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Russia Controls South Korea in Final Pre-Olympic Contest

(10 Feb 2018, 06:27) | Russia has finished their pre-Olympic tournament schedule with a massive 8-1 victory over the hosts of the 2018 Olympics, South Korea. Read more»

JYP win thriller in Champions Hockey League final

(07 Feb 2018, 07:56) | JYP Jyväskylä of Finland travelled to meet Växjö Lakers of Sweden as underdogs in the Champions Hockey League final on 6 February 2018. In this fourth year of the competition it was again a Swedish team versus a Finnish team in the final where the Swedes had always won against their Nordic rivals. Would history repeat itself? Read more»

South Africa Wins Division III World Junior Qualification Tournament

(06 Feb 2018, 21:21) | South Africa will return to the Division III World Juniors in 2019 after beating Chinese Taipei in a best of three series 2-0. Read more»

Want to know about the players in their Olympic team?

(31 Jan 2018, 12:10) | In this article I want to have a look at some of the players from Norway, Finland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Germany who will be playing in the Olympics who have worked in one of Europe's best hockey leagues, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Read more»

Norwegian international, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, retires at 33

(31 Jan 2018, 12:05) | On 30 January 2018, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen officially retired as a professional hockey player in a long and moving interview published on the website of his last club, Sweden’s Färjestad BK. The Norwegian has played for Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL and MODO Hockey and Färjestad BK in the SHL.  Read more»

Russia Shuts Out Belarus in Pre-Olympic Tournament Match

(30 Jan 2018, 19:39) | The Olympic Athletes of Russia met up with Belarus in a pre-Olympic tournament match, defeating their opponents by a shutout score of 3-0.  Read more»

Hockey tries to rise again in Uzbekistan

(27 Jan 2018, 12:29) | The newly created Uzbekistan Hockey Federation has ambitious plans to develope icehockey in the country Read more»

Want to know about the players in the Sweden Olympic team?

(24 Jan 2018, 00:04) | It is not just the North American teams that are affected by the NHL players not coming to the Olympics, but also Sweden. This team contains no one who played a game when Sweden won a Silver Medal in Sochi 2014 and only four players who played when Sweden won the World Championships in 2017. Read more»

Nineteen year old makes history.

(22 Jan 2018, 19:49) | Young apprentice Cole Shudra scored a hat trick which made him the youngest person to do this in Elite League history. Read more»

Want to know about the players in the Canada Olympic team?

(22 Jan 2018, 15:02) | On 13 January 2018 Team Canada announced their roster for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Without the NHL superstars, such as captain Sidney Crosby, who won gold in Sochi four years ago, the team has a very different feel. The selectors are relying on the quality of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) where 13 of the group currently play. However, seven of the team have played in Sweden, that is one quarter, and three currently play in their top division, Swedish Hockey League (SHL).  Read more»

Hockey family mourns the loss of Jim Johannson

(21 Jan 2018, 21:26) | The General Manager of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team suddenly passed away at 53 Read more»

Macedonia wins and loses in OT in Bosnia and Hercegovina

(21 Jan 2018, 19:18) | In the weekend Bosnia invited Macedonia for two test games, as the Bosnians are preparing for upcoming WC qualifications in Sarajevo. Read more»

SHL - monthly review, January 2018

(17 Jan 2018, 21:26) | Whilst most eyes in the hockey world have been feasting on the Junior World Championships in Buffalo, USA, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) has continued to play bubbling towards the climax of the regular season. This article looks at the latest action in Sweden's top hockey division Read more»

Excitement ensues, as the Winter Games approaches!

(17 Jan 2018, 20:03) | As we approach the new year, one of ice hockey’s most anticipated and prominent events lingers on the horizon, the men’s ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics.  Read more»

Three reasons Växjö Lakers will win SHL

(16 Jan 2018, 11:15) |  Read more»

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