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07 Oct 2012, 18:28 | Ukraine will spend 3.5 billions for the development of hockey

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has increased the amount of funding for the social program "Hockey Ukraine" to 3.593 milliard hrivna (about 340 millions euro).

The funds will primarily be used for the construction and renovation of sports facilities with artificial ice.

Dates of the program of "Hockey Ukraine" was extended for five years - until 2017.

According to the government, with the changes will increase the number of teams participating in Ukrainian Professional League from 8-10 previously planned to 12-14

07 Oct 2012, 17:20 | Jonathan Ericsson to the Swedish third tier league

Jonathan Ericsson of Detroit Red Wings is the first NHL lock-out player to sign with a team in Division 1, the Swedish third league. He will join Vita Hästen, the club he represented as a junior, October 17.

06 Oct 2012, 19:59 | Lockout a marketing chance for small leagues?

In recent weeks many NHLers found their way to the leagues in Europe but most of them concentrated on the traditional hockey super powers like Russia, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Germany etc (1st and 2nd tier). After recent signings of Dustin Jeffrey (Tilburg Trappers, Netherlands) and Wojtek Wolski (KH Sanok, Poland) maybe more players use the lockout to make advertising for the fastest team sport on earth.

05 Oct 2012, 22:37 | Sweden to host 2015 Women’s WC

The 2015 IIHF World Women's Championship will be played in Sweden. Venue and dates are still to be announced.

05 Oct 2012, 09:20 | Bergenheim returns to USA

HIFK's NHL lockout player Sean Bergenheim returns to USA after only two games (one goal) in SM-Liiga. He is injured and goes home to USA för rehabilitation. It is still not clear if he will return to HIFK.

03 Oct 2012, 07:46 | Frölunda second team to break agreement

Frölunda is the second of the Elitserien clubs after Modo to break the agreement between the clubs not to sign any NHL players to short time contracts during the lockout. After injuries on some key players Frölunda has signed a two-month contract with Colorado's Matt Duchene.

02 Oct 2012, 17:14 | Estonian champion out from league?

Kalev Valk Tartu, current Estonian champion, didn't appeared last Saturday in Tallinn to debut in 2012-13 Skoda League against Viiking Tallinn, citing financial problems. It's still unclear if Kalev will play the rest of the season. They lost the game 5-0 and was fined with 750 euro.

01 Oct 2012, 00:24 | HSC Csikszereda advances in Continental Cup

HSC Csikszereda/Miercurea Ciuc easily won the Continental Cup first round played at home. Romanian team finished the tournament with a perfect record and withou suffering a single goal: 15-0 and 15-0 against Baskent Yildizlari Ankara and Maccabi Metulla - Israelian team replaced forfeited CH Jaca from Spain - and 6-0 over Serbian Vitez.
Turkish team grabbed a significative second place beating 6-1 Vitez and 13-1 Maccabi.
HSC Csikszereda will now play in Landshut, Germany from 19 to 21 October with Landshut Cannibals, Belfast Giants (GBR) and Eaters Geleen (NED).
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01 Oct 2012, 00:01 | Dutch women takes the first step towards the Olympics

The Netherlands won the group against Poland, Slovenia and South Korea to advance to the second stage of the Women's Olympic qualification.

30 Sep 2012, 22:59 | Kölner Haie defend top position

DEL leaders Kölner Haie today defended their top position by winning 4-3 at home against the Hamburg Freezers. For the Sharks it was their 6th win in their 6th match this season. For more information on the league click here.

29 Sep 2012, 11:50 | Five-games suspension for Svitov

Salavat Yulayev forward Alexander Svitov was banned for five games for rough play against SKA forward Maxim Afinogenov. Svitov caused Afinogenov a leg injury in the third period of 27 september game and was fined with a major penalty

28 Sep 2012, 13:05 | Berkut - Companion suspended

The game of Ukranian Professional League between Berkut Kyiv and Companion-Naftogaz was suspended at 12.31 of first period due to fog on ATEK rink. The score was 2-0 for Companion. PHL decided to finish the match on September 29 at 16:30 at the same venue. The game will resume from the same time. The game originally scheduled for September 29 between the two teams was postponed to October 24.

28 Sep 2012, 07:58 | East China sea conflict causes Asia League to post-pone games

The Asia League has post-poned another set of games due to the growing Japan China conflict over a set of uninhabited islands. This weekend the Eagles were to play in China, but the league has postponed the games until the middle of November and end of December. Last week three games against the Cranes were rescheduled until January.

27 Sep 2012, 01:14 | Aleksei Shagov takes 10 games ban

Donbas Donets'k 2 forward Aleksei Shagov received 10-games ban for repeatedly using profanity and insults to a referee that gave him 10 minutes penalty plus a match penalty in the 22 September Ukranian League game against Levy L'Viv.  During the suspension, Shagov doesn't receive money for four games, then will received a 12.000 hryvnia salary until the end of suspension

25 Sep 2012, 16:12 | MODO first to break agreement - Steen plays tonight

MODO announced today that Alexander Steen of St. Louis Blues will play in tonight's game against Brynäs. MODO is the first club to sign an NHL lockout player after the agreement between the Elitserien clubs not to do so was ruled illegal.

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