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19 Feb 2012, 16:58 | Jaca won regular season in Spain

Champion CH Jaca finishes regular season at the top of standing with 50 points in 19 games and just three defeats. Puigcerdà, silver medal FC Barcelona and Txuri Urdin are the other teams qualified for playoffs. Escor-Bakh and Majadahonda are out. Playoffs will start on February 25 with semifinals game #1 (best of three): Jaca - Txuri Urdin and Puigcerdà - Barcelona. In the same day Escor-Bakh and Majadahonda will play Copa del Rey first round against Majadahonda B and Boadilla, finished second and first in II Division. Jaca Canadian forward Maxim Martineau finishes as top scorer with 55 points (22 goals, 33 assits)

18 Feb 2012, 11:11 | Olimpija Ljubljana fined for losing on purpose

Slovenian club Olimija Ljubljana was fined by the Erste Bank Eishockeyliga for losing on purpose against Red Bull Salzburg. When the team learned about the other results, head coach Hannu Järvenpää gave instructions to his team to lose to avoid having to play against Red Bull in the first playoff round, as they preferred to face Sapa Fehervar AV19. In the shootout, goalie Matija Pintaric showed no will to make any saves and just left his net open. The club has to pay €10 000 for damaging the reputation of the league. Järvenpää received a two-game suspension plus another two on probation. Pintaric received a 10-game suspension and four games probation.

17 Feb 2012, 21:05 | Panther/Purikad receives suspensions

The Estonian Hockey Federation has decided to suspend Panter/Purikad's player/coach Olle Sildre for the remaining of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct and his verbal attack of the referee after the last league match against Viru Sputnik. Finnish player Jussi Nieminen was suspended four games for charging Viru Sputnik defenceman Aleksei Petrovits. As a result of the charge, Petrovits suffered a broken left collarbone and his season is over.

17 Feb 2012, 20:05 | Matjaz Sekelj takes over as interim Olimpija coach

For the first two playoffs games Olimpija sport Director Matjaz Sekelj will be behind the Dragons' bench, replacing Finnish coach Hannu Järvenpää. Sekelj previously coached Olimpija temporarily in 2009-10 when he replaced Danny Gélinas.

17 Feb 2012, 19:57 | Friesland Flyers won’t confirm coach for next season

Dutch team Friesland Flyers chairman Henk Hoekstra announces headcoach Hans Kroon won't return next season: "He's too busy with his work  to combine with ice hockey. The club is thinking back to a full-time coach to be appointed" - said Hoekstra: "The lesson of last season has been that we have better results with players who are focused only on hockey." Looking for a new coach, Hoekstra announces former players Jan Janssen, Gert Nijland and Marcel Nijland will enter in technical staff and that team budget for next season will be around 340.000 euro

17 Feb 2012, 14:00 | Gatiyatulin new White Bears coach

Former Traktor Chelyabinsk defender Anvar Gatiyatulin was named MHL White Bears Chelyabinsk head coach. Andrei Sapozhnikov and Andrei Kudinov will serve as assistants

17 Feb 2012, 02:36 | Predators and Admirals extend agreement

Nashville Predators and Milwaukee Admirals jointly announced today that the Admirals will continue to serve as the Predators top developmental affiliate through the 2013-2014 season with a mutual option for the 2014-15 campaign. Per conditions of the agreement, the Admirals will continue to receive their roster from the Predators.

16 Feb 2012, 21:04 | Five teams interested in NLA promotion

At the 31 january deadline, five Swiss NLB clubs expressed interest to enter in NLA if playoffs champion: HCC La Chaux-de-Fonds, SC Langenthal,  Lausanne HC, EHC Olten and EHC Visp

16 Feb 2012, 20:51 | Three players get Belarussian citizenship

Three Dinamo Minsk Canadians, Jeff Platt, Kevin Lalande and Charles Linglet, get Belarussian citizenship. Normally the process takes seven years but Belarussian government makes an exception for the athletes

16 Feb 2012, 00:10 | Hull Stingrays’ Jereme Tendler provisionally suspended

"Following tests carried out at the Elite Ice Hockey League match between the Coventry Blaze and Hull Stingrays in January by UK Anti-Doping, IHUK can confirm that Jereme Tendler of the Hull Stingrays has been provisionally suspended following an adverse analytical finding. As an investigation is currently underway, no further statement will be made until a final outcome has been confirmed."

15 Feb 2012, 18:03 | Matt Ezzy announces retirement

Newcastle North Stars and Australia goalie Matthew Ezzy announces his retirement due to work's commitments. "I recently finished my training as a commercial pilot, and I'm likely to start my career in the more remote areas of Australia." - said Ezzy - ""I have to get out there and get my career off the ground."

Ezzy, 28, was elected 4 times Best AIHL goalie and 3 times Best Goaltender at IHWC Div. II.
"Hopefully in a couple of years I'll be able to return to Newcasle and play again." completes Ezzy.

15 Feb 2012, 18:02 | Czech Extraliga game postponed due to crash

Today´s Czech Extraliga game between Vítkovice and České Budějovice will start later. The team from České Budějovice was stuck in a traffic jam and has arrived late. Originally scheduled to start at 17:30 CET, the opening faceoff will now take place at approximately 18:15, according to the latest estimations the first face-off could take place at 18:15. The situation occured because of a multi-car crash on the highway near Olomouc. The bus with the team was stuck in the jam and was unable to arrive in Ostrava in time.

15 Feb 2012, 14:44 | Fire at Mogilev Arena

A fire occurred in the locker room of farm team "Mogilev", located on the first floor of Mogilev Arena on February 12. Thanks to the automatic fire alarm fire was discovered at an early stage and didn't spread out of the room damaging four wardrobes with jersey and hockey clothes and the same room. No injuries were reported.

14 Feb 2012, 19:42 | Christian Weber new coach at Klagenfurt

Swiss Christian Weber, until now junior team head coach, was named new KAC Klagenfurt coach. He replaces Manny Viveiros, named Sport Director. Weber also coaches Austria U20 National Team

13 Feb 2012, 19:55 | Mike Comrie announces retirement

After 589 NHL regular season games with the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins, collecting 168 goals and 197 assists, 31-years-old Mike Comrie announces today his retirement, two weeks after his third hip surgery in five years. In a statement released by his agent Comrie says he was no longer able to "manage the rigours of NHL play." He won a IHWC with Canada in 2002 and played one season in Europe with Swedish Färjestad

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