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25 Jun 2013, 16:30 | MHL reduces age limit

MHL Managing Director Dmitry Efimov announced a reduction of age limit in the league, from 21 to 20 years
"In the new season will play in the MHL players born in 1993 included. This rule applies to all juniors teams of KHL and VHL clubs. For independent teams there is an exception and clubs can allign two players born in 1992."

25 Jun 2013, 15:31 | Omsk Hawks have new coach

After three seasons as assistant coach, Yury Panov was promoted as new Omsk Hawks headcoach. He replaces Evgeny Kornoukhov, passed in Avangard staff. Former Omsk Hawks B coach Igor Zemlyanoy will be Panov´s assistant

25 Jun 2013, 01:03 | Daniel Babka new coach at Martin

MHC Martin announced former defender Daniel Babka will be the new headcoach of Extraliga team. Babka, 41, closed his career in France during 2011-12 season playing as player-coach at CHAR Rouen in French Third Division

24 Jun 2013, 22:59 | Medvedev: Lada will be back in 2014-15

KHL President Alexander Medvedev said Lada Togliatti will return in KHL from 2014-15 season: I spoke with the AvtoVAZ CEO, Lada will return in KHL next season. This is a legendary club, with traditions, history, and a good school"said Medvedev

20 Jun 2013, 15:16 | Montreal and Toronto to co-host WJC’s

Hockey Canada announced Thursday that Montreal and Toronto will co-host the 2015 and 2017 IIHF World Junior Championships.

18 Jun 2013, 00:31 | MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ apply to play in Polish League

MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ officially submit a request to Polish Federation to join the Polska Liga Hokejowa from next season as "wild card". The club lost promotion from Second division with Polonia Bytom.
"We submitted this request with the goal to play against the best Polish teams. Only in this way our young players will have the opportunity to improve skills." said CEO Agata Michalska

17 Jun 2013, 23:47 | Vityaz changes farm team

Vityaz Podolsk announces the sign of one-year farm team agreement with Titan Klin. Last season Kuban Krasnodar was the Vityaz's farm team

13 Jun 2013, 12:16 | Glen Hanlon back in Belarus

Glen Hanlon is back in the Belarus national team as head coach according to official information from the Belorussian hockey federation.

11 Jun 2013, 16:11 | Oktan Perm renamed

After a contest between fans, MHL club Oktan Perm was renamed Molot (hammers) as the main club, acting in VHL

10 Jun 2013, 19:53 | Olimpija Ljubljana has a million debts

In today's interview for "Slovenske Novice" the manager of Olimpija Ljubljana Matjaz Sekelj said the club currently has a debt of around one million euros. Almost half of which are tax debts with tax office, the rest are with players and banks. Club is evaluating a possible cooperation with Medvescak Zagreb, recently joined KHL

10 Jun 2013, 19:42 | Ariada Akpars changes name

VHL club Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk changes its name cutting the name Akpars. now the official name is Ariada Volzhsk

10 Jun 2013, 19:02 | Atlant and Neftekhimik sign farm-team agreement

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk signed a farm team agreement with Kristall Saratov, while Atlant Moscow Oblast will have Buran Voronezh as farm team.

09 Jun 2013, 01:12 | Edmonton fire coach Ralph Krueger

German Ralph Krueger was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers after leading the team to a 12th-place finish in the Western Conference in his lone season.
The Oilers have missed the playoffs seven straight years.

07 Jun 2013, 19:17 | Russia opens U20 Asian Challenge with a victory

Russia U20 - actually a team formed almost by players from MHL team Amur Tigers Khabarovsk - won the first game of U20 Challenge Cup of Asia, helding in Khabarovsk. Besides Russia and Korea, also Japan partecipate in the tournament

Red Stars MHL - Korea 4-0 (1-0,0-0,3-0)
Goals: Kirill Voronoy, Sergei Smurov, Igor Ishayev, Vitaly Teslenko.

07 Jun 2013, 17:44 | Erkka Westerlund for next season, Kari Jalonen from 2015

- iihf.com
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association found a successor of national coach Jukka Jalonen, who left the national team after five years to assume his new job at the KHL's SKA St. Petersburg.

Erkka Westerlund will coach the Finnish national team in the 2013/2014 season and Kari Jalonen will take over for the two years after.

Westerlund will coach the national team at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and in exhibition games in the upcoming season.

Jalonen will take over as of June 2014 and signed a two-year contract valid until the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

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