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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

12 Jul 2012, 18:01 | San Francisco Bulls become Sharks affiliate

New expansion ECHL team San Francisco Bulls announced they have been named the ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. The Bulls have also been named the ECHL affiliate of the American Hockey League's (AHL) Worcester Sharks. The Bulls will serve as the primary ECHL developmental team for the San Jose and Worcester Sharks.

11 Jul 2012, 22:11 | Kloten will host Memory Night

On 4.August at 19.00, the Kloten Flyers will host Memory Night for all those who lost their life in the 7.September, 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air crash. The Flyers will play a match and do a skill competition against Hockey All-stars, a made up of both current and former stars. All money raised will go towards Lokomotiv, for more information please visit event website here

Purchase tickets: here

11 Jul 2012, 18:08 | Kloten Flyers receives one week more

The bankruptcy court of the Bülach District extended for one week more the extension of bankruptcy proceedings of Kloten Flyers. This should be the last before the rescue of the club.
The new investors Philippe Gaydoul and Thomas Matter have received the majority of shares and all conditions are now set for new capital to be injected into the company EHC Kloten Sport.
The legal representative of the SA, Daniel Hunkeler, said that a further extension would not be necessary.

11 Jul 2012, 17:27 | Polish Federation names coaches’ staff

During the last meeting of Polish Ice Hockey Federation, the Board named the coaches' staff, excepted the head coach that will be nominated later. The national team assistents will be Marek Ziętara and Jacek Płachta. Both coached in last Polish League: Zietara at MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ and Plachta at champion KH Sanok.
Jarosław Morawiecki will be the new coach of U20 team, Tomasz Demkowicz of the U18 team and Marek Kozyra will lead women team.

11 Jul 2012, 11:01 | Asplöven to HockeyAllsvenskan

Asplöven HC from Haparanda has now officially been announced to replace Borås in Sweden's second tier HockeyAllsvenskan. Borås was relegatad due to financial reasons and Asplöven who finished third in the qualification round was first in line to replace them.

10 Jul 2012, 22:50 | Anton Belov suspended three months for doping

Avangard Omsk defender Anton Belov takes a three-month suspension for doping from disciplinary committee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). The period of disqualification is from 21 April to 21 July, it means Belov won't miss any game in next season. Belov was found positive during playoffs final and was suspended.
Few days ago another player, SKA St. Petersburg Maksim Rybin, also took three months suspension for doping

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