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26 Oct 2011, 07:49 | 2012 NHL draft will held in Pittsburgh

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday, before Penguins home game against the New York Islanders, that NHL annual draft will take place in Pittsburgh on days 22 and 23 june 2012. First round will be on friday, 22 june; all other six rounds will be drafted on saturday.
NHL draft is returning to Pittsburgh for the first time since 1997

25 Oct 2011, 23:06 | Andrei Shayanov replaces Andrei Khomutov at Barys

Two shameful losses at home, 0-7 to Ugra and 0-4 to Amur, completing a sequence of seven losses in the last eight games, decided the future of Andrei Khomutov and his assistant Sergei Starikov. Both were fired yesterday by Barys Astana. After the rumour about the possible arrive of former Russia coach Vyacheslav Bykov, speculations were denied by the same Bykov, currently in Switzerland, Barys president Nurlan Orazbaev announced this morning that new coach will be 43 years old Andrei Shayanov who lead Barys from 2008 to 2010 and worked last season as national team assistant coach. Shayanov's contract is until end of season. Barys is currently 21th in KHL.

25 Oct 2011, 06:11 | Lokomotiv veterans will play charity match

On November 9, Yaroslavl Arena 2000 will held a charity match between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl veterans and an All Stars team, promoted by the KHL players' association.
All the money raised will give to charity for the families of players died in plane accident
The veterans will allign famous former players as Dmitri Krasotkin, Egor Podomatsky, Andrei Kovalenko, Sergei Nemchinov and Vyacheslav Butsaev. For the team "Stars" will perform Valery Kamensky, Aleksei Kasatonov, Ravil Yakubov and Maksim Mikhailovsky among the others

24 Oct 2011, 20:32 | Frögren suspended three games

In a row of suspensions for tackles to the head in Elitserien Färjestad's Jonas Frögren is the latest player to be suspended. Frögren was suspended three games and fined 20 000 SEK after a tackle that gave Timrå's U20 star Max Friberg a concussion.

24 Oct 2011, 20:15 | Nieves is the hottest player for 2012 NHL Entry Draft

NHL Central Scouting on Friday released a list of Canadian and U.S. junior players eligible for the 2012 Entry Draft. Regarding to the report, the hottest player between all Canadian and U.S. junior and midget hockey leagues and U.S. scholastic leagues is Cristoval Nieves. A center of Kent School, Connecticut, USA, is the only player marked with 'A' ranking on the list - it means that Nieves is a potential first- or second-round pick.

23 Oct 2011, 05:35 | Barry Smith leaves Lugano

After the shameful 9-0 suffered against Kloten Flyers, HC Lugano American coach Berry Smith resigned from his charge, despite a two-years contract. He will be temporarily replaced by assistant Patrick Fischer and Mike McNamara. "I don't accept mediocrity, there was a lack of ambition and I can't handle with this" said Smith - winner of five Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh and Detroit as assistant coach - leaving Lugano after 16 games and twenty points Probably successor is Serge Pelletier

23 Oct 2011, 05:06 | Continental Cup 2nd Round, Day #2

In Dunaujvaros B Group Belgian White Caps Tourhout made a sensation beating 5-3 Dutch champion HYS The Hague with an amazing performance by American goalie Tyler O'Brien, 53 saves and it's almost qualyfing for an historic third round. Host Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak hammered 7-1 Spanish champion CH Jaca: a significant 80-10 shoots on goal says a lot about a one-sided game.
C Group in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania opened with an easy victory by Metalurgs Liepaja. Latvian side scored 11 goals against Olimpija Ljubljana with an hattrick by Juris Upitis, while Sport Club says goodbye to qualification after 1-5 suffered by Beybarys Atyrau, now with a chance to advance if Liepaja will lost in last game.
Follow all Continental Cup results and stats on Eurohockey.com here

23 Oct 2011, 02:16 | Jacob Josefson out with broken right collarbone

New Jersey Devils Swedish center Jacob Josefson underwent surgery Saturday morning and will be out three to four months after having broken his right collarbone after a spill into the boards with 3:05 left in the first period in 4-3 shootout home defeat against the San Jose Sharks. Strange coincidence, Josefson suffered another injury during a game against Sharks last season: he was forced to undergo surgery for a torn ligament in his thumb, missing ice for almost four months.

22 Oct 2011, 05:56 | Rosneft will own CSKA Moscow

Oil company Rosneft, one of the largest public oil and gas companies in the world, will become the new owner of CSKA Moscow
Last week press reported that CSKA is experiencing financial problems, with debts exceeding 100 million rubles. Club president Vyacheslav Fetisov wrote a public letter to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urging a solution "in order to prevent the collapse of a legendary club", stating curent ownership has "not stable funds" and the wages are paid with long delays
The owner of CSKA Moscow is at the moment electric company WGC-3, which in last January holds 100% stakes of the club.

22 Oct 2011, 04:06 | Continental Cup 2nd Round results

The second Round of Continental Cup started on Friday, with two groups in Miercurea Ciuc (ROM) and Dunaujvaros (HUN). In Romania, Liepaja Metalurgs opened tournament with a shoot-outs victory against Kazakh champion Beybarys Atyrau: 3-2 with decisive shoot-out by Juris Upitis. Host SC Csikszereda easily won its first match, 8-3 against HK Olimpija Ljubljana (farm of EBEL main team) with 2 goals scored by Ede Mihaly.
In Hungarian seed White Caps Turnhout, winner of preliminary group, didn't have problem with Spanish champion CH Jaca: 7-3 and 3 goals by veteran Marek Ziarny while Dunaujvarosi Acelbikak frustrated its fans loosing 3-1 with Dutch HYS The Hague

22 Oct 2011, 00:03 | SC Bern fires head coach

SC Bern separates immediately from their head coach Larry Huras. Antti Törmänen and Lars Leuenberger will now lead the team.

21 Oct 2011, 22:16 | Kloten Flyers extends contracts with coach duo Eldebrink / Hollenstein

The Kloten Flyers and the long-standing coach duo Anders Eldebrink / Fige Hollenstein will work together for another 2 years. The contracts were signed today.

21 Oct 2011, 21:34 | Turkmenistan opens a new hockey arena

Although Turkmenistan is a country of deserts and the temperatures during summers are facing 50°C (122°F), although Turkmenistan never taken part in the Winter Olympic Games, there was opened a new winter sport center in Ashgabat. The winter complex includes a hockey-arena for 10,000 spectators or a boarding-school with 350 beds and cost US$185 million. The ribbon was cut by Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, the current Turkmenistan president.

21 Oct 2011, 12:52 | Kristiansen to HV71

HV71 of Elitserien loans Sparta Sarpsborg's forward Tommy Kristiansen until the national team break (November 8).

21 Oct 2011, 02:33 | Bracken makes NHL debut at 30

Kearns Bracken stepped into his very first NHL game today. The Florida player made his debut in the game against the Buffalo Sabers at the age of 30. Until now Bracken played in AHL for San Antonio Rampage (2011-12: 3p.(3+0) and 2PIM in 3 games). Bracken is the 12th player to debut at an age over 30 since 2000-01.

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