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Ukraine named new coach

Ukraine Federation announced the appointment of Andrei Sryubko as new national team head coach. The 43-year-old former Sokil Kyiv player will lead Ukraine at the next World Championship Division IB in Estonia. replacing Alexander Savitsky, who left the position after last World Championship in Lithuania. Sryubko worked as assistant coach at HK Dmitrov and Donbas Donets'k, leading Ukraine U20 last season at World Championship Division IB.

(17 Nov 2018)

Leonids Tambijevs back in Karaganda

Leonids Tambijevs, 48, is the new head coach of Sary Arka Karaganda. He signed a contract until 2020 returning to the bench of the club he lead in 2014-2015 winning the VHL regular season before losing in playoffs semifinals. Last season won the title with Dinamo St. Petersburg, left last month by mutual agreement. Tambijevs replaces interim coach Dmitri Maximov, back at original task of head coach at HK Temirtau, Sary Arka farm club. Andrejs Banada will be the assistant coach

(17 Nov 2018)

Marko Kettunen suspended for 4 years

Estonian national team player Marko Kettunen was suspended for four years by IIHF after being found positive to an unspecified prohibited substance during a test at last IHWC Division Ib held in Lithuania last April
Kettunen claimed the traces detected in his blood came from contaminated meat, bur according to the Disciplinary Board he was not able to produce sufficient evidence of this, and that a four-year suspension was still applicable.

The suspension started on 28 May 2018, ending on 27 May 2022.

(14 Nov 2018)

Colombia triumphs at LaTam Cup

Colombia won the third title of Latam Cup (formerly known as Pan-American Tournament), played in Coral Springs, Florida in the last weekend. Colombia closed tournament with a perfect record, by beating all others participants with big scores, including a 10-0 in the semifinals against newcomer Venezuela and 12-3 in the grand final against Mexico B, previously winner 5-4 in a thriller semifinal against Argentina.
Brazil finished last in the qualifying group with no points.
The previous editions of LaTam Cup were played in Mexico City, under the umbrella of Mexican Federation.

Check all results and rosters on eurohockey LaTam Cup page

(12 Nov 2018)

Dinamo Minsk changes coaching staff

Dinamo Minsk, last in Western Conference, fired Canadian coach Gordie Dwyer and all the staff:
assistants Sergey Stas, Konstantin Koltsov , goalkeeper coach Andrei Kudin and physical training coach Gennady Lyango.
Current Belarus National Team coach Andrei Sidorenko was appointed as new coach, with Andrei Sidorenko , Andrei Kovalev and Dmitry Kravchenko to complete the coaching staff

(11 Nov 2018)

Irbis-Skate Sofia win Bulgarian Cup

Current champion Irbis-Skate Sofia won the Bulgarian Cup having finished the first round of the Bulgarian League in first position. It's the third consecutive Cup for Irbis, dominator of national hockey in the last seasons

(09 Nov 2018)

Metallurg Zhlobin at Baltic Challenge Cup

The Extraliga team Metallurg Zhlobin will represent Belaus at the Baltic Challenge Cup in Vilnius, a tournament part of Euro Ice Hockey Challenge series, held in Lithuanian capital from 8 to 11 November. At first Belarussian Federation indicated a U25 team would participate in the tournament. Metallurg will play in the jersey of the national team of Belarus and will face Lithuania, Japan, Romania, Estonia and Latvia B team.
Cheack all the rosters here

(07 Nov 2018)

Mulhouse names new coach

HC Mulhouse announces Swedish coach Christer Eriksson will continue to work at club as General Manager, leaving the role of coach to Yorick Treille, 38, one of most representative players of French hockey in the last 2 years. Treille retires immediately as player to start the new career behind the bench. Mulhouse is currently 11th in the standing, with just a victory after 15 rounds of Ligue Magnus

(03 Nov 2018)