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16 Mar 2011, 15:14 | Mikhail Grabovski set a new record

Earned 53 points (27+26) in 68 games, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovsky becomes the Belarussian player who record most points in a NHL season, breaking previous one set up by Andrei Kostitsyn in 2008

16 Mar 2011, 15:00 | Stéphane Barin quits coach career

Ours de Villard-de-Lans announces Stéphane Barin will not remain on team bench for next season. "Stephane decided to quit coach career to focus his efforts on job". Barin closed his player career in 2008-09 at Villard and continues in the club as coach. This season Villard stunned French hockey knocking out mighty Grenoble in playoffs first round before to be eliminated in quarter finals by Angers

15 Mar 2011, 18:42 | Mexico keeps perfect record, good debut for Iceland

World U18 Championships Division III B in Mexico. Results of day two: Mexico-Ireland 12-0; Iceland-Israel 12-0
Follow the tournament here

15 Mar 2011, 07:53 | Latvian finals

HK Ozolnieki-MONARCH and Liepajas Metalurgs II will play the Latvian league finals. Ozolnieki beat SMScredit.lv 3-0 in one of the semi final series. In the other Metalurgs beat DHK Latgale 3-1.

14 Mar 2011, 07:45 | World U18 Championships start

The first of 7 World U18 Champinships has started; Division III B in Mexico. Results of day one: Ireland-South Africa 1-13 and Israel-Mexico 3-7.

Follow the tournament here.

13 Mar 2011, 21:55 | Val Pusteria celebrates its first final waiting for opponent

Closing a taut series against an indomitable Val Pellice, Val Pusteria Wolves reached for the first time in its history the finals in Italian Serie A. Wolves won for the second time in Torre Pellice in front of a sold out arena to close 4-0 the series, but local fans praised their team, having fight until the end against a stronger opponent despite various key players out for injuries.
Val Pusteria now waiting to know its opponent: in other semifinal HC Bolzano won 6-1 at home versus champion Asiago and it's now 3-1 in the series: next tuesday Asiago needs an home victory to continue to keep hopes alive

13 Mar 2011, 21:05 | HC Vítkovice Steel is the second semifinalist in Czech Extraliga

HC Vítkovice Steel won game number 6 in České Budějovice 0-2 and advanced to the league semifinals.

The first qualified team is HC EATON Pardubice, who has ended its quarterfinal series against Zlín in 4 games.

13 Mar 2011, 18:23 | Danish semi finals tied

Herning and SønderjyskE both won with good margins away to Rødovre and Frederikshavn and tied the semi final series at 1-1. Game three are played on Tuesday.

13 Mar 2011, 04:50 | Dmitri Kagarlitsky is Krylia Sovetov fans’ favourite

22 years old forward Dmitri Kagarlitsky (9 goals and 19 assists this season) was elected Best Player for the regular season by Krylia Sovetov fans

12 Mar 2011, 08:53 | Asia League finals postponed

The finals of the Asia League between Tohoku Freeblades (JPN) and Anyang Halla (KOR) have been postponed due to the big earthquake outside the coast of Japan.

11 Mar 2011, 23:12 | Josh Hennessy out six months

HC Lugano American forward Josh Hennessy will be out for at least six months after being injured in playout game #3 against Rapperswil. Examinations detected the rupture of right knee internal and cruciate ligamen. Hennessy will be submit to a surgery at Hirslanden hospital in Zurich

11 Mar 2011, 22:54 | Shakhtar crushed Gomel and landed to semifinals

In the only playoffs quarter finals series still opened, Shakhtar destroyed opponent Gomel with an undisputable 9-2, despite Gomel opening the score with captain Oleg Antonenko. Home team reversed score still in first period and close the match in the second with a 4-0 partial. Interesting Shakhtar scored with nine different players.
Semifinals starting on march 13 are now set: Shakhtar Soligorsk - Yunost Minsk (last season final) and Neman Grodno - Metallurg Zhlobin

11 Mar 2011, 13:55 | Ville Peltonen wins award

The Finnish sports journalists named Ville Peltonen, HIFK's veteran forward, the best player of the SM-Liiga Regular Season. Janne Lahti of Jokerit finished second in the voting.

10 Mar 2011, 18:14 | Thoresen facing long suspension

Vålerenga's Steffen Thoresen is facing a long suspension after a very ugly cross checking to the neck area on Lørenskog's Erikki Koivu.

10 Mar 2011, 17:29 | Big ice in Sochi 2014

-IIHF.com

The IIHF Council - the federation's 13-member executive body - has confirmed that the ice hockey tournaments (men's and women's) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia 2014 will be played on international-sized rinks measuring 60 metres by 30 metres, as opposed to the North American (60 x 26).

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