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20 Apr 2012, 22:17 | Switzerland beats Sweden again

Switzerland defeated Sweden for the second time in three days, winning 5-2 on away ice in Nyköping. Nino Niederreiter scored two goals.

20 Apr 2012, 00:21 | Dijon keeps the coach

After a very positive season, Finnish coach Jarmo Tolvanen decided to extend his contract with Dijon Les Ducs for the next season, with an option for 2013-14

19 Apr 2012, 23:40 | Dynamo legend Valeri Vasiliev passed away

Dynamo Moscow and USSR national team defender Valeri Vasiliev passed away at 63 after a long illness.
Vasiliev defended the colors of Dynamo from 1967 to 1984. In the USSR national team defender has won twice Olympic gold medal (in 1972 and 1976)and the silver in 1980, and eight gold medals at the World Championships. Vasiliev was a member of Super Series-72. In the 1998 IIHF inducted Vasiliev into Hall of Fame.

18 Apr 2012, 22:43 | Today’s Euro Hockey Challenge games

Switzerland beat Sweden 4-2 and Czech Republic beat Slovakia 3-1.

18 Apr 2012, 22:10 | Almaty will have a 15,000 seats arena

Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Esimov, during the visit at locations of sports facilities to be built for the 28th Winter Universiade in 2017, announces the city will have a new 15,000 seats Ice Arena and two further minor ice rinks

18 Apr 2012, 21:29 | Changes in Belarus and Kazakhstan rosters for World Championship

Belarusian Yugra Khanty Mansiysk forward Sergei Demagin will miss World Championships in Sweden and Finland. Doctors not allowed to start training because of a shoulder injury.
Also Kazakh defender Aleksei Vasilchenko (Traktor Chelyabinsk) won't travel to Sweden due to injury

18 Apr 2012, 18:55 | Loko won’t play in Yaroslavl next season

MHL team Loko Yaroslavl won't play in Arena 2000 next season. "We would like to have three hockey teams playing here - said Governor of the Yaroslavl region Viktor Kostin - but there are a lot of problems in sharing a unique arena between three high-level teams. Many fans regret the fact that Loko will act in a different region, but so far it's a necessary measure. There are already plans for the reconstruction of the ice palace in Rybinsk. We want to bring there Loko, but this is not in the immediate future"

18 Apr 2012, 18:49 | Nikitin and Emelin in, Chudinov out

Team Russia roster suffered another changes: Severstal Cherepovets defender Maxim Chudinov was cut from preliminary list, while Montreal Canadians' Aleksei Emelin and Columbus Blue Jackets' Nikita Nikitin, both defenders, joined the Russia training camp in Novogorsk

18 Apr 2012, 18:42 | Saku Koivu and Selanne won’t partecipate in IHWC

According to Finnish site leijonat.fi, Anaheim Ducks forwards Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu will not defend Finland in the 2012 World Championships 2012

16 Apr 2012, 20:23 | Slough Jets win English Premier League

Slough Jets won their third EPL Playoff title in five years with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Manchester Phoenix. A double from Darius Pliskauskas and four assists from Dan Davies handed them a deserved crown.

16 Apr 2012, 19:32 | Italy cuts roster after first two games

Italy headcoach Rick Cornacchia decided the first roster reduction after the two exhibition games against France. Defenders Fabian Hackhofer (Vipiteno Broncos)and Enrico Miglioranzi (Asiago) and forwards Mirko Presti(Asiago), Simon Kostner (JYP Akatemia FIN), Diego Kostner (HC Lugano SUI) and Patrick Mair (Vipiteno Broncos) won't travel to Sweden for IHWC. Also Valpellice forward Luca Frigo won't be in Sweden due to injury. Italy will now face Kazakhstan three times in Asiago (April 24 and 27) and alba di Canazei (April 26)

16 Apr 2012, 16:21 | Fasel: "The 2014 IHWC will be in Belarus"

IIHF President Rene Fasel has assured that the IHWC in 2014, as originally planned, will be held in Belarus.
"I think the tournament will be played in Belarus. I'm sure we'll be there. The issue would be discussed at the congress IIHF in May, if the federation will make it on the agenda." - Fasel said to the agency R-Sport.

16 Apr 2012, 16:12 | Metalurgs Liepaja 2 confirmed title in Latvia but club can terminate cooperation with Dinamo Riga

By hammering 8-2 regular season winner Ozolnieki/Monarch in game #5 of finals, Liepaja Metalurgs 2 confirmed its title in Latvian League. Mārtiņš Gipters scored an hattrick. This is the fourth title in last five years for Metalurgs, two as senior team and the last two as "B" team.

During the celebrations for the title Metalurgs' Director Mikhail Vasilenok said is still unsure if club will continue to serve as Dinamo Riga farm club: ""Co-operation in this season was not as favorable as in the first season, so do not know whether we will continue to cooperate and will remain a farm club Dinamo. We had the impression Dinamo prioritised HK Riga in the MHL, assigning to them some key players when we are also fighting for access to the playoffs in Belarus League"

16 Apr 2012, 16:01 | Kazzinc-Torpedo changes coach

Oleg Bolyakin won't be on Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk bench next season. Team decided not to extend 47-years-old coach for next season and is searching for a replacement. Bolyakin arrived at Torpedo in 2010-2011 season

16 Apr 2012, 15:53 | Musatov and Zubarev left national team

Forward Igor Musatov and defender Andrei Zubarev, both from Atlant, left the Russian national team.
"Players know that unfortunately not all will go to Sweden. We wanna express our gratitude for the professional attitude of Musatov and Zubarev" commented coach Valeri Belov"

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