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18 May 2024, 18:37 | Four new clubs join VHL

The 2024-2025 edition of Russian 2nd Division (VHL) will count with a record of 33 clubs.
Four new clubs enter in the league: Magnitka Magnitogorsk, Olimpia Kirovo-Chepetsk, Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod and Yunison Moscow.

The 2024-2025 season will begin on September 1 and will last until May 31

10 May 2024, 11:26 | Turkey plans to enter clubs in the KHL, VHL and MHL

The Turkish Hockey Federation plans to enter clubs into the KHL, VHL and MHL.

- Yes, we have such plans, because we need to fill our arenas. Over the past 20 years, more than 25 new arenas have been built in Turkey where hockey can be developed, and we are actively moving in this direction - said Halit Albayrak, President of the Turkish Hockey Federation.

On May 9, the Russian Hockey Federation and the Turkish Hockey Federation signed a memorandum of cooperation.

- For us, this signing is a paramount, big step. We believe that it will make our relations warm, brotherly and will bring a lot of good things to the relations between our peoples - said Halit Albayrak.

04 May 2024, 18:02 | Hungary and Slovenia promoted

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A took place in Bolzano, Italy. The tournament featured six teams: Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Romania, Japan, and South Korea. Hungary won the championship, finishing with 11 points, and was promoted to the top division alongside Slovenia, which secured second place with 9 points. Italy also had 9 points but finished third due to tiebreakers. Romania finished fourth, Japan fifth, and South Korea was relegated after finishing last with only 3 points.

03 May 2024, 18:34 | Ukraine with a perfect record

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B was held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from April 27 to May 3. Six teams competed: China, Spain, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Ukraine.

The tournament saw Ukraine excel with a perfect record, highlighting their dominance with an 8-0 victory over Estonia and a 9-0 win against China. Lithuania also performed strongly, finishing second, while China had notable victories, such as a 7-1 win over Spain.

The Netherlands face relegation after five losses.

28 Apr 2024, 19:55 | Belgium wins in Sofia

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II, Group B, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from April 22 to 28, 2024. The tournament featured six teams: Belgium, New Zealand, Georgia, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, and Turkey.

Belgium dominated the competition, finishing in first place with an undefeated record. They won all their games, scoring a total of 37 goals while conceding only 4. New Zealand secured second place, with three wins and two losses, showing a strong performance overall. Georgia rounded out the top three, demonstrating solid play throughout the tournament.

Bulgaria, the host nation, struggled, finishing fourth. They managed one win and one overtime win but fell short in other matches. Chinese Taipei and Turkey ended in the bottom two positions, with Turkey failing to win any games and Chinese Taipei managing a single win.

Key individual performances included Jelle Lievens of Belgium, who was the top goalkeeper with a save percentage of 93.33%. Sam Verelst, another Belgian player, led as the top forward, scoring 9 goals and providing 14 assists. Vadim Gyesbreghs, also from Belgium, was the top defender, contributing 6 goals and 5 assists.

27 Apr 2024, 18:39 | Croatia move up

The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A was held in Belgrade, Serbia. Croatia emerged as the champions with an undefeated record. Serbia secured second place, and the UAE finished third. Key matches included Croatia's 11-2 win over Iceland and Serbia's 9-3 victory against Iceland.

Iceland relegate to Division II B.

30 Mar 2024, 13:05 | Asia League Awards

After the end of the regular season, Asia League announces the seasonal awards:

Best player award: Lee Chong Min (HL Anyang Ice Hockey Club)
Most points award: Seiji Takahashi (Red Eagles Hokkaido)
Most assists award: Ryo Hashimoto (Red Eagles Hokkaido)
Most points award: Kim Sang-wook (HL Anyang Ice Hockey Club)
Best save percentage GK award: Yuta Narisawa (Red Eagles Hokkaido)
Newcomer Award: Riku Ishida (Tohoku Free Blaze)

All-Stars Team:
Yuta Narisawa (Red Eagles Hokkaido)
Ryo Hashimoto (Red Eagles Hokkaido)
Song Hyun-chul (HL Anyang)
Seiji Takahashi (Red Eagles Hokkaido)
Boivin Alexander (Tohoku Free Blaze)
Shogo Nakajima (Red Eagles Hokkaido)

25 Mar 2024, 08:58 | Liechtenstein dropped out from Development Cup

Eishockey Liechtenstein announced the National team will not participate in this year's IIHF Men's Development Cup 2024 in Bratislava, citing economic reasons and the very strict IIHF regulations for the competition

10 Dec 2023, 23:48 | Nikko wins in Japan

The 91st All Japan Ice Hockey Championship took place from December 7-10, 2023, in Yokohama.

H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bucks emerged victorious, defeating Tohoku Free Blades in the final with a score of 4-2.

Key players included MVP Yutaka Fukufuji (H.C. Tochigi Nikko Ice Bucks) and top rookie Riku Ishida (Tohoku Free Blades).

09 Nov 2023, 10:26 | Nottingham Panthers withdraw from cup

After the tragic accident to Panthers player Adam Johnson the club has decided to pull out of the Challenge Cup games.

The following games are therefore no longer taking place:

CC29 Nottingham Panthers vs. Manchester Storm (originally Sunday 29 October)
CC34 Nottingham Panthers vs. Manchester Storm (Saturday 18th November)
CC36 Sheffield Steelers vs. Nottingham Panthers (Saturday 25 November)

31 Oct 2023, 17:05 | Cape Town Kings won South African Super League title

The Cape Town Kings win the third consecutive title of South African Super League (SASL), played in September-October in Cape Town and Forest Hill.
Kings finished 2 points ahead of Pretoria Capitals

Awards:
Best goalkeeper: Ryan Edward Boyd (Wildcats Ice Hockey Team )
Best defender: Deen Magmoed (Cape Town Kings)
Best forward: Reinhard Venter (Pretoria Capitals)
MVP: Uthman Samaai (Cape Town Kings)

19 Oct 2023, 18:09 | GKS Tychy win Poland SuperCup

GKS Tychy win its 4th Poland SuperCup by beating 4-3 in a thrilling final Cup holder GKS Katowice

19 Sep 2023, 23:40 | Buz Adam withdrew from Continental Cup

Few days before the begin of the Continental Cup, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced the withdrawal of Buz Adam Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü. The Turkish champion should have played in Jaca ???????? next weekend. Although no further explanations were released, the reason should be linked to the granting of entry visas

27 Aug 2023, 22:37 | HC Vitebsk retains Belarus Cup

Today the first official trophy of the new season was assigned: Vitebsk retains the Belarus Cup, named after Ruslan Salei, by beating 2-1 Shakhtar Soligorsk in the final. HK Brest won the bronze, by beating 2-1 Yunost Minsk

27 Aug 2023, 11:29 | AIHL Awards

The Australian Ice Hockey League have announced the award winners for the 2023 AIHL season:

Playoffs MVP: Liam Hughes (Melbourne Mustangs)
Most Valuable Player: Scott Timmins (Melbourne Mustangs)
Defenceman of the Year: Ty Wishart (Melbourne Mustangs)
Goaltender of the Year: Andrew Masters (Central Coast Rhinos)
Rookie of the Year: Riley Klugerman (Newcastle Northstars)
Coach of the Year: Benjamin Breault (Perth Thunder)