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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)

29 Aug 2012, 17:02 | Jan Marek honoured in Magnitogorsk and Prague

Czech forward Jan Marek, died in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's plane crash, had his jersey #15 retired by Metallurg Magnitogorsk during a ceremony at Romazan Tournament, currently helding at Metallurg Arena. Marek played in Magnitogorsk from 2006 to 2010.
In Prague, the City Council decided to dedicate a street to the three Czech players died in the crash: along with Marek, also Karel Rachunek and Josef Vasicek will have a street with their name

29 Aug 2012, 16:56 | Yunost signs farm agreement with Dinamo

Yunost Minsk, recently admitted in VHL, signed a partnership with KHL Dinamo Minsk for the 2012-13 season to act as farm team. Yunost can receive a maximum of six players from the head club.

29 Aug 2012, 09:40 | DEL Winter Game and DEB cooperate

The organizers of the first ever DEL outdoor match, the DEL Winter Game, which is going to be held in Nürnberg, 5 Januar 2013, and the German ice hockey federation DEB agreed to cooperate during the event. 50 cents of every ticket go to the DEB for youth development. In return DEB is going to promote the game during national team games and online.

28 Aug 2012, 20:39 | Georgia will have a training camp in Turkey

Genclik Spor Club announces that club and Georgia National Ice Hockey Team will do a joint training camp from September 15 to October 10.
"I think this is a great opportunity for both clubs" said Genclik coach Keith McAdams. "We will practice separately and play scrimmage or game each night"

28 Aug 2012, 17:46 | Sweden-Denmark games canceled

Sweden and Denmark had planned to play two games in September but Swedish Head Coach Pär Mårts has cancelled the games because the Elitserien clubs did not want to give the players a break reports Swedish newspaper Expressen.

27 Aug 2012, 19:57 | Innsbruck retires Rem Murray’s number

HC Innsbruck announces team decides to retire the jersey #17 to pay homage to Rem Murray, retired this summer. Canadian forward played three season with Innsbruck. Murray is the third player to have his number retired by the club, after # 14 Greg Holst and #31 Claus Dalpiaz.

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