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17 Jul 2019, 13:16 | Newly created Sherdor Samarkand replaces Binokor in Kazakhstan League

A turn of events about the partecipation of Uzbek team in the Kazakhstan League: originally, following the enter of Humo Tashkent into VHL, another Uzbek team - Binokor Tashkent, should have entered the Kazakhstan League as Humo farm team. Binokor already announced 47-year-old Russian Alexander Ageev as head coach. But apparently the club management did not provide official confirmation of their intentions. So today the Kazakh Federation announced the newly created Hockey Club Sherdor from Samarkand will take part in the championship of Kazakhstan in the next season. Team is already training in Glazov, Russia, with same Ageev as coach and should debut in the new Samarkand Arena, started building in 2017 and about to be completed in September according to Uzbek Federation

16 Jul 2019, 16:15 | Two more teams accepted in VHL

After the inclusion of four new teams at the beginning of June - Dynamo Tver, Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod, Nomad Nur-Sultan (KAZ) and Humo Tashkent (UZB) - VHL announced the addition of two more clubs for the upcoming season: HC Rostov, competing since 2013 in VHL-B, the Russian third division, and Shougang Beijing, a new club acting as Red Star Kunlun farm club. With a record of 34 teams, VHL will be organized into 2 conferences and 4 divisions

15 Jul 2019, 07:21 | Geoff Platt named Player of the Year in Belarus

Forward Geoff Platt, recently signed with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg from Jokerit, was named Player of the Year by Belarusian journalists. The Canadian born Platt, who had Belarusian citizenship since 2013, received 367 votes, finishing ahead of Dinamo Minsk defender Kristian Khenkel (190) and Yunost Minsk forward Mikhail Stefanovich (115)

12 Jul 2019, 14:11 | Belfast Giants return to SNL

The Scottish National League team of the Belfast Giants will return to the SNL for the coming season. They last played in the 2014-15 season but SIH chairman David Hand said that with a new rink being built in the Dundonald area it is believed that adding Belfast will lead to new hockey players and adding Belfast can only help with the process,

09 Jul 2019, 10:06 | Alexander Titov disqualified for 4 years

Russian defender Alexander Titov, 28, was suspended for four years for violating anti-doping rules, as reported by the official website of Russian Anti Doping Agency RUSADA.
Titov lastly played for Dizel Penza in 2017-2018 season.

02 Jul 2019, 11:28 | HK Aktobe added to Kazakhstan League

HK Aktobe officially confirms the partecipation in next Kazakhstan League, creating a senior team after the victory on Kazakhstan U20 league. Former national team player Sergei Miroshnichenko has been appointed as head coach, Rinat Omarbekov will serve as assistant.
Uzbek team Binokor Tashkent should be the other additional team

30 Jun 2019, 17:59 | South Korea win Kazakhstan in first exibithion game

South Korea won 5-4 against Kazakhstan in the first of a 5 games series held in Gangneung Sport Center. Both teams allign experimental rosters, made mainly of young players. Other games are scheduled for 1,3,4 and 6 July.

27 Jun 2019, 19:40 | Miroslav Satan is the new President of Slovakian Federation

Former NHLer Miroslav Šatan became the new president of the Slovak Ice Hockey Association (SZĽH).
With 229 votes in the first round of vote. The rival Jaromír Šmátrala received 99 votes. The third candidate Dárius Rusnák retires just before the vote.
Šatan replaced Martin Kohút, who led the Federation since 2016. The 40-year-old Satan is in the eighth President of SZLH in the era of independence.

22 Jun 2019, 09:56 | Matjaz Kopitar is back on Slovenia bench

Matjaz Kopitar, 53, father of Los Angeles Kings captain Anze, is back again on Slovenia national team bench in his third experience as head coach after the 2010-2015 period, when he led Slovenia at Sochi Olympics and in three World Championships, always ended with the relegation of the team. Kopitar was back in 2017-2018 before to work full-time as scout for Los Angeles Kings.
He should sign a contract for four years, beginning the new adventure with two challenge, both on home ice: next February in Jesenice hunting for the Olympic pass battling with Japan, Lithuania and qualifier from a previous round and in late April in Ljubljana at World Championship Division Ia when Slovenia will compete with France, Austria, Korea, Hungary and Romania in a complicate race for the promotion to Elite Division, after a disappointing campaign in Nur Sultan last spring

20 Jun 2019, 20:37 | Belarus Cup fixtures unveiled

The calendar of 2019 Belarus Cup, named after legend Ruslan Salei, was unveiled with a new formula: the teams from Extraliga A and B was splitted in two groups. The winner of each group advances to the semifinals, where are automatically qualified champion Yunost Minsk and Dinamo Minsk. The semifinals and the finals will be held in Orsha on August 17 and 18

13 Jun 2019, 19:37 | New coaches for Switzerland juniors

After coach Christian Wohlwend signed for HC Davos, Swiss Federation named Thierry Paterlini as new head coach of U20 National Team. Former player, Paterlini coached the U18 Team since 2015. He will be replaced by former U17 coach Martin Höhener

12 Jun 2019, 18:14 | Sergei Viter named Head Coach of Ukraine

Donbas Donets'k head coach Sergei Viter was appointed as new head coach of the national team of Ukraine. Hockey Federation of Ukraine. The seven-time champion of Ukraine replaces Andrei Sryubko, after a disappointed campaign at the World Championships Division 1B, where Ukraine finished fifth

11 Jun 2019, 21:06 | Moray Typhoons unable to play in Scottish National League next season.

The club had signalled its intention to play but following a meeting with players the club management have confirmed they will be unable to commit to playing in the league due to a concern over fulfilling fixtures over the coming season (2019/2020)

07 Jun 2019, 11:05 | Róbert Petrovický will lead Slovakia U20

Former Slovakian international Róbert Petrovický, 46, will be the new head coach of Slovakia U20. He replaced long time coach Ernest Bokroš, on Junior team bench since 2011, who will work at Zilina as GM. Other two former players, Martin Štrbák and Viliam Čacho, will be the assistant coaches

04 Jun 2019, 21:13 | Kazakhstan Cup will be held in Almaty

The 15th edition of Kazakhstan Cup, traditionally played before the start of Kazkahstan League, will be held at Halyk Arena, with a capacity of 3.000 spectators, from 20 to 26 August. Last season the Cup was played in Karaganda and Nur-Sultan with Altai Ust-Kamenogorsk winning the first ever trophy by beating 2-1 Ertis Pavlodar in the final