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15 Mar 2020, 11:09 | AIHL postponed the begin of season, New Zealand confirms the start until now

The AIHL (Australian Ice Hockey League)2020 season will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The season was scheduled to begin on 18 April. No future date was scheduled.
In New Zealand, where the league start is scheduled for mid-May, the Federation released a short statement confirming for now the competition: "As yet, there has been no delay to the NZIHL 2020 season, but we are monitoring the situation closely"

15 Mar 2020, 09:29 | Fasel: "KHL should suspend playoffs"

President of the International Hockey Federation Rene Fasel called on the KHL to suspend the season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Would it be fair to stop the season in the KHL? Yes.In other championships, games are suspended or cancelled. There are two clubs in Switzerland, including Lugano, which are located near the border of Italy. They were not allowed to play. And the Swiss League decided to suspend the championship. Once again, it is very important to protect the population, the people.We will be realistic." said Fasel to Ria Novosti Agency after Finnish club Jokerit Helsinki announced the withdrawal from the KHL playoffs.

12 Mar 2020, 16:22 | Fifth title for Irbis-Skate Sofia

Irbis Skate Sofia won the fifth consecutive title in Bulgaria, once again dominating the league, closing the campaign with a perfect record of 12 victories. NSA Sofia finished second. Irbis won also Bulgaria Cup, assigned to the team finished the first round of the championship in first place

12 Mar 2020, 12:18 | SHL playoffs postponed

The Swedish playoffs are postponed until at least March 24. The playoffs series will also be played best-of-five instead of seven.

The qualification to SHL will continue as planned but with empty seats.

10 Mar 2020, 20:28 | Slovak games postponed indefinitely

With three rounds remaining of the regular season of the Slovak league all games are postponed until at least March 23 due to the risk of coronavirus transmission.

03 Mar 2020, 23:22 | Clayton Beddoes leaves Italy national team

Italian Federation announces Canadian coach Clayton Beddoes,49, resigned today with the national team for "differences in view" with the board. Beddoes was appointed as headcoach of Italy in 2017, leading the Azzurri at a unexpecting stay in the Top Division. Current assistant coaches Riku-Petteri Lehtonen and Giorgio De Bettin, along with video-coach Diego Scandella, remain in the coaching-staff and will lead the training camp in Bolzano starting next April 13 for the preparation to World Championship. Last January Beddoes was fired by Bolzano Foxes

28 Feb 2020, 23:49 | World Championships Division IV canceled

The World Championships Division IV that was supposed to start on March 3 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has been canceled due to the Coronavirus epidemic.

26 Feb 2020, 23:31 | Asia League finals canceled

The Asian League Ice Hockey has decided to cancel the playoff final, which was scheduled to be held on February 29, due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Japan and overseas.

24 Feb 2020, 16:43 | Solway Sharks clinch Scottish title

With an unbeaten record the Solway Sharks became Scottish National League champions at the weekend.

02 Feb 2020, 11:17 | Challenge Cup Finalists 2020

The second leg of the Semi-Finals confirmed the finalists as the Sheffield Steelers took on Glasgow Clan and Nottingham Panthers faced off against Cardiff Devils. Sheffield Steelers and Cardiff Devils proceed to the final in March 2020.

28 Dec 2019, 06:30 | Nikko Ice Bucks won All Japan Ice Hockey Championship

By beating 5-1 the Tohoku Free Blades, Nikko Ice Bucks won the 87th edition of Japan Championship, the domestic competition crowning the national champion between professional, amateur and teams from Universities. As usual the Asian League teams dominated the tournament, played at the Dydo Drinco Arena in Nidìshi Tokyo, once the home of defunct Seibu Prince Rabbits team. It's the second title for the Buck

23 Dec 2019, 16:46 | Murrayfield win cup

Murrayfield Racers of the snl last night retained the Stuart Robertson cup when they defeated Dundee Comets 14-6 on aggregate over 2 legs.

22 Dec 2019, 12:35 | Róbert Freyr Pálsson named Icelandic Player of the Year

Róbert Freyr Pálsson, 28, is the icehockey player of the year 2019, elected by the board of the Icelandic Hockey Association. The defender has experiences in the Danish 1 Division and with defunct Esja Reykjavik, besides Björninn, his native club. He is also the captain of national team.

Akureyri SC and Icelandic women's team Kolbrun Gardarsdottir was voted Ice Hockey Icon of the Year 2019

18 Dec 2019, 21:24 | Hungary promoted

With a perfect 5-0 record Hungary wins the U20 World Championship Division IB in Kyiv, Ukraine. Italy is relegated to the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group A.

17 Dec 2019, 10:19 | Romania advances to the next round

As everyone expected, the host country Romania, dominated the group K - Round 2 of Olympic prequalification (December 12-15, 2019). In the last two years, the romanians have considerably improved their level. They are newly promoted to Division I, Group A.
The only unknowns were just the difference in score against their opponents (Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, Israel). Therefore, with maximum possible points, Romania advances to the third qualifying stage, Nottingham - United Kingdom, February 6-9, 2020, where they will meet Hungary, Estonia and the host country, Great Britain.