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04 Jul 2012, 20:47 | MOL Liga suffered withdrawals

Two clubs applied to join 2012-13 MOL Liga announces they won't enter in the competition: Slovak HK 38 Dubnica did not got the approval from the Slovakian Federation, while Slohokej Liga champion Partizan Beograd can't solve the problem of ice availability to ensure a proper preparation for the season.
In addition also regular partecipant Steaua Rangers Bucharest won't compete due to uncertain status of the ice-hockey department of the club. Previously Sapa Fehérvár AV19 announced its farm team was disbanded.
So MOL Liga will start in September with 7 teams: Hungarian Dab.Docler Dunaújváros, Ferencváros Budapest, Miskolci Jegesmedvék and Újpesti TE Budapest, Romanian ASC Corona Brasov and HSC Csíkszereda/Miercurea Ciuc and the Slovak Ice Tigers Nové Zámky

03 Jul 2012, 20:16 | Spengler Cup participants named

Today the Spengler Cup officials released the names of the participants for this year's Spengler Cup. Favourite for the tournament win is Salavat Yulayev Ufa (KHL). The other participants are Adler Mannheim (DEL), host HC Davos and Fribourg-Gottéron (both NLA), HC Vítkovice (Czech Extraliga) and a team consisting of Canadian players.

03 Jul 2012, 20:07 | Koelliker no longer German head coach

The one-year contract of Jakob Koelliker as head coach of Germany's men's national team has not been extended. The Swiss national was heavily criticised for the weak impression of his team during the 2012 World Championship in Finland and Sweden. A successor has not been named yet by the German ice hockey federation.

02 Jul 2012, 23:29 | Ryazan changes coaches

HC Ryazan announces team will have a new coaches' staff for the upcoming season. New head coach will be former Soviet Union defender Anatoli Fedotov, while his assistant will be Nikolai Davydkin. former coaching staff, Oleg Kurin, Oleg Barsukov and Konstantin Frolov should remain in team staff

02 Jul 2012, 22:03 | LEV Praha launches the official website and sets up price of tickets

Today, the brand-new KHL club LEV Prague has launched its official website on www.levpraha.cz. Simultaneously the organization also announced the ticket prices for the next season. Fans can buy a season-ticket starting on €177, the single-game tickets price moves in region of €10.

02 Jul 2012, 14:23 | Radulov signs with CSKA

Alexander Radulov today signed a four year deal with CSKA Moscow.

29 Jun 2012, 17:10 | Remir Khaidarov dies in fire

35 year-old Rubin Tyumen defenseman Remir Khaidarov died on the night of June 29 while on vacation in his native Kazan. There was a fire in his house and Khaidarov rushed upstairs to rescue his family. At this point the roof collapsed. Khaidarov played 187 games for Rubin, winning the VHL title in 2010-11. He played also for Ak Bars, Neftekhimik and Neftyanik Almetyevsk.

27 Jun 2012, 22:05 | Borås not allowed to play in HockeyAllsvenskan

Borås HC has been relegated from the Swedish second tier HockeyAllsvenskan due to bad finances. The club wasn't granted the elite license that is needed to play in any of Sweden's top two divisions. The board of Borås had announced that they will appeal against the decision.

27 Jun 2012, 18:57 | Timo Lahtinen named SC Miercurea Ciuc coach

Finnish Timo Lahtinen, 65, is the new coach of MOL Liga SC Miercurea Ciuc. This is the second stint of Lehtinen in Romania, he already coached Sport Club in 2008-09 season when team won MOL Liga

26 Jun 2012, 22:27 | Taipei Wolves win CIHL

Beating 2-1 and 6-3 the Taipei Raptors in the playoffs finals, Taipei Wolves win Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League (CIHL) Open Division Title. Wolves' Mike Lin was named playoffs MVP. Typhoon clinch Development Division title beating Tu Gou in the final

26 Jun 2012, 20:48 | Washington Capitals get new coach

After one season in Tampa Bay and two seasons behind the New Jersey Devils' bench as an assistant coach, Adam Oates has his first job as head coach. He has signed with the Washington Capitals, replacing his former teammate Dale Hunter.

26 Jun 2012, 16:44 | News from Polish Federation

In the first Board meeting after the elections, Polish Federation takes some decisions:
- National team headcoach Wiktor Pysz was fired and will be replaced with a foreign coach appointed in the next few weeks. Also Marian Pysz left his charge as head of national coaches, replaced by Tomasz Rutkowski.
- Wojciech Mądrala is the new referees coordinator
- The women prequalification tournament for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics will be held at the end of September 2012 in Jastrzebie.
- In the season 2012/13 teams partecipating in Polish Hockey League can have six foreign players. In the First Division club can register 3 foreigners in next season and none in the following seasons.
- Season 2012/13 will begin on 9 September in Katowice, where GKS will face the Polish champion Sanok.
- Every team must allign minimum four youth players (five in First League) and maximum five players over 35 years

26 Jun 2012, 14:23 | KHL games in USA

SKA and Dynamo will play two KHL games in New York at the Barclays Center January 19 and 20.

23 Jun 2012, 01:26 | Yakupov picked first

Russian forward Nail Yakupov was picked as first overall by the Edmonton Oilers when the 2012 NHL Entry Draft started. More information will be found here on eurohockey.com later. Complete draft results will be found here later.

22 Jun 2012, 23:45 | Ted Nolan continues as Latvia coach

Despite a not brilliant World Championship, Latvian Federation decides to extend for one year the contract with Canadian coach Ted Nolan