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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.

25 Sep 2012, 11:22 | Crimmitschau signs two NHL stars

The current lockout in the NHL allows teams allover Europe to strengthen their rosters. German 2. Bundesliga club ETC Crimmitschau now signed Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers) and Chris Stewart (St. Louis Blues) for at least the next 30 days with the help of their sponsors. The two childhood friends are expected to arrive this afternoon in the Eastern German town.

24 Sep 2012, 22:29 | Swiss Cup proposed to SIHF

During the up-coming General Assembly in November, a Swiss Cup project will be submitted to the SIHF, a tournament similar to the Coupe de France. The tournament will include clubs from the National Leagues and amateur Regio League in a knock-out format. Swiss Cup will be presented by Infrontringier who will do the marketing and television as well provide prize money to the winner. The goal is to generate even more interest in ice hockey, allow clubs to capture both a League title and National title as well as give clubs from lower levels a chance at a higher league club.

24 Sep 2012, 21:46 | Söderberg scores three

Carl Söderberg scored three goals when Linköping beat Växjö 8-3 in Elitserien tonight. Söderberg is now the scoring leader of Elitserien.

24 Sep 2012, 17:53 | Ljubljana fires head coach Heikki Mälkiä

After only six matches EBEL team HDD Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia fired their Finnish head coach Heikki Mälkiä. His team had only won one game so far. In the two years before Mälkia was head coach for HK Jesenice, also in EBEL. A successor has not yet been found.

21 Sep 2012, 21:29 | Riga Prisma 2 to replace Latgale

Latvian Federation Board approved tthe entrance of Riga Prisma 2 in the Latvian hockey league to replace DHK Latgale

21 Sep 2012, 15:30 | Sean Simpson will lead Switzerland in Ufa

Switzerland senior team coach Sean Simpson will lead U20 team at next IHWC in Ufa. Simpson will be assisted by Colin Muller, also named assistant coach of senior team

20 Sep 2012, 12:42 | Swift given 1 game suspension

After receiving 32 minutes in penalties related to a roughing call in Wednesday's game against the Eagles, High1 forward Michael Swift received a 1 game suspension for rule 528-h which relates to "A player who grabs or holds the face mask or helmet or pulls the hair of an opponent". He will miss the September 29 game against the Cranes in Japan.

20 Sep 2012, 04:05 | Bolzano wins Supercoppa

Bolzano Foxes win Italian Supercoppa, the opening season trophy between the champion and the winner of National Cup. Foxes won 4-3 after shootouts SG Cortina at Stadio Olimpico. This is the fouth Supercoppa for Bolzano, a record in Italy

19 Sep 2012, 22:46 | NHL announces cancellation of preseason schedule through Sept. 30

-NHL.com

The National Hockey League announced today the cancellation of the 2012 preseason schedule through Sept. 30.

The cancellation of the schedule was necessary because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players' Association and the NHL.