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07 Mar 2012, 15:16 | New arena in Kazakhstan

The governor of North Kazakhstan Serik Bilyalov announces a new arena will be built within two years in Petropavlovsk. "It will be an ultra-modern sports palace with an olympic rink and all the modern requirements and standards" said Bilyalov in a statement. The announced budget is around 20 million dollar

07 Mar 2012, 14:42 | Flyers retire Mark Howe’s number

Before Tuesday night's 3-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers have retired former defenseman Mark Howe's number 2. Howe, a three-time Norris Trophy finalist, played for the Flyers from 1982-92, and is still the Flyers leader in goals, assists and points for a defenseman. Howe is the fifth Flyer to have his number retired, joining Bernie Parent, Barry Ashbee, Bill Barber and Bobby Clarke.

07 Mar 2012, 00:21 | Lausanne HC to the NLB finals

Lausanne HC beat EHC Visp 4-0 in game four to win the NLB semi finals 4-0.

In the finals Lausanne will play SC Langenthal or HC La Chaux-de-Fonds from the other semi final series that is tied at 2.

06 Mar 2012, 21:50 | Scorpions celebrates third straight victory, Tigers suffers fourth defeat

In the closing game of DEL round 50, last placed Hannover Scorpions inflicts the fourth straight defeat on Straubing Tigers, now at risk to lose thier place in Qualification Round. This is the third consecutive victory for Scorpions, already out from postseason. Sascha Goc, Chris Herperger and David Sulkovsky scored for home team, but was Man-of-the-Match Dimitri Patzold to firmly contribute to final 3-2 victory with 43 saves. Daniel Sparre and Calvin Elfring scored for Straubing

06 Mar 2012, 20:48 | Russian Federation gives green light to Slovan

After a meeting in Moscow with Slovan Bratislava President Maroš Krajči, the Russian Hockey Federation has announced that it won't oppose the club's participation in the 2012-13 KHL season, provided it fulfills all entry requirements.

06 Mar 2012, 20:31 | Avto changes coach staff

Last in Ural-Siberia MHL conference, Avto Ekaterinburg decides to change all coach staff with two games remaining in regular season: new head coach is Evgeny Mukhin, team manager Leonid Gryaznov and goalies' coach Gennady Shapovalov. They replaced fired Vladimir Shcheglov, Vasili Tatarinov and Pavel Velizhanin

05 Mar 2012, 23:16 | Four home wins on the first day of the Belarus playoffs

In all four quarter finals of the Belarus playoffs the higher ranked home team won the opening home game. Metallurg Zhlobin beat Mogilev 4-1, Neman Grodno beat Metalurgs Liepaja 3-0, Gomel beat Lida 4-1 and Yunost got away with a 2-1 win against Shakhter Soligorsk.

05 Mar 2012, 22:57 | HK Kalev-Välk Tartu won Estonian regular season

Estonian Meistriliiga finished in last weekend with HK Kalev-Välk Tartu as winner of regular season. Current champion will face fourth seed Viiking Sport Tallinn in playoffs semifinal starting Saturday 11 March as favourite, while other pair between Viru Sputnik Kohtla-Järve and Panter/Purikad Tallinn seems more balanced. Viru Sputnik Anton Nekrassov finished as Top Scorer

05 Mar 2012, 11:42 | GET ligaen qualification scheduled

On March 8, GET ligaen qualification gets underway with four teams battling for two spots in next year´s elite Norwegian ice hockey league. Two bottom teams from GET ligaen - Manglerud Star and Frisk Asker - face the best duo of 1. divisjon - Tønsberg and Comet Halden in a double round robin competition.

04 Mar 2012, 22:56 | Dab.Docler won Hungarian Cup

Sensational season for Dab.Docler Dunaújváros continues: after been crowned MOL Liga champion, team keeps also Hungarian Cup, winning 5-0, in MOL Liga finals replay, Miskolci JJSE, in front of its fans. This is third consecutive success in National Cup for Dunaújváros club.

03 Mar 2012, 14:06 | Maple Leafs fire coach Ron Wilson

Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced that head coach Ron Wilson has been relieved of his duties. Replacing Wilson is Randy Carlyle, fired last December by the Anaheim Ducks. Assistant Coach Rob Zettler has been reassigned to other duties in the organization. Burke and Carlyle were in charge of Anaheim when the Ducks won the Stanley Cup in 2007.

"This was not an easy decision for me to make," said Burke. "I want to thank Ron for all of his hard work and dedication to our organization over the past four seasons."

03 Mar 2012, 13:11 | Soo Eagles accepted in NAHL

The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced that the Soo Eagles, a Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan-based junior hockey team currently playing in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, has been granted a membership into the NAHL effective for the 2012-13 season. The group was granted approval to operate in the Sault Ste. Marie market conditioned upon acquiring and relocating an existing NAHL membership, the Traverse City North Stars. The Eagles will play their home games out of Pullar Stadium, which seats 2,250 spectators for hockey games. This isn't the first time an NAHL team has been in the Sault Ste. Marie area. The Soo Kewadin Indians played in the NAHL from 1995-2005

01 Mar 2012, 12:44 | Sokil Kyiv wins regular season in Ukraine

Sokil Kyiv has won the first Ukrainian Professional League regular season. The long-established team from the capital finished at the top of the standings and will now faced in the playoff semifinals Companion-Naftogaz, coached by former Sokil mentor Alexander Seukand. Current champion Donbas Donets'k and Berkut Kyiv will decide the other finalist. This second semifinal will have Swedish referees as per team requests.

28 Feb 2012, 22:07 | Peter Barinka shines in Progym massacre

Slovak forward Peter Barinka was the star in tonight Romanian League game between Fenestela Brasov and Progym Gheorgheni. Home team destroyed opponent with an unquestionable 22-3 and Barinka noted 9 points: five goals and four assists. also his teammate Attila Borsos left a mark on boxscore with 8 points, two goals and six assists. Brasov continues with a 7-0 perfect record in Romanian League.

28 Feb 2012, 15:53 | New Technical Director at Ajoie

Vincent Lechenne, 46, is the new Technical Director of NLB club Ajoie. The former player signed a two-plus-one years contract and will also coach Junior Elite team

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