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23 Jul 2013, 11:33 | Toronto Maple Leafs add Solar Bears as affiliate

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that they have added the Orlando Solar Bears and Toronto Marlies (AHL) as ECHL affiliates. The Solar Bears will enter the 2013-14 season with dual affiliates. Toronto will join the Minnesota Wild and Iowa Wild in supplying prospects to the Solar Bears roster.
"We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the Solar Bears," said Leafs Vice President and Assistant General Manager Claude Loiselle. "As an organization, we are confident that our Toronto Maple Leafs prospects will accelerate their professional development in Orlando."

22 Jul 2013, 22:38 | Jagr to New Jersey?

Various sources say that Jaromir Jagr will soon be announced to have signed with the New Jersey Devils.

22 Jul 2013, 07:25 | Paul Burton named as GB Women’s Coach

It was announced today that Paul Burton was named as coach of the Senior Women's team.  He is the current coach of the Bracknell Queen Bees, who have won the Women's Premier League for the past 2 years.

His assistants were named as Sam Phillips, Cheryl Smith and Michelle Smith.

21 Jul 2013, 14:36 | U20 games in Arosa

The Swiss and German U20 teams played three games in Arosa July 17-20. Germany won the first game 3-1. Switzerland the second 3-1. The last game was won 7-4 by the visiting Germans.

20 Jul 2013, 22:51 | Iserlohn Roosters with a new main sponsor

Iserlohn Roosters of Germany's top ice hockey league DEL introduced their new main sponsor. The well-known German brewery Krombacher signed a sponsoring contract with the club valid for the next six years until 30 June 2019. They follow the footsteps of Stadtwerke Iserlohn, last year's sponsor.

18 Jul 2013, 21:56 | Neilson and Russell as GB Assistant Coaches

It was announced today that Corey Neilson and Pete Russell have been named as Assistant Coaches for Team GB under previously announced Doug Christiansen.

Nelson is player/coach of the Nottingham Panthers, leading them to 3 playoff titles and 1 Elite league title since taking the helm in 2008.  Nelson has also played on Team GB in the 2011 and 2012 international campaigns.

Russell has extensive junior coaching with the u16, u18 and u20 squads and is currently the coach of the U20 squad.

17 Jul 2013, 08:42 | Neman hire Clement Jodoin as consultant coach

Former Hamilton Bulldogs coach Clément Jodoin will work as consultant coach for Neman Grodno.
It is expected that Jodoin will arrive at the location of the team next week. The exact task in the team and the lenght of contract is still unknown.

17 Jul 2013, 08:30 | Vasily Spiridonov left Metallurg Zhlobin

By mutual agreement Vasily Spiridonov terminated his contract with Metallurg Zhlobin while the club is experiencing a financial crisis. Spiridonov arrived at Metallurg in January 2010, leading the club to its most successful era, winning Belarus League bronze in 2011, gold in 2012 and silver in 2013, Cup of Belarus in 2011 and silver medal at Continental Cup Super Final. His assistant, 40-years-old Pavel Zubov, will be new Metallurg coach

16 Jul 2013, 12:11 | Swiss prospects popular with NHL teams

Switzerland is earning itself more and more the status of the 4th most important European market for NHL teams after Sweden, Finland and Russia due to great investments into youth hockey. First fruits were collected when Team Switzerland became vice champions at the 2013 World Championship. Now another prospect could make it to the NHL. 20 year old Sven Andrighetto - currently playing for QMJHL's Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - signed a three year entry level deal with the Montreal Canadiens who selected him in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft (3rd round - 86th position).   

16 Jul 2013, 12:01 | Geoffrion retires from hockey at age 25

A wave of serious head injuries in the hockey world in recent years led to many heated discussions how to prevent them but still players get injured on a regular basis. Now Blake Geoffrion of NHL's Montreal Canadiens was forced to retire with only 25 years from professional hockey as a consequence of a depressed skull fracture he received in a game for Canadiens affiliate Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) last November.

13 Jul 2013, 16:28 | Pontebba to play in Kaertner Liga

Relegated last season from Serie A, Aquile Pontebba decided to play in Kaertner Liga, an Austrian Regional League.
Slovenian Miha Zbontar will be the head coach.
Another team from Italy, Dobbiaco Icebreakers, plays in the same league

13 Jul 2013, 10:20 | Dzieduszycki out with hand surgery

DEL's Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg announced that Matt Dzieduszycki, one of their key players, will miss the whole preparation for the next season due to a recent hand surgery. The injury that led to the surgery happened already during the playoffs in April but didn't heal as expected. The coaches expect the center who scored 31 goals 2012-13 back during the first matchdays of the DEL campaign.

11 Jul 2013, 18:34 | Lokomotiv creates a new team for MHL-B

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl announced it was created a new team to play in upcoming season in MHL-B. The team will be known as Loko-Junior and consist of students of hockey schools Lokomotiv and Lokomotiv 2004 born in 1996-97.

Head coach of new team will be Andrei Kapranov, last season worked as assistant coach at Loko (MHL).

09 Jul 2013, 12:30 | Freezers give Schubert contract extansion / Green signs with SERC

Christoph Schubert, former NHL player and currently the team captain of DEL's Hamburg Freezers, had still two years of his contract left but decided together with the club to extend his contract for two more years until 2017. The 31 year old German national team player has earned 62 points (11 goals, 51 assists) in 115 DEL matches for his team so far.

DEL newcomers SERC Wild Wings also had good news for their fans as they signed 32 year old international Morten Green who was captain of Team Denmark at the last three World Cups and played last year for Hannover Scorpions who sold their DEL license to Schwenningen - his new team.

07 Jul 2013, 20:12 | Jagr to Montreal?

Jaromir Jagr want to play in Montreal. His agent Petr Svoboda told journalists about negotiating with Canadiens.

"Jaromir always thinsk about Montreal and dream to play there. Now his dreams may come true" - he said.

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