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21 Aug 2014, 21:50 | Arizona Sundogs and Denver Cutthroats suspend operations

In few hours the Central Hockey League announced that the Denver Cutthroats and the arizona sundogs have suspended operations, effective immediately, and will not compete in the 2014-15 season. Both teams will look to secure additional investors with the hope of returning for the 2015-16 campaign. With the latter defections, following that of St. Charles Chill announced in June, the CHL remains with seven teams, the smallest number since the league's re-birth in 1992.

21 Aug 2014, 15:52 | Belarus Cup started

The 2014 edition of Belarus Cup, dedicated to the memory of Ruslan Salei, started yesterday with the two groups first round. Cup holder Yunost minsk defeated 5-2 HK Lida, while Irek Khafizov scored the first official goal for Dinamo Maladzyechna, in team's 3-1 defeat against Shakhtar Soligorsk. Check all results, stats and boxscores on eurohockey.com page

21 Aug 2014, 11:19 | Slavutich can join Belarus League

Russian team Slavutich Smolensk can join Belarus League in the next season according to Belarussian tribuna.com. Slavutich won Russian Hockey League - Russian third division -  last season.

21 Aug 2014, 09:45 | Hamburg forward Madsen out for up to 8 weeks

Danish international Morten Madsen who plays for German elite team Hamburg Freezers will miss between 6 and 8 weeks with the team and thus the start of Champions Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga. On Sunday, Madsen suffered a torn muscle fibre in right thigh while playing in a test game against DEL2 side Fischtown Penguins. With 41 points in a total of 62 games he was one of Hamburgs top scorers in the last DEL season.

19 Aug 2014, 13:24 | Don MacAdam new coach at Caldaro

Caldaro announces the appointment of Canadian Don MacAdam as new coach for upcoming season. MacAdam has a long coaching career in Canada and Japan. his last job was in 2009-10 season at Lewiston MAINEiacs, where he was also Club president. In 2006 MacAdam was inducted in native Prince edward Island Hall of Fame

19 Aug 2014, 12:23 | World Championship press conference

The official game schedule of the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Prague and Ostrava was presented today at the official press conference in Prague as well as a complete overview of ticket information. Read the coverage from this press conference here.

19 Aug 2014, 12:03 | World Championship schedule

The schedule of the 2015 IIHF World Championship has been released today. Find all games here.

19 Aug 2014, 10:39 | Erwin Kostner to coach Italy U20

SHC Fassa coach Erwin Kostner was appointed as new coach of Italy U20, replacing Robert Ghizzali, resigned for personal reasons. After being promoted last year, Italy will play WJC U20 Division Ia at home, in Asiago, 14 to 20 December 2014 against Norway, Latvia, Belarus, Austria and Slovenia.

15 Aug 2014, 21:32 | Canada and Czech Republic to Ivan Hlinka final

Canada and Czech Republic won today's semi finals of Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup for U18 national teams and are qualified for the final tomorrow in Breclav.

Canada beat USA 11-5 and the Czech Republic eliminated Sweden 4-3. Russia beat Slovakia 5-2 in the 7th place game and Finland ended 5th thanks to a 9-3 win over Switzerland.

15 Aug 2014, 17:15 | Finnish super talent sent home

One of Finland's best talents born 1998, Patrik Laine was sent home from the Ivan Hlinka Memorial after showing the Finnish coach the finger and also making a death threat against the Finnish head coach

12 Aug 2014, 10:58 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup starts

The prestigeous U18 tournament Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup started yesterday in Breclav and Piestany. Canada, Finland, Sweden and Czech Republic were the day 1 winners. Follow today's games at http://www.eurolivescores.com/.

08 Aug 2014, 21:47 | U20 Challenge Cup of Asia

MHL Red Stars (represented by the new MHL team Sakhalin Sharks) won the U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. They beat Japan 8-3, South Korea 12-0 and Kazakhstan 3-1.

05 Aug 2014, 17:56 | Arturs Irbe named goalies coach at Sabres

Buffalo Sabres announced club signed former goalie Arturs Irbe as goaltending coach. Irbe worked in the same position at Washington Capitals from 2009 to 2011

05 Aug 2014, 12:20 | Jacek Plachta to coach Poland

Jacek Plachta, 45, is the new headcoach of Poland national team. He worked as Igor Zakharkin assistant coach in last two years, winning the World Championship Division IB last season. Plachta worked as headcoach at GKS Katowice, Tychy and last season at KTH Krynica. Plachta assistant will be Russian Sergei Pushkov, last season at Neman Grodno until January

05 Aug 2014, 09:25 | Mario Simioni at Bolzano

Italo-canadian Mario Simioni is the new headcoach of Bolzano Foxes. Simioni not coached last season after a successful career in Denmark, where he won 4 titles and 3 national cup during his eight-years stay at SønderjyskE.
"We trust in Mario - says CEO Dieter Knoll - and we believe they will be able to recreate that atmosphere of compactness and unity that has brought many good results last season. He has qualities of great motivator and worker"

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