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07 May 2021, 23:31 | 2022 U18 groups

After the end of the 2021 World U18 Championship the groups for next year's championship are known.

Group A: Canada, Finland, USA, Switzerland, Latvia
Group B: Russia, Sweden, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany

07 May 2021, 23:17 | Individual awards from the U18 Worlds

Media All Stars: Sergei Ivanov (G), Aleksi Heimosalmi (D), Brandt Clarke (D), Connor Bedard (F), Matvei Michkov (F), Samu Tuomala (F)

MVP: Matvei Michkov

Best Goalkeeper: Benjamin Gaudreau
Best Defenceman: Aleksi Heimosalmi
Best Forward: Matvei Michkov

07 May 2021, 15:36 | Switzerland vs France games cancelled

The national team games between Switzerland and France scheduled for today and tomorrow have been cancelled because a French player tested positive for Covid-19.

03 May 2021, 20:33 | Donbass Donet’sk will play in the Champions League

The Board of the Hockey Champions League decided to allocate a wild card for the champion of Ukraine Donbas Donet'sk.

The Ukrainian champion will play home matches of the most prestigious European tournament on the ice of the Kiev Sports Palace.

Since Donbass will not be able to take part in the Continental Cup, its place in the tournament will be taken by the vice-champion of Ukraine Sokil Kyiv

30 Apr 2021, 00:30 | SA Akureyri continues dynasty in Iceland

In a season plagued by the sanitary restrictions, with many canceled games and a shortened regular season, Skautafelag Akureyri confimed the dominance in the domestic hockey scene, winning the 4th consecutive Iceland League title, the eighth in the last 10 years.
The team from the north of the country swept Fjolnir in 3 games of finals: 2-1 ; 3-1; 3-0

29 Apr 2021, 23:17 | Denmark beats Sweden for the first time ever

For the first time in 22 attempts Denmark managed to beat Sweden tonight in Malmö. Denmark only had 8 shots on goal but managed to score 3 goals to beat Sweden 3-2.

Mathias From, Nicklas Jensen and Nicolai Meyer scored the Danish goals. Sebastian Dahm in the net made 32 saves.

29 Apr 2021, 20:51 | Ketterä Imatra wins Mestis

Ketterä Imatra defends the Mestis title from 2019 after beating Hermes Kokkola in the finals.

27 Apr 2021, 17:08 | Saryarka Karaganda win Kazakhstan League

After the victory of national cup, Saryarka Karaganda completed the domestic en-plein securing also the Kazakhstan League after a thrilling final series against Arlan Kokshetau, decided in game six, with an away 2-0 victory, after Arlan lead 2-0 in the series.
Due the Covid-19 restrictions, this season the Kazakh teams competing in Russian VHL - Hc Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, Saryarka and Nomad Nur-Sultan, and the Snow Leopards, Barys' junior team playing in MHL, partecipated in the domestic league

After the last game, Kazakh Federation announced seasonal awards:

Best goalkeeper: Ilya Rumyantsev (Arlan).

Best defender: Edgars Siksna (Saryarka).

Best forward: Vadim Berdnikov (Arlan).

Best young player: Ivan Zinchenko (Aktobe/Beybarys).

Season MVP: Dmitri Mikhailov (Saryarka).

25 Apr 2021, 15:36 | Olimpija Ljubljana won Alps Hockey League

HK SŽ Olimpija Ljubljana is once again champion of the Alps Hockey League. The Slovenians won the regular season and swept Italian champion Asiago Hockey in the finals with 3:0 victories. After the Dragons won the first two games at overtime, completed the series with 4-1 victory at home
Ljubljana is the first team to defend its title in the AHL

20 Apr 2021, 22:52 | JKH GKS Jastrzebie is the Polish champion

In four of the five games played in the final series, JKS GKS Jastrzebie were better than the team Comarch Cracovia. The team had the best season in its history because, in addition to winning the title, it triumphed in both the Cup and the Polish Super Cup. This is also the first title won in the championship, in 2013 and 2015 they took second place, while in 2014 they were third. In the team of coach Robert Calaber, Hovorka Marek stood out the most with 51 points and Phillips Zackary with 42 points.

17 Apr 2021, 19:58 | Barça Hockey Gel win title in Spain

Regular season winner Barça Hockey Gel needs just 3 games to beat reigning champion CG Puigcerdà in a catalan clash and win the Liga Nacional title, the sixth for the ice hockey section of football powerhouse FC Barcelona, the first since 2008-09 season.
Barça forward Oriol Rubio finished as league Top Scorer

14 Apr 2021, 14:26 | HK Triglav won IHL league

HK Triglav is the new champion of the IHL league for the 2020/2021 season. Due to the situation with the corona virus this season, only teams from Slovenia participated in IHL league (without teams from Serbia and Croatia). HK Triglav started the playoffs from the first place after the regular part of the season. In the final, they defeated HK Slavija Junior in three games. On the home ice in the first game they won 4:2 (0:0,1:1,3:1), in the second game away with 3:5 (1:1,2:2,0:2) and in the third and most uncertain game they celebrated after overtime with 6:5 (2:2,2:1,1:2,1:0) after after 77 minutes of play.

12 Apr 2021, 15:25 | Buz Beykoz confirms title in Turkey

Second consecutive title for Buz Beykoz Istanbul in Turkish Super Lig, after a thrilling duel in the regular season and playoffs final against city rivals Zeytinburnu as in the last season.
Buz Beykoz won 4-2 and 5-2 the finals. Bronze medal for Buz Adamlar, knocked out in the semifinals by Zeytinburnu, despite the performances of League Top Scorer and best forward Konstantin Kuchkin

League awards:
Best Goalkeeper: Savely Voronov (Buz Adamlar)
Best Defender: Yusuf Kenan Kars (Buz Beykoz)
Best Forward: Konstantin Kuchkin (Buz Adamlar)

05 Apr 2021, 20:01 | Debrecen EAC win Hungarian Cup

First ever trophy for DEAC Debreceni: the team wins the Hungarian Cup on home ice, by beating 5-4 at overtime in a thrilling final multiple champion Fehervar AV-19. Canadian Hugo Turcotte scores the winning goal at 61'. Titile holder Ferencvarosi wins the bronze winning 4-2 against DVTK Miskolci

02 Apr 2021, 16:23 | Irbis-Skate continues dynasty in Bulgaria

Irbis-Skate Sofia is the champion of Bulgaria for the sixth consecutive time after defeating NSA Sofia in the finals (3-2 and 1-0). Irbis also won its sixth Bulgarian Cup.