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06 Sep 2012, 17:15 | Match des champions in Cholet

France Federation announces the Match des Champions between the French champion Rouen Dragons and the winner of French Cup Dijon Les Ducs will be played in Cholet the next September 08

06 Sep 2012, 17:01 | NLB, no more play-off à la carte

With eight votes in favour and two against, the Swiss NLB clubs decided to change the playoffs system for the upcoming season. The right for the best teams to choose the opponent was canceled and the new system will be the most common: first vs eighth, second vs seventh etc.
It will be created also a NLA/NLB commission to introduce a new system of promotion/relegation between the two leagues. Many clubs are in favour of NLB champion´s direct promotion without the current playouts against the last team of NLA

05 Sep 2012, 19:39 | Belarus Open League starts with Zhlobin win

The Belarusian league stared today today with the game Metallurg Zhlobin - Neman Grodno. The home team won 6-5 after five points by Konstantin Baranov and four by Dmitri Igoshin.

04 Sep 2012, 23:19 | Brad Leeb receives 3-games suspension for punch

Coventry Blaze forward Brad Leeb has received a three-match ban for his sucker punch during his side's challenge match at Sheffield Steelers on Saturday 1st September 2012.
Leeb will miss three matches, one of which has already been served, against Sheffield Steelers, Cardiff Devils
and Dundee Stars

04 Sep 2012, 23:06 | Coupe de la Ligue starts

French League Cup started with two games between Dijon and France U20. Ligue Magnus team won yesterday 5-2 and today with same score. Follow Coupe de la Ligue stats and results here

04 Sep 2012, 21:28 | Former player Nikolai Fedyashev killed

Former player Nikolai Fedyashev, 29, was killed on September 02 outside a night club in Samara, Russia.
Fedyashev and a friend fought with people of Caucasian nationality inside the bar. In the street Fedyashev dealt a mortal blow to the throat with a knife. His friend also suffered stab injuries and is now in intensive care.
In his career he played hockey for the CSK VVS Samara, Kristall Saratov and Lada Togliatti in Russia. He played also in Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Hungary and closed active career in Romania
Recently, Fedyashev coached team Vympel

04 Sep 2012, 20:10 | Hamburg without Aubin for six weeks

DEL club Hamburg Freezers can't count with their Canadian forward Serge Aubin for the next six weeks. The 37-year old veteran received a broken thumb in the European Trophy game against Eisbären Berlin on Sunday. The OP was scheduled for today.

03 Sep 2012, 13:32 | DEL introduces power breaks

Beginning with the new season Germany's highest professional ice hockey league DEL introduces power breaks for every game. After 8 minutes of play there will be a 90 second break that can be used for better advertisement by the clubs. This is already standard in most professional top leagues and at IIHF World Championships. A positive side effect is that players get more time to refresh and therefore the fans will get to see the best players more often on the ice. A power break has to be delayed in case of a power play to avoid unfair competition.

03 Sep 2012, 01:51 | Fife Flyers wins Scottish Autumn Cup

Fife Flyers were crowned the Scottish Autumn Cup champions beating 7-3 in the inaugural final the Braehead Clan. Canadian new forward Jason Pitton was the star of the game, scoring four goals and serving one assists. Great Britain National Team forward Robert Farmer, having recently joined Braehead Clan after an unsuccessful stint in Kazakhstan, noted two goal

02 Sep 2012, 17:33 | Sweden-Finland U17 games

Sweden U17 and Finland U17 played three games in Åmål Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Sweden won all three; 6-3, 4-3 (SO) and 3-2.

01 Sep 2012, 15:58 | Today was the start of the new MHL season

In the season opener of Europe's most important youth competition, the Russian-based Molodezhnaya Hockey League, between last year's winners Omsk Hawks and finalists Red Army Moscow team the hosts from Omsk won 2-1 (0-0, 2-0, 0-1) this afternoon.

01 Sep 2012, 11:35 | Shawn Hunwick has to leave Salzburg

EC Red Bull Salzburg from Austria used a release clause to end their contract with American goalie Shawn Hunwick early. In three European Trophy games the former one-time NHL player had a save percentage of 92.5 per cent.

31 Aug 2012, 10:39 | Poll: What league are you most excited about?

With league hockey beginning next weeek, the waiting has an end. But what league are you most excited about. Answer our new Facebook poll here.

30 Aug 2012, 22:24 | A new arena opened in Gorki

Last Saturday the city of Gorki, Belarus, received a new ice arena: opened by Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich, the arena has capacity of more than 560 spectators and also includes a sports hall for indoor soccer, volleyball and handball for 370 spectators. The new complex will host an icehockey schools

30 Aug 2012, 13:28 | Dinamo Riga wins LDZ Kauss

In the final of LDZ Kauss on Wedneseday the Latvian hosts Dinamo Riga won against their KHL rivals Lokomotiv Yaroslavl with 3-1 in Arena Riga. Just one day earlier Lokomotiv had won the last group match between the two teams with 4-1. Finnish SM-liiga side Espoo Blues took the third place after defeating Atlant Mytischy 3:2 in the shootout. The following awards were given to the best players of LDZ Kauss.

Tournament MVP: Karsums (Riga); Best Goalie: Jučers (Riga), Best Defender: Vishnevsky (Atlant), Best Forward: Kalyuzhny (Lokomotiv)