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23 Jul 2012, 22:22 | Yakupov signs with Edmonton

NHL first draft pick Nail Yakupov today signed an entry level contract with the Edmonton Oilers. Other NHL news todays was that Rick Nash was traded from Columbus to New York Rangers in exchange for Tim Erixon, Artem Ansimov and Brandon Duchinsky.

23 Jul 2012, 00:50 | Bristol out of ENL

Bristol Pitbulls have announced they're withdrawing their ENL1 South team for next season, though they will ice a team in Division Two

21 Jul 2012, 23:19 | Leonid Vaisfeld: Metallurg will play in KHL

Metallurg Novokuznetsk General Manager Leonid Vaisfeld briefly commented the club situation after a meeting with President Sergei Kuznetsov.
"Sergei told me the budget for this season. And will be modest".
According to Vaisfeld the club won't play in VHL, as suggested by League Board, but will continue in KHL: "Kuznetsov said that the Kemerovo Oblast will keep the team in the KHL"

21 Jul 2012, 23:13 | Jan Laco broke collarbone and needs surgery

During the first Donbas Donets'k training camp in Finland Slovakian goalie Jan Laco - Eurohockey.com player of the months for April/May - broke his left collarbone and need surgery to be done as early as Monday in Bratislava, where the goalkeeper was rushed.
"We will take all necessary measures. Three hours later he was sitting on the plane, heading to Slovakia. I immediately got in touch with the leaders of Slovak Ice Hockey Federation and its president, Igor Nemecek, and, of course, with a doctor who will be engaged in treatment for Jan - said coach Julius Supler - We are waiting for good news and a successful operation. I cannot say the exact date of recovery, because it is a fracture with displacement. This data will be announced after the operation"

20 Jul 2012, 18:55 | Petri Matikainen is new Avangard Omsk coach

As rumoured in last week, Finnish Petri Matikainen, 45, is the new Avangard Omsk headcoach. He signed a three-years contract and replacing countryman Raimo Summanen, resigned some weeks ago. Matikainen coached Pelicans Lahti and Espoo Blues in the past, and HIFK Helsinki last season. He was also Finland national team assistant coach in last two World Championships

19 Jul 2012, 22:25 | Colorado Avalanche sign affiliation with Cutthroats

The CHL expansion team Denver Cutthroats announced they have entered into an affiliation agreement with the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche.

18 Jul 2012, 17:00 | Kloten Flyers get license

The Kloten Flyers will play the next NLA and are definitively saved.

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has issued to the club a license provided that Kloten submit a monthly report on the finances.

18 Jul 2012, 16:46 | Juris Opulskis new GM at Dinamo Riga

Juris Opulskis was appointed as new Dinamo Riga GM during the Management Board meeting on July 17. A former player, Opulskis, 43, had previously served a similar function at Juniors Riga and HK Riga, Dinamo's farm clubs.
He replaced Normunds Sejejs who has left the club last April after four years to became the general manager of new Lev Prague.

18 Jul 2012, 00:27 | No candidates for Belarusian Federation Presidency

Two days before the meeting of Belarusian Federation to elect the new President after the resignation of Evgeny Vorsin, no one fill the application as candidate. Deadline expired last Saturday. This means that the election, scheduled for July 19, would not take place in any case. Tentatively, the vacancy will close after the London Olympics.

16 Jul 2012, 20:23 | Kloten bankruptcy cancelled

Odyssey for Kloten is ended: the Bülach District Court canceled the bankruptcy of the company EHC Kloten Sport, The final granting of the license to compete in NLA 2012/2013 is expected in the next days.
To support its decision, the judge handling the case of bankruptcy has highlighted that the EHC Kloten Sport SA has provided convincing evidence dating from July 13. He also added that sanitation was successful and that the debts of April 30 and June 30 had been eliminated.

16 Jul 2012, 19:08 | All clubs get license in France

The French Federation publishes the clubs who are validated to play this season, as well as the punishments and clubs under surveillance of transfers and money spending.

All clubs in Ligue Magnus are validated though most of them have sanctions against them, Angers, Epinal, Gap, Mulhouse, Strasbourg are under surveillance.

All but Annecy and Mont Blanc have been validated from Division 1, Mont Blanc is going to appeal the decision. Montpellier is under surveillance

From Division 2, everybody but La Roche-sur-Yon is validated and club will appeal the decision, nobody under surveillance

16 Jul 2012, 18:58 | Dusan Gregor new coach at Sokol

VHL team Sokol Krasnoyarsk announces the new coach for next season will be Slovakian Dusan Gregor, fired last January from Dukla Trencin.
Gregor, 50, coached Trencin, Skalica, Kosice, Martin and Zilina in Slovakia and Liberec in Czech Republic, winning a title in 2003-04 with Dukla Trencin when he was elected Coach of the Year. He also lead Slovakia U20 at 2005-06 WJC.

13 Jul 2012, 21:53 | CSKA Moscow signs farm team agreement with THK Tver

THK Tver, debuting this season in VHL, will be the farm team for CSKA Moscow, as announced by CSKA GM Sergei Fedorov: "Team Tver and the city pay great attention to hockey. And they conveniently monitor our kids, that is we are looking for." said Fedorov. The agreement is for a year

12 Jul 2012, 21:10 | Maccabi Metulla replaces Jaca in Continental Cup

Israeli champion Maccabi Metula will replace forfeited CH Jaca in first round of Continental Cup, held in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, from 28 to 30 September. Maccabi will play with host HSC Csikszereda, Vitez Belgrade (Serbia) and Baskent Yildizlari Ankara (Turkey).

12 Jul 2012, 18:24 | Kuban Krasnodar will be Vityaz farm team

Newly formed Kuban Krasnodar will play in next VHL as Vityaz Chekhov farm team. Last season HK Ryazan was the Vityaz affiliate