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12 Nov 2011, 18:45 | Polesie Cup, Day 3

Russian B team defeated Slovenia in first game of the day with 3:0 (1:0,0:0,2:0). Danmark destroyed home team (Belarus) later with 8:2 (4:1,3:1,1:0). Russia B won Polesie Cup 2011 with three straight wins. They are followd by Danmark (2 wins in three games) and Slovenia (one win). Belarus is last with all three defeats.

12 Nov 2011, 09:56 | Viktor Fasth ill, sent home from Karjala

Sweden's goalkeeper Viktor Fasth has been sent home from Karjala Tournament after suffering from a high fever during the game. He will be replaced by Johan Gustafsson who already was in Finland with Sweden's U20 team.

12 Nov 2011, 09:18 | First day of Deutschland Cup

On the first day of Deutschland Cup in München Slovakia started by defeating USA 2-0. In the second game the hosts defeated Switzerland 4-2.

11 Nov 2011, 22:53 | Tom Kühnhackl suspended 20 games

The German OHL player Tom Kühnhackl has been suspended 20 games after a check to the head of an opponenet.

11 Nov 2011, 22:12 | Polesie Cup; Gomel, Belarus - second day

Danmark beat Slovenia 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) in first game of the day to secure their first win on tournament. Belarus lost another game; this time it was against against Russia B team - 1:4 (1:0,0:0,0:4). Further reports will follow

11 Nov 2011, 21:26 | Poland beats Romania in EIHC

Poland opened the EIHC tournament on home ice by beating Romania 9-0. As Croatia withdrew from the tournament it will be a three team tournament. Tomorrow Poland will play The Netherlands.

10 Nov 2011, 22:36 | U20 games in Finland

Finland beat Russia 3-1 and Sweden beat Czech Republic 4-2 on the opening day of the U20 tournament in Finland.

10 Nov 2011, 11:26 | Patrik Bergström wants to leave HK Acroni Jesenice

28-year Swedish forward wishes to terminate the contract with Slovenian EBEL side. He plans to play for Sparta Sarpsborg for the rest of the season. There's a demand for Bergström's transfer card already in Jesenice. Outcome is not known yet, potential info is following...

08 Nov 2011, 09:02 | 2011 World Junior A Challenge

The 2011World Junior A Challenge for U18 national teams started yesterday in Langley, BC.

Canada East beat Czech Republic 5-0 and Sweden beat USA 1-0 with a goal scored 6 seconds before the end.

03 Nov 2011, 14:00 | Czech national team retires the jersey numbers of Rachůnek, Marek and Vašíček

From the next season you will never see again a Czech national team player wearing any of the numbers 4, 15 or 63 on the jersey. These numbers were worn by Karel Rachůnek, Jan Marek and Josef Vašíček, men who died in the Yaroslavl plane crash in September 2011. The last chance to see their numbers on the Czech national team jerseys is during this season, when all the Czech players will wear them on the front side of the jersey as a remember of the tragical death of former Czech national team players.

03 Nov 2011, 13:34 | HC LEV prepares a game of the ice hockey legends in Poprad

This Friday, Oct 4, an exhibition game of Russian legends against the team of former Czechoslovakian players will take a place in Poprad, Slovakia. Originally, this game would take place on Sep 10, but in the connection to the Lokomotiv plane crash it was postponed.

02 Nov 2011, 19:18 | Anatoli Khomenko is new Ukraine coach

Russian Anatoli Khomenko, 50, is new head coach of Ukraine national team. He will be assisted by Sergei Lubnin and Vadim Kulabuhov, both previously in Ukrtaine U20 team staff.
Khomenko was player-coach in defuncted Berkut Kyiv from 1998 to 2002 before to move to Russia where he worked as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl second team head coach. From 2005 to last season, he was KHL team assistant coach. Recently he worked in Lokomotiv junior department

02 Nov 2011, 05:07 | Znojmo - KAC replayed on December 28th, 2011

The game between HC Orli Znojmo and EC KAC last friday which was postponed after first period (score 2-2) due to problems with ice will be played again on December 28th, 2011. Referees decided after that that ice wasn't in proper state for skating as there was a big hole in it.

01 Nov 2011, 20:08 | Phil Kessel is NHL player of the month

Toronto forward Phil Kessel was named October's Player of the Month in the NHL due his amazing start: he finished October leading the League with 10 goals and 18 points in 11 games. Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen coming in second and Edmonton goalie Nikolai Khabibulin finished third.

01 Nov 2011, 19:06 | Sevc suspended two games

Färjestad's Martin Sevc has been suspended two games and has been fined 20 000 SEK for saying "you fucking gypsy" to an opponent.

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