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05 Jun 2014, 14:25 | Slovakia offers help for Donbass Donetsk

Slovakian media report that Donbass Donets'k, whose arena was burnt by pro-Russian terrorists in May, received offers from Slovakian cities of Žilina and Poprad to move there until the situation in Donetsk becomes safe enough for KHL games. According to Sport.sk, Ukrainian side will have a preseason camp in Žilina from July 15th to August 12th. According to Poprad.sk, mayor of Poprad offered Donbas to rent local arena for symbolic fee.

04 Jun 2014, 14:10 | Davidsson honored

HV71 will honor their former captain Johan Davidsson by raising his jersey (#76) to the rafters at the SHL game against Skellefteå September 27.

Davidsson had to retire due to injury and now works as assistant sports director for the club.

04 Jun 2014, 12:28 | Omsk and Krasnoyarsk agreed on cooperation

KHL's Avangard Omsk and VHL's Sokol Krasnoyarsk concluded an agreement on cooperation in season 2014/2015, reports Avangard oficial website. Now Sokol will be a farm club for Avangard. Last season Omsk had his farm at Yermak Angarsk and Sokol was a farm of Spartak Moscow.

03 Jun 2014, 21:23 | Sondre Olden named Player of the Year in Norway

Vålerenga's Sondre Olden has been voted GET-Ligaen Player of the Year by the players. The 21-year old forward scored 25 goals and 33 assists in 43 games during the season.

For next season Olden has signed with Brynäs of the Swedish top league SHL.

03 Jun 2014, 18:41 | World Juniors schedule released

The 2015 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship schedule has been officially released. Find it here and here.

The championship will be played in Toronto and Montreal. It starts December 26 and ends January 5.

03 Jun 2014, 17:22 | Will Rautakorpi go to Prague?

HC Lev Praha, though still uncertain to participate in KHL season 2014/2015, has already negotiated with a new head coach according to R-Sport. In case the Czech club takes part in the competition, it will be headed by Jukka Rautakorpi, who has been working with Tappara for two seasons.

03 Jun 2014, 08:28 | Khabibulin admits financial problems in Lev Praha

Rashid Khabibulin, GM of KHL's Lev Praha, admitted that his club is having financial problems: "Yes, the problem exists, but we are trying to solve it. I am in contact with the president of the club. Alexander Medvedev, KHL President is involved too. Is there a possibility that Lev misses next season? Can't say anything, let's wait. In a week it might be clear" - Khabibulin said in his interview to Soviet Sport.

Lev Praha, who suprisingly reached Gagarin Cup final in 2014, was previously reported to have difficulties with accumulating finances for the next season.

02 Jun 2014, 16:58 | Tretiak may leave Russian Hockey Federation

Vladislav Tretiak in his interview to Russian newspaper "Soviet Sport" says that at the moment he is the only registered candidate for the office of President of Russian Hockey Federation. Elections are to be held on the June 18th, and candidates have to register themselves by June 6th.

Tretiak, who heads organization since 2006, is criticized in Russia because of poor performances on the Olympic Games in Vancouver and Sochi, and is likely to leave the post. Rumours say that new President of Russian Hockey Federation will be Rashid Nurgaliev, former Secretary of the Interior, who is supposedly supported by Kremlin. Another probable candidate is Arkadiy Rotenberg, who has his share in Dynamo Moscow and Jokerit Helsinki and is also closely connected with Russian authorities.

02 Jun 2014, 16:57 | Brandon Bochenski named Kazakhstan Player of the Year

Eurohockey European Player of the Month for November 2013, American Brandon Bochenski (Barys Astana), was named the best hockey player of Kazakhstan by TV and newspapers journalists. It was just the second time from 1992 that the award was given to a foreign, after the victory of Canadian Kevin Dallman in 2009. Last year winner Roman Starchenko finished in second place before Evgeny Rymarev

02 Jun 2014, 16:08 | JKH Jastrzebie announces new coach

Slovak Robert Kalaber was announced as the new coach of JKH Jastrzebie. 45-years-old Kalaber lead Zilina in Slovak Extraliga last season

02 Jun 2014, 11:33 | Aigars Cipruss named new coach of Neman Grodno

Latvian Aigars Cipruss, 42, is the new coach of Belarusian champion Neman Grodno. Last season Cipruss headed Baltica Vilnius in MHL before the team was disbanded and Kurbads in Latvian League, winning the silver medal. He worked also as assistant coach at national team of Lithuania in last IHWC Division Ib

27 May 2014, 17:54 | Hanlon leaves Belarus for Switzerland

Switzerland has signed Glen Hanlon as head coach of the men's national team.

John Fust will be his assistant coach and also head coach of the U20 team.

Both signed two-year contracts.

27 May 2014, 17:32 | KHL arena burned and robbed

The Druzhba Arena in Donetsk, home arena of KHL's Donbass, has been destroyed and robbed by pro-Russian separatists.

The Donbass head coach Andrei Nazarov gives the following statement:

"The entire hockey community, coaching staff and players of the hockey club ‘Donbass' are indignant by the events that occurred this night at the Arena ‘Druzhba', as well as by its cynical arson. Management of the HC ‘Donbass' repeatedly emphasized that sport has always been out of politics, but it has not stopped those who carried out the attack. I am sure that despite what happened, the Arena ‘Druzhba' will be restored in the shortest terms and the HC ‘Donbass' will be preparing for the Championship of the Kontinental Hockey League".

27 May 2014, 11:46 | All DEL clubs presented documents in time

All 14 clubs applied for next DEL season submitted requested documents in time
By the end of June, the documents will be checked and then will decide on the granting of licenses for the individual clubs.

The announcement of the calendar for the 2014/15 season, which starts on 12 September, takes place immediately afterwards.

The regular season will end on March 1, 2015, the championship will be decided no later than the seventh playoff final game on April 24, 2015.

26 May 2014, 17:41 | Edmonton Oil Kings wins Memorial Cup

Edmonton Oil Kings with the European players Henrik Samuelsson, Mads Eller and Edgars Kulda has won Memorial Cup, the Canadian junior championship.