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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"

05 Aug 2014, 09:18 | Kazzinc-Torpedo will be the farm club of Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Metallurg Novokuznetsk announces the signing of a farm-team agreement with kazakh club Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk for one season

04 Aug 2014, 16:52 | Poland U20 has new coach

Swedish Torbjörn Johansson, 41, was named new headcoach of Poland U20 national team. After a 265 Elitserien games career, Johansson worked in past seasons as coach in Leksand junior department. He replaced Russian Andrei Parfyonov. Like Pefyonov, also Johansson will coach also U18 national team and the sport school SMS Sosnowiec, competing in polish 2nd division

01 Aug 2014, 15:41 | Dinamo and Neman cease cooperation

Dinamo Minsk announces the end of cooperation with Neman Grodno. The Belarus Extraliga champion will no longer be the farm team of Dinamo in the domestic competitions

01 Aug 2014, 14:30 | Patrick Curcio is the new headcoach of Milano

American Patrick Curcio is the new headcoach of Milano Rossoblu, replacing Adolf Insam. Curcio played for Milano in 1995/96 during his first season in Europe. In 2012 he owned and coached the ECHL franchise San Francisco Bulls, but the club folded in 2013.

29 Jul 2014, 10:51 | Marty Raymond new coach at Renon

A week after leaving SAPA Fehervar, Canadian Marty Raymond was announced as new headcoach of Italian champion SV Renon

25 Jul 2014, 19:55 | Evgeny Mukhin new coach of Debreceni

MOL Liga newcomer HK Debreceni announced the appointment of 46-years-old Russian Evgeny Mukhin as new headcoach. Club previously confirmed last year coach Vladimir Shcheglov but after the entrance in MOL Liga Debreceni Manager Lajos Kosa opted for a more experienced coach. Mukhin coached Avto Yekaterinburg in MHL last season

25 Jul 2014, 18:39 | Marty Raymond leaves SAPA Fehervar

Canadian Marty Raymond announces he leaves immediately his charge as SAPA Fehervar headcoach because of late payment of bonus from 2013-2014 season. Former assistant coaches Rob Pallin and Sille Tamás are the candidates to replace Raymond

25 Jul 2014, 14:48 | Philippe Bozon will coach Epinal

French Philippe Bozon, 47, is the new coach of Epinal. Club previously signed Dan Brooks but later American coach chose the position of assistant coach at SC Bern. Bozon coached France U20 last season

25 Jul 2014, 14:35 | Montpellier withdrawn, Villard de Lans back in Division 2

Montpellier application for partecipation in next Division 1 (French Second division) wasn't validated by the Federation for lacking of economic hedging, so the team will play in Division 3 - the last level of French hockey - next season.

Villard-de-Lans, withdrawn from Magnus Ligue for economic problems, will restart from Division 2 (third level)

23 Jul 2014, 22:14 | Paek accepts position as Head Coach of South Korea

The Grand Rapids Griffins announced that longtime assistant coach Jim Paek has accepted a position as the director of hockey for the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA) and head coach of the Korean Men's National Team. In April 2015, Korea will compete at 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B in Eindhoven, Netherlands

22 Jul 2014, 15:16 | Donbass Donetsk leaves Ukrainian league

Donbass Donetsk has announced that they will not be taking part in the Ukrainian League as planned due to a lack of clubs. After just five clubs submitted they were taking apart, two of which are associated with Donbass, Druzhkivka Altair and Bilyỹ Bars Bila Tserkva, the club felt it was illogical to keep their players within the club. Donbass will cease all operations at the senior level for this season and let its players find new clubs in stronger leagues before they will return for the 15/16 season in the KHL. The club will use this season to work more closely with the children and youth squads.

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