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16 Sep 2011, 09:12 | EBEL - 20 missing minutes played

HDD Tilia Olimpija Ljubljana and Moser Medical Graz 99ers finished Sunday's second round EBEL match only last night in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The game on Sunday was cancelled after two periods (Graz leading 1-0) due to problems with ice. The temperature inside the Tivoli ice-hockey hall on sunday was 28 degrees Celsius. Last night both teams stepped on the ice once again and they finished the game. Olimpija came back from trailing one to winning 2-1 and this win surely gave the Dragons boost for tonight's eternal Slovenian classic: Olimpija against Jesenice.

16 Sep 2011, 06:27 | Josh Holden suspended for eight games

NLA disciplinary commission suspended EV Zug forward Josh Holden for eight games (and 2000 francs fee) after the check against Fribourg forward Christian Dubè's head. Checking the videos and the referee report, the commission considered the charge deliberate and not accidental. Holden was suspended for the same infraction last season.

14 Sep 2011, 20:23 | MHL game delayed in Astana

Today the MHL scheduled match Snezhnye Barsy Astana - Tatranski Vlci was delayed due to an intestinal virus that affected almost half the Slovak roster. The game was postponed for tomorrow afternoon.

14 Sep 2011, 19:50 | A new league created in Moscow

Moscow hosted the founding conference of the new amateur hockey league in Moscow, which will start in 2011/12 season, called United Moscow Hockey League (OMHL according to Russiam acronym)

OMHL was created merging the three major amateur leagues of the capital - Non-Professional Hockey League (NPHL), Russian Amateur Hockey League (RLHL), both actived in last seven years, andMoscow Hockey Federation League, created last season (FHM).
The new league, divided in Mater and Debutant groups, will count with about 100 teams

14 Sep 2011, 07:32 | Titan Klin will be penalized

Not really a good debut for VHL newcomer Titan Klin. In their first game against VMF St. Petersburg the club alligned three not registered players: Dmitri Samarin, Igor Knyazev and Dmitri Demchenko. After examining the referee report, VHL has decided to cancel the result of the match, to count Titan as forfeited and consequently to penalize the club. On the ice Titan won the game 4-3 at overtime. Samarin scored a goal and served an assist

13 Sep 2011, 21:51 | Frölunda wins Elitserien opener

Both goalies played well when Frölunda defeated Växjö Lakers 2-0. Martin Gerber made 36 saves, but was beaten once by a blueline shot by Christian Bäckman. Frölunda also added a late empty net goal and Dane Frederik Andersen saved 20 shots for a shutout in his first Elitserien appearance.

13 Sep 2011, 12:59 | Antipov celebrates 200

When Vladimir Antipov scored 1-0 for Traktor against Novokuznetsk he scored his 200th goal in the highest Russian league. Only six active players have scored more goals: Maxim Sushinsky, Alexei Morozov, Sergei Mozyakin, Danis Zaripov, Alexei Kalyuzhny and Andrei Subbotin.

12 Sep 2011, 19:52 | Latvian League added a team

Latvian Federation informed upcoming Virsliga will count with a team more, besides nine already confirmed: HK Juniors, HK Riga farm team, playing also in new MHL-B. Request was submitted by Juniors coach Aigars Cipruss to allow team playing more games.

12 Sep 2011, 13:30 | HockeyAllsvenskan hires ref

The Swedish second league, HockeyAllsvenskan, has hired a professional referee from USA; Shane Warschaw.

12 Sep 2011, 11:50 | Galimov dies

Aleksander Galimov, 26, the only Lokomotiv Yaroslavl player who survived the plane crash on Sep 7, died in Moscow, Russia, just five days after the disaster. Regarding words of Dr. Kubyshkin the fourth day is the most critical in the cases of burns. Only one survivor remains now, the flight engineer Aleksander Sizov.

12 Sep 2011, 10:29 | Start of Czech Extraliga postponed

Originally, Tipsport Extraliga would start this Friday, Sep 16, with seven games. Because of Yaroslavl jet crash all the first round games are postponed. "Jan Marek, Karel Rachůnek and Josef Vašíček were friends of many Czech Extraliga players. Their friends would be unable to attend Jan Marek's funeral if we will make them play hockey on Friday," Czech Extraliga head commisioner Stanislav Šulc said. New dates for the games is unknown, the clubs will arrange date of their 1st round games themselves.

The Czech top-level ice hockey competition will start on Sunday, Sep 18, with games of the second round.

11 Sep 2011, 19:41 | Polish League starts

Today the first game of the Polish league was played. ComArch Cracovia Kraków beat MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ 5-4.

11 Sep 2011, 16:24 | Grenoble grabbed French opening season trophy

Grenoble clearly defeated champion Rouen 6-1 winning 2011 Match des Champions, Jacques Lacarrière trophy, the first trophy of the season played between national champion and League Cup winner. Defender Alexander Rouleau, 1 goals and 3 assists, was the star of the game, played at Chambery Métropole Arena in front of 1050 spectator

11 Sep 2011, 14:38 | VHL starts

VHL, the league below KHL, started today. Rubin Tyumen won the opening game against Neftyanik Almetievsk 4-1.

09 Sep 2011, 01:02 | Atlantic City to Host 2012 AHL All-Star

American Hockey League President David Andrews announced that the 2012 AHL All-Star will be held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on January 29 and 30, 2012.
This will be the first ever AHL All-Star event held outside an AHL city