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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.

07 Jun 2013, 17:36 | Gazprom reduces Avangard budget

Gazprom oil markedly reduces the budget of Avangard Omsk. Compared to last season the club will not receive nearly one-third of funds from its principal sponsor.
For the whole season 2013/14 Avangard and its youth team Omsk Hawks will receive 684.4 million rubles from the general sponsor, a cut of about 30%

07 Jun 2013, 02:20 | Fylde Flyers stepped down

It has now been confirmed that the Fylde Flyers will not operate as an Ice Hockey team in next season's NIHL North Division 2. Instead the team will convert to the inline format of the game competing in BiSHA North league for the 2013 season.
The move comes after both manager Mick Caunce and Player/Coach Mark Gillingham stepped down citing the small Fylde Ice pad as a major problem in attracting new players of a higher standard. The team also frequently travelled to away game with just 10 skaters resulting in an uncompetitive side being put on to the ice in the majority of games.

07 Jun 2013, 01:17 | New coach at Epinal

Epinal announces the appointment of 45-years old Canadian Claude Bouchard as new headcoach. Bouchard coached Jonquière Élites of QAAA in last three seasons and previously was on Val-d'Or Foreurs bench where won QMJHL league in 2000-2001

07 Jun 2013, 00:59 | Small change in Sibir’s name

From the next season the official name of Sibir Novosibirsk will change in Sibir Novosibirsk Region.
A similar change in the official name happened with Avangard, which now represents the Omsk region.

06 Jun 2013, 15:06 | Niittymäki becomes Philadelphia scout

Finnish goalie Antero Niittymäki becomes a scout for Philadelphia Flyers He will work in Europe with another Finnish former player Ilkka Sinisalo. His main responsibilities will be to watch and evaluate young European goalies.
The goalkeeper announced his retirement in April of this year.

05 Jun 2013, 23:37 | Jamestown Ironmen out of NAHL for 2013-14 Season

The Jamestown Ironmen will not return for the NAHL season in 2013/2014.
Owner Kenji Yamada has decided to suspend operations for the season. "I really appreciate all the support from local people and the community," said Yamada. "I am strongly looking forward to make the Jamestown Ironmen come back on the ice for the 2014/2015 season"

05 Jun 2013, 16:40 | Sary Arka-2 renamed

In compliance with Kazakhstan Federation new rules not allowing a farm-team to partecipate in the league with same name of main team, Sary-Arka-2 was renamed Berkut (golden eagles) after a contest between fans.
Previously Barys-2 changed its name to Nomad. Kazzinc-Torpedo-2 still not announced new name

04 Jun 2013, 15:28 | Ari-Pekka Selin is Barys new coach

Barys Astana announces Finnish Ari-Pekka Selin as new head coach. Selin, 50, worked at Ilves, Saipa and last season at HPK Hämeenlinna and was Finland national team assistant coach at last World Championship. He signed a two-years contract.
Andrei Shayanov and Erlan Sagymbaev, along with former Ilves coach Raimo Helminen will be the assistents

04 Jun 2013, 15:05 | Buran becomes Atlant farm-club

Atlant Moscow Oblast and Buran Voronezh signed an agreement on mutual cooperation. Thus, in the season 2013/14 Voronezh team will be Atlant farm club in the championship VHL.

03 Jun 2013, 18:44 | New GM at Novokuznetsk and Ambri-Piotta

Vladimir Rokkel is the new GM of Metallurg Novokuznetsk replacing Evgeny Terentyev. Earlier Rokkel served as first deputy mayor of Novokuznetsk on social issues, as well as supervising the sport in the city, including hockey.
Also Swiss ambri-Piotta announces the new GM: it's former rival HC Lugano GM Alain Vetterli.

03 Jun 2013, 16:53 | Don Jackson confirmed at Salzburg

The rumour it's now confirmed by Red Bulls: former Eisbaren Berlin coach Don Jackson is the new headcoach of Austrian team. The 56-year-old American has enjoyed a very successful six-year stint as head coach of the Eisbären Berlin, winning 5 DEL titles, the last three consecutive and an European Trophy. In Salzburg he replaces Pierre Pagé, who left the team after six seasons, three EBEL titles and a Continental Cup, to join Red Bull München.

Couriously Jackson come to Berlin in 2007 replacing Pierre Pagé as head coach and subsequently taking the Eisbären to five German championship titles (DEL).

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