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27 Apr 2011, 23:08 | The North American teams win the last preparation games

Canada beat Czech Republic 4-2 and USA came back from 0-2 in the first period to beat Austria 3-2 in the last games before the World Championship that starts on Friday. Find the scorers of the games here.

27 Apr 2011, 20:34 | Huttwil Falcons won’t play in NLB

Swiss Ice Hockey Association rejected Huttwil Falcons's appeal and the club, winner of Switzerland Liga 1, won't be promoted to NLB. The federation refused the first Huttwil application some months ago alleging club hasn't the necessary economic guarantees, essential to get in the professional levels of Swiss hockey.

27 Apr 2011, 20:13 | Selke Trophy finalists

Frank J. Selke Trophy, presented annually "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.", has its finalists: Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks, Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings.
Toews is a first time finalist, but Datsyuk and Kessler are regular members of club: Datsyuk has won the trophy the past three seasons and Kessler is a Selke finalist for the third consecutive year

27 Apr 2011, 07:35 | Team USA adds three players

Cam Fowler (Anaheim Ducks), Ryan McDonagh (New York Rangers), and Derek Stepan (New York Rangers) have been added to the American World Championship roster.

27 Apr 2011, 07:18 | Denmark beats France

Denmark beat France 3-2 (2-1, 0-0, 1-1) in Vojens in the last game before the World Championship for the two teams. Find stats from the game here.

27 Apr 2011, 07:10 | New Belarus club signs coach

Belarus U18 National Team head coach Eduard Valiullin was appointed first ever coach of newly created club HK Lida that will participate in next Belarus Open League.
Lida Chairman Aleksandr Kryskin explains: "We believe in Valiullin and give him a chance. The team is already formed at 30% and the interest in the city is really high. Our goal for first season is to enter the playoffs".

27 Apr 2011, 06:55 | Danish Rookie of the Year

Thomas Spelling of Herning Blue Fox was named Rookie of the Year in the Danish top league AL-Bankligaen.

27 Apr 2011, 05:03 | NHL nominated Bill Masterton Trophy finalists

The 2010-11 finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded "to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey," were announced today by National Hockey League: goalie Ray Emery of the Anaheim Ducks, forward Daymond Langkow of the Calgary Flames and forward Ian Laperriere of the Philadelphia Flyers

26 Apr 2011, 21:50 | No Henrik Lundqvist in the World Championship

Henrik Lundqvist, keeper of New York Rangers that recently was knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs says no thanks to the World Championship. Sweden will come with three goalies: Erik Ersberg, Viktor Fasth and Anders Nilsson.

26 Apr 2011, 21:35 | Ville Peltonen injured

Ville Peltonen was injured during the Finnish finals and will miss the World Championship. Jesse Joensuu of New York Islanders will replace him.

26 Apr 2011, 10:51 | Nabokov given all clear for Worlds

Goalkeeper Evgeny Nabokov was given permission to join the Russian team ahead of World Championships in Slovakia, after his agent reached agreement with New York Islanders over moving Nabokov's contract to the next season. Nabokov earlier refused to play for the NHL team, resulting in a decision not to allow him to play at WCH by Garth Snow, GM of Islanders.

26 Apr 2011, 10:48 | Prospal pulls out of WCH

Vaclav Prospal of New York Rangers has decided not to participate in this year's World Championships. He announced the decision to Czech national team head coach Alois Hadamczik, citing lack of form as the reason behind his withdrawal. Prospal has endured a mixed season in the NHL, hampered by a long-term injury.

26 Apr 2011, 10:31 | Denmark boosted by Bødker’s addition

Danish squad for the upcoming World Championships in Slovakia was strengthened by the addition of Mikkel Bødker of NHL's Phoenix Coyotes. "It is always an honor to represent my country," said the 22-year old forward. Coach Per Bäckman is still watching the outcome of NHL play offs in hopes of adding either Lars Eller (Montreal) or Jannick Hansen (Vancouver) to his team.

26 Apr 2011, 03:05 | Norris Memorial Trophy finalists are known

Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, Detroit's veteran Nicklas Lidstrom and Nashville's Shea Weber were named finalists for the Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league's best defenseman.
While Weber is finalist for the first time in his career, Lidstrom is candidate for the 11th time and is a six-time Norris winner and Chara won the award in 2009 and is a finalist for the third time in the past four seasons. The winner will be announced June 22 during the NHL awards ceremony in Las Vegas.

25 Apr 2011, 17:33 | Rubin Tyumen will remain in VHL

After the victory in VHL, Tyumen region Director of the Department of Sport and Youth Policy, Dmitri Gramotin clarified the future of the team:
"For next season the team will continue to act in VHL, but we plan to apply for entering in KHL in two years. It's the challenge for the leadership of the club and the coaching staff. But today Tyumen doesn't have an ice arena fulfilling the requirements of the KHL, so we have to wait for the completion of the new multifunctional Tyumen Arena."

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