Klobenstein – The Rittner Buam SkyAlps have expanded their goalkeeping roster for the upcoming season. Behind the newly signed starting goalkeeper Gianluca Vallini In the future, two local goalkeepers born in 2005 will serve as backups: Florian Plattner stay loyal to the club, and Raphael Rödel is returning to Ritten after several years in Germany. With this move, the club from Klobenstein is once again relying on young goalkeepers from its own region.
Plattner: Six Years of Experience with the Rittner Buam
Florian Plattner is no stranger to the team. As early as the 2021–22 season, he made his first appearance on the roster of the Rittner Buam SkyAlps. The 20-year-old made his official debut the following season, recording a mini-shutout right off the bat. Over the past three seasons, he has served as the backup goaltender behind Colin Furlong He made 22 appearances and demonstrated his skills on numerous occasions. According to the sports directors Dan Tudin and Alexander Eisath Plattner has always been reliable, has continued to improve, and has already played a crucial role in helping the team win games.
Rödel Returns to the German Ice Hockey Scene
Raphael Rödel, born on December 1, 2005, in Bolzano, grew up as a goalkeeper in the youth teams of the Rittner Buam SkyAlps before he took the plunge and moved to Germany in 2021. There, he played in the youth divisions of the EV Füssen and the EC Bad Tölz. During the 2024–25 season, he played for the Tölzer Lions his debut in senior hockey in the Oberliga, Germany's third-highest league. In addition, he was once named to the roster of Red Bull Munich in the DEL, Germany's top soccer league. Last season, Rödel served as the backup goalkeeper for the Stuttgart Rebels in the Oberliga, at the TSG Reutlingen in the Regional League as well as in the Ravensburg Towerstars in the DEL2 in action. The sports directors see him as a welcome additional option in goal and emphasize that the Ritten native now wants to prove himself at his hometown club.
