EIHL defenceman reaches milestone

Kryzhynka-Capitals officially announced the suspension of its participation in the Ukrainian League

Kryzhynka Capitals officially announced the suspension of its participation in the Ukrainian hockey championship .

'Unfortunately, due to the failure of the Hockey Federation of Ukraine to fulfill certain provisions of the section of the agreement 'On participation in the Ukrainian Hockey Championship' (clause 3.1.9), we are forced to announce that the Kryzhynka-Capitals team is terminating its participation in the competition.'

'The position of the club owners is that HC Kyiv Capitals and the teams from its structure do not consider it possible to participate in competitions or events with the participation of persons convicted of crimes or involved in corrupt actions.'

'In particular, we are talking about the appointment of Andriy Kichi as a referee, who cannot be involved in official Kryzhynka-Capitals matches.'

'Therefore, due to a breach of contract, we are forced to announce the suspension of the team\'s participation in the Ukrainian championship. Accordingly, the match against Storm will not take place,' says a statement on the club\'s official website.

(05 Nov 2025)

Pretoria Capitals retains title in South Africa

Pretoria Capitals retains the SASL South African Super League title by beating Cape Town Kings in the last decisive game

Awards:
Best GK: Ruan van der Merve - Capitals
Best DF: Deen Magmoed - Kings
Best FW: Reinhard Venter - Capitals

(28 Oct 2025)

November European Cup of Nation groups taking shape

IIHF November European Cup of Nation tournaments confirmed so far:

November 6-8
Tallinn : EST, SPA, NED
Elektrenai: LTU, UKR, ROM
Sosnowiec: POL, ITA, SLO, GBR

(15 Oct 2025)

Vladimír Országh named new Slovakia head coach

Slovakia has a new national team coach

Vladimír Országh has become the new head coach of the Slovakia national team

He will lead the national team for the next 3 years, following Canadian coach Craig Ramsay

Vlastimil Wojnar will replace Országh as the coach of HC Banská Bystrica

(22 Jul 2025)

Yunison Moscow is withdrawing from the VHL and suspending its activities.

(12 Jul 2025)

Vityaz won’t play in KHL next season

It's now official: Vityaz will not play in the next KHL season
The Vityaz hockey club has notified the KHL of the suspension of participation of KHL and MHL teams in the championships of the 2025-2026 season

(24 Jun 2025)

IIHF plans to create new tournament for national teams

The IIHF announced the creation of a new international national team tournament called the "European Nations Cup".

The decision was made at the organization's congress in Stockholm.

12 teams will take part in the competition.

According to IIHF, the tournament will be designed to increase the number of significant matches for national teams during the breaks between major tournaments.

(28 May 2025)

Nico Hischier injured

Team captain Nico Hischier will miss the remainder of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship in Herning and Stockholm. The 26-year-old sustained a muscle injury during Switzerland's fourth group stage match against Germany on Thursday, May 15.

(16 May 2025)