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27 Jul 2011, 08:30 | Another World Champion retires

July, 26, 2011 can be written in the hockey chronicles as a day of two World Champions retirement. Just a few hours after Kris Draper announced his retirement, a similar statement was made by another IIHF World Championship gold medalist. Martin Prusek, 36, a former goaltender of the Ottawa Senators and the Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL accepted an offer from HC Vítkovice Steel to become their goaltender coach.

26 Jul 2011, 18:05 | Hossa to Spartak

The Slovak national team player and former NHL'er Marcel Hossa signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow (KHL). Hossa was the leading goal scorer of the KHL 2009/10.

26 Jul 2011, 12:26 | Kris Draper to announce retirement

The fourty-year old legend of the Detroit Red Wings(NHL), forward Kris Draper scheduled a press conference on Tuseday, July 27 at 11.00 a.m. EDT. It is awaited that he will announce his decision to retire from professional hockey.

22 Jul 2011, 01:20 | Rink trouble for Bregenzerwald

EHC Bregenzerwald of the Austrian Nationalliga (2nd league) are without a home rink since their home arena Eisarena Alberschwende will be closed. The muncipilaty has decided to close the outdoor arena. There are plans for a new indoor rink but that can open earliest to the 2012/2013 season. The club hopes they can find a solution so they can still play at the Eisarena Alberschwende for the 2011/2012 season.

20 Jul 2011, 19:44 | Celio new Swiss U20 coach

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has announced that Manuele Celio is the new coach of the U20 national team. He has coahed the Swiss team at the last three U18 World Championships.

18 Jul 2011, 00:19 | SKA rebuilds team

The KHL club SKA St. Petersburg today announced that they release several players among them Aleksei Yashin who doesn't get a new contract. According to SKA's website this is done to make the roster younger. The clubs also wants to trade team captain Maksim Sushinsky to another club as he has still has one year left on his contract.

15 Jul 2011, 11:28 | Písek buys a spot in Czech 1.liga

IHC Písek was the worst team in the last season of the Czech 1.liga with a 7-4-1-18 record. The club was relegated from 1.liga, but not for long. The owner of HC Vrchlabí Petr Dědek announced that his team's 1.liga license was for sale. Písek bought it and will return to play in the 1.liga next season. HC Vrchlabí will change their name to HC Stadion and play only in regional competition.

13 Jul 2011, 23:53 | Two young Swedes sign NHL contracts

On his 18th birthday Jonas Brodin (10th overall in 2011 draft) signed with the Minnesota Wild, however he will stay for one more year with his Swedish club Färjestad. The sixth overall pick Mika Zibanejad also signed with his club, the Ottawa Senators. He will attend Ottawa's training camp to try to earn a spot on Ottawa's NHL roster. If he doesn't make the roster he will return to Sweden to play for Djurgården.

12 Jul 2011, 19:37 | Gerber to Sweden

The Swiss goalie Martin Gerber (Oklahoma City Barons/Edmonton Oilers) signed a one-year contract  with the newcomer in Swedish Elitserien Växjö Lakers.

12 Jul 2011, 10:07 | Game cancelled due to poor ice

The AIHL have deemed that the Gold Coast Blue Tongues have forfeited Sunday's game against the Sydney Ice Dogs. The Ice Dogs will be awarded 3 points.

10 Jul 2011, 17:15 | U.S. college hockey will have a new conference

Six Directors of Athletics from six U.S. colleges (Colorado College, University of Denver, Miami University, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Nebraska Omaha and University of North Dakota) announced that from 2013-14 they'll become founding members of a newly-formed hockey conference. More information will be known after a press conference this Wednesday, July 13.

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07 Jul 2011, 23:37 | NHL/KHL player movement regulation agreement signed

NHL Deputy commissioner Bill Daly and KHL president Alexander Medvedeev signed a one-year long Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement that respects the professional contracts of players from both leagues and avoids conflicts between the sides during the process of player movement across the Atlantic Ocean.

06 Jul 2011, 17:32 | 2018 Olympic Hockey in PyeongChang

The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in PyeongChang, Korea. It is the first time Korea will host a major ice hockey event.

06 Jul 2011, 15:55 | Sergei Zubov - new coach of SKA

Prominent Russian hockey player, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Stanley Cup winner Sergei Zubov, who has retired from his playing career, has been appointed the new head coach of SKA St. Petersburg.

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