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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.

20 Oct 2011, 06:30 | AHL suspends McMillan

The American Hockey League has suspended Houston Aeros forward Carson McMillan for four games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a game against San Antonio Rampage on October 15.

20 Oct 2011, 00:54 | ZSC Lions secures promising forwards

ZSC Lions announces team extended until 2013-14 contracts of forwards Luca Cunti and Ronalds Kenins. Cunti,22, debuted last saturday after been recovered from an injury during the pre-season. Twenty years old Swiss-Latvian Kenins already played 15 games in this season for Lions after three season in farm club GCK Lions.

20 Oct 2011, 00:46 | Russia U18 will play in Saratov

Russia U18 national team will play a friendly match in Saratov against local Kristall of VHL on november 1st, as preparation for World Challenge Cup in Canada from 07 to 13 November

19 Oct 2011, 19:49 | Surgery for Söderberg

Linköping's star center Carl Söderberg has to undergo finger surgery and is expected to return to the ice mid-November.

19 Oct 2011, 17:48 | Dan Fritsche out for 4-6 weeks

Dan Fritsche of Genève-Servette in NLA suffered a shoulder injury in Tuesday's game against Biel and will be out of play for 4-6 weeks.

18 Oct 2011, 06:54 | Hyvönen suspended three games

Färjestad's Hannes Hyvönen has been suspended three games and fined 14 000 SEK after a elbow tackle against the head of Timrå's Per Hallin who suffered a concussion. This is one of many suspensions for tackles to the the head already so far in Elitserien this season.

17 Oct 2011, 17:38 | Finland and Russia will play open air

Russian Hockey Federation announced Sweden Hockey Games match between Finland and Russia will be played at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, with a capacity of 35.000 spectators. Game is scheduled for february 9. Sweden Hockey Games is part of Euro Hockey Tour series

17 Oct 2011, 15:59 | Mikhail Shtalenkov in Magnitogorsk staff

Mikhail Shtalenkov was appointed as Metallurg Magnitogorsk goalies' coach. Former NHLer held the same function in Dynamo Moscow, his former club, during last two seasons

17 Oct 2011, 13:00 | Mlada Boleslav fires coach Jerabek

BK Mlada Boleslav, bottom team of Czech Extraliga, fired coach Vladimir Jerabek after eight losses from their 11 opening games of the season. The club sits bottom of the league with nine points. Current sports manager Milan Hnilicka takes over the charge of the first team with assistant coach Vladimir Hiadlovsky remaining in his position. Mlada Boleslav has finished last in all of their three Extraliga seasons so far, but saved themselves in relegation round every time.