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20 Dec 2011, 20:15 | Moldova can enter a team in next MHL

During a meeting between Director of Development MHL Sergei Yakovlev and the Moldovan Minister of Youth and Sports Ion Ciobanu was discussed the possibility of the entry of a Moldovan team into MHL.

'It is gratifying that in Moldova the attention for the sport is growing - said Yakovlev. 'The MHL is an Open International League. If a club has the necessary infrastructure, an arena, qualified coaches and administrative staff and financial resources to participate in the championship, we'll be happy to see a new club in the MHL family. All the procedures of entry into the league are transparent and simple, so we can expect  to see a Moldovan team in the coming season'

20 Dec 2011, 19:46 | Belarus Open League will change format

Belarus Federation Executive Committee approved new format for next Belarus Open League. Eleven teams will played four round robins, then will be divided in two groups: the first six secure a place in the playoffs and will play two more rounds to determine higher position for a final knock-out round. The first two teams of second group also will gain right to play playoffs.
There is an option for the entrance of a team from Lithuania, probably Baltika Vilnius, currently competing in MHL-B. The approved format is valid just for next season

20 Dec 2011, 15:53 | Zankovets new assistant coach at Avangard

Former Belarus National team coach Eduard Zankovets, 42, was appointed as new Raimo Summanen´s assistant coach at Avangard Omsk

20 Dec 2011, 15:26 | Bofors IK changes name

Bofors IK, a top team in Sweden's second tier HockeyAllsvenskan yesterday decided to change it's name BIK Karlskoga.

20 Dec 2011, 09:04 | Canada beats Finland in WJC preparation

In the first game before the upcoming World Juniors Canada defeated Finland 3-1 in Calgary. Teemu Pulkinen opened the scoring for Finland but Canada turned the game around with two goals in the second period

20 Dec 2011, 05:05 | 2012 European Trophy with 32 teams

The next European Trophy will pass from current 24 teams to a new formula with 32 participants. New teams to get in are Swiss CP Bern, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, le EV Zug and ZSC Lions, German ERC Ingolstadt and Hamburg Freezers, Swedeish Brynäs IF and Finnish JYP Jyväskylä.

20 Dec 2011, 04:16 | New arena in Krasnoyarsk

Tuesday VHL game between Sokol Krasnoyarsk and Rubin Tyumen will be played in new Sever Arena, built in Krasnoyarsk inside a multipurpose sports complex costed 1 billion and 464 million rubles.
The new arena, with a capacity of 2600 spectators, replaced old small Fakel Ice Palace

Director of Sokol Denis Lugovik commented: 'As hockey club we are waiting this moment for a long time. Now we can't wait to enter on the new ice. Our club has finally its own house, its base, where we can better prepare for the league'

20 Dec 2011, 01:29 | Rene Bourque suspended two games

The NHL suspended Calgary Flames forward Rene Bourque for two games for his hit on Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook on Sunday.

19 Dec 2011, 22:02 | Russian Junior team avoided a plane crash

The flight Moscow-Zurich, which took Russian U-18 team avoided a plane crash. Due to the hurricane in the Central Europe pilots decided to land the plane in Munich, but before a landing plane got into a turbulence zone and began going down fastly. The pilots manage to land the plane without any damage. The team went to Zurich by bus. In Switzerland they lost first game and won the second in the overtime. At 20 and 21 December Russia U-18 team will play against Czech Republic.

"It was a nervous situation on the plane, when we heard a strong engine sound, we stand up until the landing. To Czech Republic we also went by plane," Russian forward Bogdan Yakimov said.

18 Dec 2011, 14:07 | Dynamo Moscow won in Zagreb

Dynamo Moscow won 6-4 (1-1,2-5,1-0) friendly game to celebrate Medvescak Zagreb 50th anniversary in front of 7000 spectators. Canadian veteran Frank Banham scored three from four Zagreb goals

18 Dec 2011, 13:52 | Patrik Elias becomes New Jersey Devils best scorer

Scoring twice in Devils' victory against Montreal Canadians, 35 years old New Jersey captain Patrik Elias becomes the Devils' all-time points leader with 845. Elias played 993 games in NHL, all with Devils' jersey
"It just feels nice," said Elias to ESPN. "It just feels that you're doing something right and it keeps me going. Hopefully, I have a lot more in me, obviously, but at this moment I'm enjoying it."

18 Dec 2011, 13:41 | Canadiens fire Martin

The Montreal Canadiens fired coach Jacques Martin on Saturday and put assistant Randy Cunneyworth, 50, in charge for the rest of the season. Assistant GM Larry Carriere was appointed as assistant coach.
Cunneyworth is the team's first unilingual English-speaking coach since 1971.

18 Dec 2011, 10:37 | Österreich Cup

Switzerland wins Österreich Cup after beating Belarus in the final. The game ended 4-3 (SO) and Julien Sprunger scored the winner in the shootout.

Slovakia beat Austria 2-1 to finish third.

17 Dec 2011, 22:10 | Germany wins promotion

Germany are promoted to the 2013 World Juniors in Ufa after a 5-3 win against Norway in the decisive game.

Norway had a 3-2 lead with five minutes remaining but the Germans scored three late goals.

17 Dec 2011, 12:53 | New Jersey Devils retired Scott Niedermayer’s number

Fomer defenseman Scott Niedermayer has his number 27 retired Friday, when New Jersey Devils honored him in a ceremony before the game.
Niedermayer played for New Jersey from 1992-2004 before joining the Anaheim Ducks in 2005, amassing 172 goals and 568 assists in 1,263 games and winning three Stanley Cups with the Devils and a fourth in Anaheim in 2007.
Among all NHL players, Niedermayer is the only one to have won a Stanley Cup championship, Olympic gold medal, World Cup, World Championship, World Junior Championship and a Memorial Cup. "It was an honor and a privilege to be a New Jersey Devil all those years," he told during the ceremony. "These are memories I will cherish all my life."

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