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12 Mar 2012, 20:20 | Chelyabinsk bid for WJC 2017

Chelyabinsk mayor Stanislav Mosharov has declared that his city has applied to host the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2017.

"Chelyabinsk's application is already on the IIHF's desk. We will wait for the decision of the International Federation," said Mosharov.

12 Mar 2012, 19:45 | HC LEV is moving to Prague, says Medvedev

HC LEV Poprad, the only Slovak KHL member, is going to Prague, Czech republic, for the 2012-13 season. That is what league president Alexander Medvedev announced on Monday. But according to his statement, the league won't be leaving the country, as Slovan Bratislava is going to enter the Russian-based circuit next season.

Since January, the HC LEV organization has faced speculation that it was going to move to the Czech capital. The club's management kept denying it for more than two months. But after Medvedev's meeting with Jan Musil, HC LEV's Executive Director, it now appears to be true, even though the Czech Ice Hockey Association has not agreed to it. Association President Tomáš Král said that they have not received any official notification of the club's moving to the Czech Republic yet.

12 Mar 2012, 19:35 | Known dates of the PHL final series

fhu.com.ua

Today was the famous calendar of meetings final playoff hockey championship Ukraine -PHL championship season 2011/12. Handsome cup will compete with each the current champion Donbas Donets'k and winner of the regular PHL championship - capital club Sokil. The first match between the teams is scheduled for March 16. The game will take place in Brovary on TEC Terminal Ice Arena, beginning at 19:30.

Main arbiter of the final games will be a team of referees from Sweden. All matches of the finals series will be Ukrainian broadcast channel "Hockey."

Calendar of matches finals PHL championship:

16.03.12, 19:30. Sokil Kyiv - Donbas Donets'k (TEC Terminal Ice Arena. Brovary)

17.03.12, 18:00. Sokil Kyiv - Donbas Donets'k (TEC Terminal Ice Arena. Brovary)

20.03.12, 18:30. Donbas Donets'k - Sokil Kyiv (Druzhba, Palace of Sports. Donets'k)

21.03.12, 18:30. Donbas Donets'k - Sokil Kyiv (Druzhba, Palace of Sports. Donets'k)

23.03.12, 19:30. Sokil Kyiv - Donbas Donets'k (TEC Terminal Ice Arena. Brovary)*

25.03.12, 15:00**. Donbas Donets'k - Sokil Kyiv (Druzhba, Palace of Sports. Donets'k)*

27.03.12, 19:30. Sokil Kyiv - Donbas Donets'k (TEC Terminal Ice Arena. Brovary)*

* - If necessary.
** - Time to be revised.

12 Mar 2012, 14:52 | Swiss court rules in favour of IIHF

- IIHF.com

The Swiss Federal Court has ruled in favour of the IIHF in the case involving SC Bern, where the Swiss club was seeking damages pertaining to the cancellation of the Champions Hockey League in 2009.

11 Mar 2012, 08:49 | Nikko Icebucks to Asia League Finals

Nikko Icebucks of Japan lost the first two semi finals of the Asia League to Korean Anyang Halla but managed to win the next three games to qualify for the finals against Oji Eagles. Today's game was won 4-3.

11 Mar 2012, 01:07 | Six games suspension for DeVergilio

Kevin DeVergilio season is almost over: Pontebba American forward takes six games suspension after his double charge at Alleghe Nicola Fontanive. Aquile Pontebba and Alleghe are playing Serie A playoffs quarter finals and series is currently 2-2

09 Mar 2012, 18:43 | Honken Trophy to Viktor Fasth

AIK's goalkeeper Viktor Fasth has been awarded with the Honken Trophy as the best goalkeeper in Elitserien for the second year in a row.

09 Mar 2012, 17:52 | Bolzano hires Brian McCutcheon as assistant coach

Bolzano Foxes announces Brian McCutcheon as new assistant coach. Toronto native McCutcheon has a long career as head coach in NCAA (Elmira and Cornell), ECHL (Columbus Chill) and AHL (Calder Cup finalist in 1999 and 2000 with Rochester Americans). From 2000 he was Buffalo Sabres assistant and associate coach. His son Mark plays in Bolzano.

09 Mar 2012, 15:43 | Klaipeda bid for 2013 U18 IHWC

Lithuanian city of Klaipeda will officially submit a bid to host 2013 U18 Division I IHWC, as announced by Lithuanian Federation President Petras Nauseda. "Klaipeda has a new arena and good hockey tradition. So we want take the opportunity to offer the city a high-level competition, which will interest not only the Klaipeda region, but all Lithuanian sport fans."

08 Mar 2012, 00:07 | Steaua and Brasov punished

Disciplinary Committee of the Romanian Ice Hockey Federation decided to fine Steaua Bucarest and Brasov and to suspend players involved in the riots in last games between teams: Brasov forward József Adorján received the most severe punishment, a suspension until 31st of December 2012, because of the fight he had with Cătălin Berdilă. Steaua player was suspended for six games and fined with 600 lei. Adam Krug (Steaua) and Antal Zsombor (Brasov) were suspended for three games while Csaba Nagy (Brasov) takes two games suspension. Teams will face eachother again in playoffs semifinal

07 Mar 2012, 23:35 | Matthias Fauster suspended for eight games

SV Renon forward Matthias Fauster received eight games suspension for tripping a linesman during Serie A playouts final game two between Renon and Vipiteno.

07 Mar 2012, 20:58 | EBEL mass-brawl consequences

Disciplinary Comission of EBEL have made a verdict: due to mass brawl on first semi-final game betwen Medvescak and EC KAC, following players will miss several games: Frank Banham (Medvescak) will miss seven games for deliberate checking to the head and neck area. Joel Prpic (Medvescak) will miss six games , four of those on absolut, and another two conditional; he was called guilty for pulling the opposing player out of the group of players and attacking him while he was lying on the ice. Both players were a part of mass brawl caused by Banham's foul some 18 seconds before second intermission. Seven Medvescak players were given 133 minutes of penalty for that fight, while six KAC players got 106 minutes. KAC won first semi-final game in Zagreb (CRO) with 4:0.

07 Mar 2012, 19:28 | Swiss WC staff

The Swiss federation has decided the coaching staff for the World Championship. Sean Simpson will be head coach with Lance Nethery and Manuele Celio as his assistants.

Andy Murray supports the trio as a consultant.

07 Mar 2012, 19:23 | Red Wings extend AHL affiliation

The Detroit Red Wings announced a five-year extension of their affiliation agreement with Grand Rapids Griffins until 2016-17 season.
The new agreement transfers responsibility for all players and hockey operations staff - including coaches, equipment managers and trainers - to the Red Wings.

07 Mar 2012, 18:00 | All set for playoffs in Romania

With last non-influential games between Brasov and Dunarea Galati, Romanian League finishes regular season and begins playoffs next friday. HSC Csíkszereda, as MOL regular season winner, was qualified directly for semifinals and will face modest Dunarea Galati in a foregone series. The other pair between Brasov - winner of pre-playoffs group - and Steaua is much more balanced despite Brasov won 15-0 last game and the polemics of last games

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