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05 Jan 2012, 22:02 | Xaver Unsinn passes away

German hockey mourns the death of Xaver Unsinn who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 82. Unsinn played 72 international games for Germany and also did 107 international games as coach for the national team. As coach he lead Germany to its last olympic ice hockey medal in 1976 - bronze in Innsbruck.

05 Jan 2012, 19:06 | Polish Federation cancels All Star Game

Due to a lack of sponsors, the Polish Hockey Federation has announced that this year's All-Star Game won't be played. The game was scheduled for January 21

05 Jan 2012, 15:31 | Italian Cup final four in Bolzano (again)

Italian Hockey Federation decided the venue for 14-15 january National Cup final four: Bolzano's Palaonda for the fourth consecutive year.
Title holder Val Pusteria will face SG Cortina in semifinals,while host Bolzano will play against Alleghe.

Saturday 14 January
Val Pusteria - SG Cortina 17.00 hrs
HC Bolzano Foxes - HC Alleghe 20:30 hrs

Sunday 15 January
Final 20:30 hr

05 Jan 2012, 15:19 | HC LEV releases 4 players, Nagy threatens legal action

The last day of the year 2011 was the last with HC LEV Poprad(KHL) for four players. Tomáš Klouček, Stanislav Balán, Peter Ölvecký and Ladislav Nagy were released from the team. Because the club terninated their contracts in December, it does not have  to pay them for the whole season, but only half of it. Nagy is disputing the legality of it because he was on the injured list. He wants to be paid for the full season and is prepared to sue HC LEV if needed.

05 Jan 2012, 12:48 | Tortorella fined $30000

New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella was fined $30000 for his postgame comments about referees in Monday's Winter Classic. Tortorella called the performance of Dennis LaRue and Ian Walsh 'disgusting' and questioned whether they tried to guide the game into overtime after awarding Flyers a penalty shot in the last minute of 3rd period with Rangers 3-2 up.

05 Jan 2012, 10:43 | A Czechoslovakian legend loses a leg

Jaroslav Holík loses a leg. The former Czechoslovakian national team player passed a foot-amputation surgery. The reason of Holík's hospitalization is not known. The 1972 World Champion said to iDnes.cz: "The doctors don't even know what is wrong. They just told me that if I won't go for a surgery in three days, I will die.". Except the 1972 WC gold medal Holík as a player earned also a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympic Games, two WC silvers and three WC bronzes. As a coach he brought the Czech U20 to a victory at the 2000 and the 2001 World Championships. More info about Holík in his profile.

05 Jan 2012, 01:49 | Bourque suspended five games, Carcillo seven

NHL announced suspension for five games of Calgary Flames left wing Rene Bourque for hitting the Washington Capitals' leading scorer Nicklas Backström in the head with his elbow. For his boarding on Edmonton defenseman Tom Gilbert, Chicago Blackhawks forward Dan Carcillo has been suspended for seven games.

04 Jan 2012, 18:05 | Fredrik Andersson new European Scout for Sabres

Former Modo and Timrå goalie Fredrik Andersson was named new European Scout for Buffalo Sabres. "I have tried to get a similar job for a long time and it will be interesting and exciting to help Buffalo" said 44 year old Andersson who also has worked also as Modo's sport director

04 Jan 2012, 14:28 | Dijon and Rouen will fight for French Cup

Dijon and Rouen are the finalists of 2011-12 French Cup. Both teams won 4-1 semifinals, against Amiens and Strasbourg.
Final will be played in Paris Bercy on january 29.
Rouen is the current Cup holder and the biggest winner (4 titles and three silver medal), while Dijon won title in 2006 and was runner-up in 2009

04 Jan 2012, 12:18 | DEL investigates incidents in Mannheim

The DEL has started investigations regarding the home game of Adler Mannheim against ERC Ingolstadt on 30 december (5-2) where home fans threw coins on the ice to protest the referees' decisions. As a consequence the game had to be stopped for ten minutes and almost had been abandoned. In addition to that Adler assistant coach Mike Schmidt received a match penalty for offending the referees. A sentence in the case is expected for Thursday.

04 Jan 2012, 00:44 | Carcillo suspended indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks forward Dan Carcillo has been suspended indefinitely after his hit on Edmonton's Tom Gilbert in Monday night's 4-3 victory by the Oilers. Carcillo was previously suspended in October for two games after a hit on Carolina's Joni Pitkanen.

03 Jan 2012, 22:18 | Correction by IIHF, Barkov not youngest

The IIHF announced yesterday that Finland's Sasha Barkov was the youngest player to ever score at a WJC. That was incorrect as Kazakhstan's Viktor Alexandrov scored a goal on his 15th birthday in the 2001 tournament.

03 Jan 2012, 17:28 | Challenge Cup of Asia

The IIHF announced dates and venues for the four Challenge Cup of Asia tournaments to be played this spring.

2012 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia in Dehradun, India, 17-25 March 2012

2012 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia in Seoul, Korea, 26-30 May 2012

2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia in Abu Dhabi/Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 1-6 April 2012

2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia in Qiqihar, China, 15-20 February 2012

03 Jan 2012, 15:52 | Game number 1000 for Jörg Reber

SC Langnau Tigers home defeat against EHC Biel marked NLA game number 1000 for Tigers defender Jörg Reber.
He debuted in NLA during SC Bern 1991-92 title campaign, playing also for Rapperswil, Bienne, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Kloten and Langnau. Last season Reber, 37, was a key player in Langnau great season, finishing league as NLA top scorer among defensemen

03 Jan 2012, 00:20 | Rangers wins the NHL Winter Classic

The New York Rangers won the NHL Winter Classic outdoor game against the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2. The game was played in front of 46,967 spectators at the Citizens Bank Park in Phildelphia. The Flyers had a 2-0 lead but Rangers came back by two goals by Mike Rupp and a game winning goal by Brad Richards. Henrik Lundqvist did a great game in the Rangers\\\' goal and saved a penalty shot with 20 seconds left to play.

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