Estonia dreams of medals

Dubai Mighty Camels won Emirates Hockey League

The iconic Dubai Mighty Camels won the fourth title of Emirates Hockey League, becoming the major winner of the competition, sweeping regular season champion Al Ain Theebs in two games of the final, 7-3 and 8-2. In the semifinals both teams needs 3 games to defeat Abu Dhabi Scorpions and Abu Dhabi Storm respectively.
Al Ain Theebs Russian forward Artur Zainutdinov finished as Top scorer with remarkable 60 points (43+17) in 14 game

(25 Apr 2018)

Agidel Ufa wins Russian Championship

Agidel Ufa beat Tornado 4-1 to win the Russian Women's Championship for the first time. Agidel won all playoff games - first both semi final games against SKIF and then all three final games against Tornado.

(23 Apr 2018)

Jesenice again in Slovenia

HDD Jesenice confirms the title of Slovenian League by beating eternal rival HK Olimpija Ljubljana in 4 games of final series, with the decisive 4-1 victory on Olimpija ice, at Tivoli Arena. Since the indipendence of Slovenia, only the two archrivals shared all the titles, with Olimpija leading with 13 victories and HDD Jesenice - the reincarnation of HK Jesenice folded in 2012 due to bankruptcy - with 12.
HK Olimpija Ljubljana forward Crt Snoj finished as Top Scorer with 32 points (10+22) in 14 games

(16 Apr 2018)

Greece Ice Hockey League 2018 announced

EOXA, the Hellenic Federation for Winter Sports, which is in charge for the sport of ice hockey in Greece announced that the 2018 Greek National Hockey Championship will take place on the following dates:

21-22, April, 2018
28-29 April, 2018
05-06 May, 2018

The games will take place in Athens and Thessaloniki.

(16 Apr 2018)

SA Vikingar is champion of Iceland

SA Vikingar Akureyri brings back title of Icelandic League after conceding the honour last season to UMFK Esja Reykjavík, now beaten in 3 games of final series 8-5, 5-4ot and 6-2 with a great performance by forward Johann Leifsson, notching 4 goals and 9 assists in the series. Player-coach of SA, Finnish Jussi Sipponen finished as Top Scorer of regular season with 68 (30+38) points
It's title number 20 in the history of club, the most successful in history of Icelandic hockey.
The title also marked the end of the career of Sigurdur Sveinn Sigurdsson, the most representative player of SA and one of the leading figures in the history of Icelandic hockey, who closes his journey in ice hockey with the incredible record of 21 titles in 27 seasons

Photo: Icelandic Federation

(10 Apr 2018)

Neman retains title

Seventh title of Belarus Extraliga for Neman Grodno that defeated arch rival Yunost Minsk after six games in the final series, with a decisive 3-2 at Chizovka Arena in front of 7000 spectators.
"We did a good job. This is the victory of the whole staff, the leadership of the club and the fans." said Russian coach Sergei Pushkov

(07 Apr 2018)

Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc takes back the title in Romania

Team with the most titles in the 2000s, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc interrupts a 4-year fast by winnig the 2017-2018 Romanian League by beating 4-3 at overtime in a dramatic game 6 the major rival and reigning champion Corona Brasov. The finals has a uncommon trend with Sport Club, that had easily eliminated Steaua Bucharest in the semifinals, winning 9-7 and 6-5ot first 2 games, losing 2-1ot game 3. The balance was brutally broken in game 4, with Sport Club hammering 10-1 Corona in Brasov, already anticipating the title in front of their fans. But Corona Brasov did a small miracle winning 2-3 game 5 in Miercurea Ciuc, before to surrender to a Csanad Fodor decisive goal tonight.
Traditional Steaua Bucharest closed a very positive season winning bronze series against ambitious Progym Gheorgheni, that announced to submit application to join Erste Liga next season. The biggest disappointment is Dunarea Galati, twice champion 2 seasons ago and with a one-season partecipation to Erste Liga, now sinking in debts and finished 5th, just ahead of eternal last Sportul Studentesc Bucharest, finishing the umpteenth season without winning even one game. Dunarea announced right after the end of regular season that the club very likely won't partecipate in the next season
Veteran Vaclav Novak finished again as top scorer with 63 points (31+32)

(05 Apr 2018)

Jonathan De Castro named Head Coach of Philippines

Filipino-American Jonathan de Castro is the new Head Coach of Philippines Men's National Team. De Castro, from Long Beach, California, worked as goaltending coach in the New York area, for Long Island Royals and Manhattanville College men and women teams. From last January he worked also as Director of Hockey Development and Director of Player and Coaching Development for the Philippine Hockey Federation. DE Castro will lead Philippines at the Challenge Cup of Asia in Manila from April 3 to 8

(02 Apr 2018)