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07 Dec 2011, 17:15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk game anticipated

Due to Christmas events in the Arena-Metallurg, KHL game Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk originally scheduled for January 3 will be played on December 30

07 Dec 2011, 16:02 | Federal Hockey League lost Vermont Wild

The Federal Hockey League has announced that the Vermont Wild has chosen to cease operations immediately. Despite several days of negotiations with multiple investment groups, nothing could be agreed upon to move forward this season.
The Wild, Vermont's first professional ice hockey team originally called the Green Mountain Rock Crushers, played 10 games before folding.
They announced in March of their intentions of joining the FHL

06 Dec 2011, 21:30 | KHL All-Star game

KHL announced the starting line-ups for the All-Star game.

TEAM OZOLINS: Konstantin Barulin - Jere Karalahti, Maxim Chudinov - Mikelis Redlihs, Vadim Shipachyov, Geoff Platt.

TEAM FEDOROV: Mikhail Biryukov - Ilya Nikulin, Mikko Mäenpää - Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alexei Kaluzhny, Jakub Petruzalek.

06 Dec 2011, 21:23 | Jan Zachrla finds another job in Russia

Czech coach Jan Zachrla, fired in october from Titan Klin, is the new coach of Kristall Saratov. He replaced Sergei Vorsunov and already conducted first training session. Kristall is currently 11th in VHL West Division

05 Dec 2011, 23:31 | Coventry Blaze needs financial help from fans

Four time Elite League Champions Coventry Blaze is in financial troble and asks the fans for help. Read more here.

05 Dec 2011, 22:14 | Postponed game in Sisak

Due to uncommon high temperatures in Croatia, game from Croatian League round 8 between KHL Sisak and Mladost Zagreb, scheduled for Monday, was postponed because open rink in Sisak didn't offer a decent ice. This should have been the first home game for Sisak, usually playing in Zagreb indoor rinks except for december and january

05 Dec 2011, 20:11 | Spengler Cup referees nominated

Veteran Swiss Danny Kurmann will officiate his 10th Spengler Cup after been nominated today among the referees for traditional Davos' tournament from 26 to 31 december. Others officials are: Didier Massy and Daniel Stricker (NLA), Jean Herbert (NHL) and Georg Jablukov (DEL).

05 Dec 2011, 20:00 | Sierre scores four in less then two minutes

HC Sierre managed to score four goals in 138 seconds in the NLB game against GCK Lions last sunday when the score was 0-5 for the visitors. Lee Jinman ties games with 10 seconds remaining in the last period and Sierre won at SO.
Team almost equalize Ajoie record set last season: on 29 janvier 2010 Ajoie scored four goals in 77 seconds to come back from 0-3 in 5-4 victory against Olten

05 Dec 2011, 10:14 | Preliminary round of Slovak 1.liga ended

From now 1.liga will be divided into 2 groups, qualification for play off group and play out group. In the qualification group there will be the first 10 teams including also Slovakian team U20 playing with each other twice. The first eight teams will qualify for the playoffs. In the play-out group there will be 3 teams playing each other 6 times. The last team will relegate to 2.liga and last but one team will play in relegation battle with the winner of the 2.liga.

05 Dec 2011, 07:52 | Hungary and Great Britain on top

Hungary finished first with a perfect 5-0 record and Great Britain captured the second place in the World Women's U18 Championship Div. I Qualification in Asiago, Italy. Both teams qualify for the World Women's U18 Championship Div. I that will be played in Norway December 29-January 4.

03 Dec 2011, 04:18 | Perron returns on ice

After almost 13 months out with a concussion, St. Louis Blues forward David Perron will return on ice Saturday for Blues' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Perron missed 97 games since being injured on a high check from Joe Thornton in the game against S. Jose Sharks on Nov. 4, 2010. 'It's been a long road, obviously," Perron said at Associated Press. 'I didn't expect it to be that long, obviously, in a short career so far. I'm just glad to be back to 100 percent healthy now and ready to go.'

02 Dec 2011, 22:51 | Sary Arka recalled Sergei Voykin

After the last weekend games against Arlan Kokshetau, despite two victories, Sary Arka player-coach Ramil Saifullin resigned from the charge. "After 26 league games I realize my lack of experience as coach at this level" said Saifullin in an official statement.
Club recalled Sergei Voykin, dismissed in september after Kazakhstan Cup and currently coach of Sary Arka MHL B team Kazakhmys.
Dmitri Glavyuk, last season coach of defunct Kazakhmys Satpaev, replaces Voykin

01 Dec 2011, 21:54 | Four goals by Baranov

Konstantin Baranov scored four goals when Metallurg Zhlobin beat Neman Grodno 5-2 in the Belarus league. He scored 1-0 at 2:46 on the powerplay, 2-0 at 8:43, 3-0 at 12:06 shorthanded and 4-1 at 22:18.

29 Nov 2011, 17:55 | Two injury blows for Timrå

Last place in Elitserien and now more bad news for Timrå as both Pierre Hedin and Johan "Bagarn" Andersson probably will not able to play any more games this season. Pierre Hedin is out with a knee injury and Johan Andersson has a clot in his lung.

28 Nov 2011, 17:30 | New record of penalties set in SM-Liiga

A 465 penalties minutes record was set in SM-Liiga's Pelicans Lahti - HIFK Helsinki game last saturday. After an initial fight between HIFK's Siim Liivik and Pelicans' Arttu Luttinen, another big brawl resulted in 14 players and the two coaches sent off. The news had a notable repercussion all over the country and even Finnish president Tarja Halonen made a statement about it blaming the event
The SM-Liiga disciplinary board has not yet decided about suspensions.