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21 Apr 2011, 18:56 | Czech Republic and Belarus named captains

31 years old Metallurg Magnitogorsk forward Tomas Rolinek was appointed as Czech Republic captain for upcoming World Championship. Avangard Omsk forward Aleksei Kalyuzhny, 33, will lead Belarus team

20 Apr 2011, 20:10 | Peter Forsberg joins MoDo staff

Peter Forsberg,retired in February, has been appointed as assistant general manager of MoDo, his hometown club.
Forsberg, joining his long-time friend Markus Naslund, who is Modo's general manager, will work as an adviser for the club in sports issues, helping with marketing and scouting for talent.

20 Apr 2011, 15:20 | Mike Ellis confirmed as coach of Valpellice

38 years old British-Canadian Mike Ellis was confirmed as Valpellice Bulldogs head coach for next season. Appointed as assistant coach along with Julio Francella in late january to replace fired Barry Martinelli, Ellis lead Valpellice in an historic playoffs campaign until semifinals. Last season Ellis won Serie A2 with Appiano Pirates but was fired in dicember and immediately contracted by Valpellice. Francella will remain as GM

20 Apr 2011, 12:51 | Falk retires after 16 seasons

Nichlas Falk played 751 league games and 115 playoff games for Djurgården spread over 16 seasons. But now is the long and successful career over.
"Time takes its course. Now it's about time to find soething else to do," says Falk to www.difhockey.se.

20 Apr 2011, 12:45 | Former goalie in the parliament

Sinuhe Wallinheimo, the former SM-Liiga, Elitserien, DEL and AHL goalie was elected to the Finnish parliament for Samlingspartiet.

18 Apr 2011, 21:55 | Sergei Zubov quits at 41

After a twenty years career at top level, SKA St. Petersburg defender Sergei Zubov announced his retirement.
"Health doesn't allow me to continue career - said Zubov to Sport Express newspaper - I have to undergo a surgery on the hip joint. I need to change the entire hip joint. I do not know yet where I'll do the intervention, maybe in America, maybe in Europe. I haven't yet thought what I would do next. I would like to stay in Russia and working in hockey world"
Zubov won an Olympic gold in Albertville 1992 and two Stanley Cup with New York Rangers (1994) and Dallas Stars (1999)

18 Apr 2011, 19:32 | Nikolai Myshagin will be new Izhstal coach

56 years old Kazakh Nikolai Myshagin sign a contract with Izhstal Izhevsk of Russiand Vysshaya League to coach team next season. After having coached Kazakhstan giants Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk and Barys Astana, from 2009 Myshagin was coach of Primorye Ussuriysk in Russian Pervaya League

17 Apr 2011, 22:21 | Swiss upsets Finns at Women’s WC

After losing to Canada 0-12 on opening day the Swiss Women's team suprisingly won 2-1 after OT against Finland. Stefanie Marty scored the game winner at 1:50. Other results today USA-Slovakia 5-0, Sweden-Russia 7-1, Kazakhstan-Canada 0-7.

17 Apr 2011, 21:00 | Mlada Boleslav wins battle for Extraliga

Mlada Boleslav won the decisive seventh game of Tipsport extraliga relegation series 4-1 and beat Usti nad Labem 4-3 in the series. Boleslav has won its third relegation series in a row, once again preventing the winner of 1. liga from promotion to the top division.

16 Apr 2011, 06:50 | Gennady Tsygurov new coach of Lada

Fired by Sary Arka Karaganda two weeks ago, Gennady Tsygurov was appointed as new coach of Lada Togliatti. Tsygurov, 69, already worked in Togliatti in 1999-2000 season

15 Apr 2011, 21:50 | Friday’s international friendlies

Denmark beat Belarus in a shoot-out. Slovakia outstanding against Sweden. Czech Republic wins one-goal game against Switzerland.

Game stats here.

15 Apr 2011, 21:06 | Battle for Extraliga goes down to seventh game

The qualification series for a place in next season's Tipsport extraliga will be decided in the last seventh game on Sunday. Mlada Boleslav squandered a 3-1 lead in the series and after today's game, which 1. liga champion Usti nad Labem won 3-2, the series is tied after six games.

15 Apr 2011, 21:01 | Vokoun pulls out of World Championship

Tomas Vokoun, expected to feature as number one goalkeeper for Czech Republic in the upcoming World Championship, has pulled out of national team squad citing personal reasons. Vokoun, who helped Czechs win gold medals at 2010 championship, is out of contract with Florida Panthers and reportedly wants to focus on solving out his NHL future.

14 Apr 2011, 11:13 | The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship starts today

The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship in Dresden and Crimmitschau starts today with four games. Follow the tournament here on Eurohockey.com.

13 Apr 2011, 23:05 | 16 USA players named for the World Championship

See the preliminary American roster here.