, IHL | Finished 5th in Losers Round-robin, 2-2-2-4 Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 69 | 135 | 12th of 13, IHL | Finished 7th in Losers Round-robin, 1-0-0-11 Did not qualify |
References
- ^ "Moment of history!!! 1st Title in our club history!". Facebook. April 2, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2025.