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29 Jan 2014, 14:11 | Zelepukin appointed sports director of Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Valeri Zelepukin became sports director of Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Zelepukin will work again with the head coach German Titov as in Khimik Voskresensk in the past

29 Jan 2014, 13:53 | IIHF blocked Starkov transfer

Some days ago Red Ice Martigny announced the sign of Danish forward Kirill Starkov. The player had been released by his club Esjberg at the beginning of the year following a matches-fixing scandal

IIHF did not accept the transfer because of this case. The situation will remain unchanged throughout the procedure.

28 Jan 2014, 16:59 | Storhamar Dragons deduction 15pts

The Storhamar Dragons become the second club this season in Norway to be deducted points after Lørenskog IK started with -20pts. Storhamar will lose their 15pts because the clubs financial sitatuion has not improved when the Board decided to impose the point deduction on the club back in November. The lose in points for the club moves them down to 6th and now with 47pts. 

28 Jan 2014, 11:23 | Sergei Kostitsyn received Russian citizenship

Avangard Omsk forward Sergei Kostitsyn received Russian citizenship. He applied for Russian citizenship in December 2013.

Russian citizenship issued with a residence permit and residence registration. This means that in the new passport Kostitsyn is registered as Omsk resident

Kostitsyn continues to play for the national team of Belarus.

28 Jan 2014, 11:10 | Lida defender suspended for five games

HK Lida defender Evgeny Zhilinsky received a five games suspension after the major penalty taken for insulting the referees in the 3-1 game against Brest, played on January 21

28 Jan 2014, 08:23 | Austria made changes in Olympic roster

Due to injuries, Austria is forced to make changes in Olympic roster: goalkeeper Fabian Weinhandl was replaced with Mathias Lange (Iserlohn Roosters GER). Forward Andreas Kristler was replaced by Andreas Nodl (Red Bulls Salzburg)

28 Jan 2014, 08:16 | San Francisco Bulls fold

The San Francisco Bulls cease operations immediately after failing to complete a change in ownership that they hoped would sustain the team. Team disappear after a season and a half in ECHL
"Bringing hockey to San Francisco was a dream; we have great talent on our team, and had a great vision for what the team could be. Things didn't pan out the way we had hoped. It's sad, and disconcerting, but we're unfortunately left with no other choice at this point." said President and Head Coach Pat Curcio

27 Jan 2014, 18:39 | Alexander Svitov to replace Kokarev

Russian Federation announced Ak Bars Kazan forward Alexander Svitov will replace injured Denis Kokarev in Olympics roster

27 Jan 2014, 18:29 | Guy Boucher new coach at Bern

SC Bern, currently 9th in Swiss NLA, decided to change coach again: Lars Leuenberger, promoted as headcoach after the firing of Antti Tormanen in November, will return to work as assitant coach and Canadian Guy Boucher will be the new headcoach. Boucher, 42, was headcoach of Tampa Bay Lightning from 2010 to 2013. As Canada coach won 3 World Championships with U18 team and one title with U20.

27 Jan 2014, 18:21 | Chaux-de-Fonds changes coach

Canadian Kevin Primeau was fired from his charge of headcoach at Chaux-de-Fonds. Assistant Bernard Bauer and Alex Reinhard, last season at Langnau Tigers, were named as new headcoaches

27 Jan 2014, 12:48 | Vipiteno fires coach

Vipiteno Broncos fired coach Zdenek Travnicek due to lack of feeling with some players. He was replaced by U20 team coach Michael Pohl. Vipiteno is currently 7th in Italian Elite A

26 Jan 2014, 21:13 | Vydareny and Jurcina to replace injured players in Slovakia roster

Slovakian Federation announced coach Vladimir Vujtej called defenders René Vydarený (32, Hradec Kralove CZE) and Milan Jurcina (30, TPS Turku FIN) to replace injured Michal Šeršeň and Dominik Graňák. Vydareny will play his first Olympics, while Milan Jurcina will rapresent Slovakia in Olympics Games for third time after Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010.

25 Jan 2014, 11:39 | Dominik Graňák out from Olympics

Slovak defender Dominik Graňák broke his leg in Dynamo Moscow 2-4 home defeat against Dinamo Riga yesterday and thus can't be represent Slovakia at Olympics. "Graňák has a displaced fracture. This means goodbye to the Olympics" said after the game Dynamo coach Olegs Znaroks.

24 Jan 2014, 17:28 | Match-fixing scandal in Denmark

Esbjerg fires three players for betting that their opponent Rungsted would score in the first period in a game January 3. Rungsted scored three goals in the first period and won the game 7-4. The fired players are Dennis Jensen, Kirill Starkov and Tyler Mosienko.

24 Jan 2014, 14:38 | Sergei Pushkov appointed as Neman Grodno headcoach

Russian Sergei Pushkov is the new coach of Neman Grodno after the resignation of Dmitry Kravchenko. 49-years-old coached Petersburg SKA-1946, Gruner in Norway and Belarusian Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk. He began this season at Tønsberg Vikings, but was fired in mid-November

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