After 200 games
Pioneers Vorarlberg are on the verge of disbanding
Four years in the Ice Hockey League and 200 largely unsuccessful games lie behind the Pioneers Vorarlberg. The club, which sought to save ice hockey in the Vorarlberg stronghold in 2022 following the Dornbirn Bulldogs’ withdrawal from Austria’s top league, now faces its own demise.
On Tuesday evening, President Pit Gleim announced his resignation—not only as club president but also as a patron. The Liechtenstein entrepreneur has financially supported the club since the Pioneers were founded. That is now over. “The club has not developed athletically to the point where we can look forward to a positive future. Furthermore, top-level ice hockey in Austria is becoming more expensive year after year,” Gleim stated in a club press release.
No Statements
The rest is silence. Neither Gleim nor General Manager Christian Gross, nor Sports Director Michael Lampert, would comment on the club’s future. Apparently, the remaining Pioneers roster players were informed of the situation on Tuesday evening. Unofficially, it is reported that in addition to Gleim, Gross and Lampert have also announced their departure. And the players were advised to look for a new club. Clear indications that the Pioneers Vorarlberg no longer have a future.
Hockey in Vorarlberg is in free fall
The drama surrounding the Pioneers is merely the continuation of the decline of Vorarlberg ice hockey. Four years ago, there was one top-division club—the Bulldogs—and three clubs in the second division. By the 2026–27 season, only EC Bregenzerwald will remain of this quartet—ironically, the very Ländle representative that is the only one without its own arena...
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