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{{Infobox hockey team
| bg_color   = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#E73025 5px solid; border-bottom:#E73025 5px solid;
| text_color = #000000
| team       = HC Bozen-Bolzano 
| logo       = HCB South Tyrol logo.png
| logosize   = 190px
| city       = [[Bolzano]], [[South Tyrol]], Italy
| league     =  '''[[Serie A]]'''<br>1948–2013<br>'''[[Alpenliga]]'''<br>1991–1997<br>1998–1999<br>'''[[Austrian Hockey League]]'''<br /> 2013–
| founded    = {{Start date|df=yes|1933}}
| arena      = [[Sparkasse Arena]]<br>([[List of ice hockey arenas by capacity|Capacity]]: 7,200)
| colors     = {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#E73025}}
| media      = [[VB33]]<br>[[Südtirol Digital Fernsehen|SDF]]
| owner      = Otto Massimo
| affiliates =
<!---Franchise history--->
| name1      = HC Bolzano
| dates1     = 1933–present
<!---Championships--->
| reg_season_titles   = 
| championships1_type =  Serie A 
| championships1      = '''19''' ([[1962–63 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1963]], [[1972–73 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1973]], [[1976–77 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1977]], [[1977–78 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1978]], [[1978–79 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1979]], [[1981–82 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1982]], [[1982–83 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1983]], [[1983–84 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1984]], [[1984–85 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1985]], [[1987–88 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1988]], [[1989–90 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1990]], [[1994–95 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1995]], [[1995–96 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1996]], [[1996–97 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1997]], [[1997–98 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1998]], [[1999–2000 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2000]], [[2007–08 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2008]], [[2008–09 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2009]], [[2011–12 Serie A (ice hockey)|2012]])
| championships2_type = Alpenliga
| championships2      = '''1''' ([[1993–94 Alpenliga season|1994]])
| championships3_type = EBEL
| championships3      = '''2''' ([[2013–14 Austrian Hockey League season|2014]], [[2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season|2018]]) 
}}
[[File:Bolzano Foxes.jpg|thumb|200px]]
'''Hockey Club Bolzano Foxes''', also known as commercial name '''HCB Alto Adige Alperia''' (in Italian) or '''HCB Südtirol Alperia''' (in German)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eishockeyforum.at/board/232-hcb-s%C3%BCdtirol-alperia/
|title =HCB Südtirol Alperia |date = 24 April 2023| access-date=2023-05-12| language = de}}</ref> is an Italian professional [[ice hockey]] team located in the city of [[Bolzano]], [[South Tyrol]] autonomous province, that plays in the [[Austrian Hockey League]]. It remains the most successful team in the history of the Italian [[Serie A (ice hockey)|Serie A]], with 19 championships.

==History==
HC Bolzano was founded in 1933 and in the first twenty years of its existence, home games were played in an outdoor rink until 1953, when the club moved into the Bolzano Exhibition Hall (''Messe Bozen''), which was the first artificial ice was available. Eleven of the nineteen Italian league titles were won there before the team moved in 1994, to the newly built [[Sparkasse Arena]]. At the same time, the team also participated in the Alps League in part, an international ice hockey competition, attended by teams from Slovenia and Austria were involved. In addition to a master and three runner-up titles in this competition, the team also won another seven Italian titles, the last of which in 2012 was given the three-time winning the Coppa Italia, the Italian League Cup competition. Other achievements include three gains of the Supercoppa Italiana and the Six Nations tournament, also called Caucasian Ligacup, in 1994.

In 2013, the HC Bolzano applied again for inclusion in the [[Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] (EBEL), after earlier applications failed each time due to the resistance of the Italian Ice Hockey Federation. However, the chaotic conditions in the Serie A paved the way to acceptance, since a large part of the club that was from the second division had been released. The move was also largely motivated by the need of a new major sponsor to help clear their financial situation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcb.net/it/stagione-attuale/giornata-storica-il-bolzano-sbarca-in-ebel/34-1914.html |title=Giornata storica: il Bolzano sbarca in Ebel |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629213840/http://www.hcb.net/it/stagione-attuale/giornata-storica-il-bolzano-sbarca-in-ebel/34-1914.html |archive-date=29 June 2013 }}</ref>

Known as the HCB Südtirol in the EBEL (the main sponsor is the tourism promotion agency of the Alto Adige – Südtirol region), Bolzano had surprisingly successful inaugural season in [[2013–14 Austrian Hockey League season|2013–14]]. On the back of a heavy recruitment scheme which centred in signing Canadian players of Italian heritage, Bolzano finished in fourth place by the end of the Regulation season. In the EBEL finals, they went on to win the championship by defeating the [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]] in the finals, and in doing so becoming to first non-Austrian based club to win the Austrian Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erstebankliga.at/en/news/detail/2014/04/13/bozen_earns_championship_title_in_overtime|title=Bozen earns championship title in overtime | publisher = [[Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] | date = 13 April 2014 | access-date = 2014-04-13 | language = de }}</ref>

With the victory of the EBEL championship, Bolzano ensured qualification to the first edition of the [[Champions Hockey League]], a prestigious tournament for European clubs. Despite their status of EBEL defending Champions, Bolzano due to numerous financial difficulties that risked compromising the entry of the team in these competitions, were late in confirming their status for a second EBEL season.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.erstebankliga.at/de/news/detail/2014/07/31/bozen_bestaetigt_liga-teilnahme | title = Bolzano confirms league participation | publisher = [[Erste Bank Eishockey Liga]] | date = 31 July 2014 | access-date = 2014-07-31 | language = de}}</ref>

In May 2016 it was announced that the South Tyrol energy producer Alperia would become the main sponsor of the team.

In 2018 the HC Bozen Alperia defeat the [[EC Red Bull Salzburg]] in game-7 of the final to win the EBEL championship for a second time. After the successful final, historic captain Alexander Egger announced his retirement from professional ice hockey.

==Honours==
*'''[[Austrian Hockey League]]'''
**'''Winners''' (2): 2013–14, 2017–18
*'''[[Serie A (ice hockey)|Serie A]]'''
**'''Winners''' (19): [[1962–63 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1962–63]], [[1972–73 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1972–73]], [[1976–77 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1977–78]], [[1978–79 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1978–79]], [[1981–82 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1982–83]], [[1983–84 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1983–84]], [[1984–85 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1984–85]], [[1987–88 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1989–90]], [[1994–95 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1997–98]], [[1999–2000 Serie A (ice hockey) season|1999–00]], [[2007–08 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2008–09]], [[2011–12 Serie A (ice hockey)|2011–12]]
*'''[[Coppa Italia]]'''
**'''Winners''' (3): 2004, 2007, 2009
*'''[[Supercoppa Italiana]]'''
**'''Winners''' (4): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012
*'''[[Alpenliga]]'''
**'''Winners''' (1): [[1993–94 Alpenliga season|1994]]
*'''[[Six Nations Tournament]]:'''
**'''Winners (1)''': [[1994 Six Nations Tournament|1994]]
*'''Coppa delle Alpi:'''
**'''Winners (1)''': 1963

==Images==
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1963 HC Bolzano.jpg|The club in 1963.
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hcb.net/ Official website of the Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen Foxes]

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