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23 Apr 2012, 15:27 | Chelmsford Chieftains ENL South Champions

Chelmsford Chieftains secured the ENL South Play-Off championship as they overcame bitter rivals Romford Raiders with a 6-2 second leg win, after the first tie had ended 4-4 the night before.

23 Apr 2012, 02:35 | Czech Republic and Belarus earn NHL players for IHWC

Detroit Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler and defender Jakub Kindl will join Czech Republic roster to play in next World Championship. Both players will play also in Euro Hockey Tour at the end of April. Also Belarus will be benefit by NHL: star player, Toronto Maple Leafs Mikhail Grabovsky, will join team to play in Sweden/Finland tournament

22 Apr 2012, 21:04 | Stanley Cup Favorites Eliminated in First Round

Pittsburgh Penguins, Favorites to take the Stanley Cup this year has been eliminated by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round. Another win or go home game for the Penguins for the 3rd time in the series being down 3-0 things looked bad for the Pens now they are 3-2 can they make it to a game 7?

Game starts with a crushing hit on Sidney Crosby and a Flyers goal both from Claude Giroux 32 seconds into the game. giving him a franchise record for most points in a series with 15. So far this series the team that scored first has lost the game. Smart penalty killing from the flyers denies the Pens a goal. Flyers make it 2-0 on a power play with a goal by Scott Hartnell 13.01 good initial save from Marc Andre-Fleury but couldn't hold on to it. The Flyers continue to pressure the Pens in the first period, Fleury keeping the score 2-0.

Flyers make it 3-0 with a laser of a shot fromErik Gustaffson in the 2nd period. Pittsburgh finally make it on the scoreboard with a PP goal from Evgeni Malkin. Flyers respond right back with another goal from Danny Briere 1 min 26 seconds after the Pens goal. .period ends 4-1 Flyers could have been more for the Flyers but Fleury managed to put a wall up. Shots 20-19 Flyers.

Even with the lead Flyers kept maintaining pressure on the Pens Fleury was keeping the Flyers to a 3 goal lead or it would have been a lot more. Pens pull goalie for extra attacker with 3.30 to go in 3rd. Flyers put the nail in the coffin with an empty net goal from Brayden Schenn with less than 20 seconds to go in the game making the final score 5-1.

Still undetermined who the Flyers will play in the 2nd round but whoever it is, it will be a great series.

21 Apr 2012, 19:22 | Torres takes 25 games suspension

Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended 25 games for his hit to the head of Chicago forward Marian Hossa during Playoffs quarter finals Game 3.
Hossa was briefly hospitalized and missed Game 4, and has been ruled out for Game 5.

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)

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