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24 Jan 2011, 15:16 | Elitserien coach extends contract

AIK's Head Coach Roger Melin got his contract with the team extended for one more year.  The present year is his third with the team.

24 Jan 2011, 11:03 | Valpellice Bulldogs fire coach

Serie A Valpellice Bulldogs fired Italo-Canadian coach Berry Martinelli, appointed last summer, and replaced him with former Valpellice player Julio Francella. Francella also has a history as the club's junior department manager.

24 Jan 2011, 10:03 | Sergei Ivanov resigns

After 2 months at the bench of Dizel Penza, head coach Sergei Ivanov resigned today."When I arrived, I realized the team was in a psychological crisis, but hoped to rectify the situation. With my regret, I was not able to stabilize the team play, and therefore decided to resign as head coach. I want to thank for the cooperation with the administration, coaching staff and players", declares Ivanov, appointed in early December to replace fired Victor Korolev. New coach is Viktor Bogatyrev, who was until now coaching the 2nd team.

23 Jan 2011, 18:11 | TPS fire coach again

Riku-Petteri Lehtonen is no longer the head coach of TPS Turku in the SM-Liiga. Last in the league, TPS announced Jukka Koivu as new head coach, while Seppo Suoraniemi has been appointed assistant coach, replacing Antti Aalto.
Koivu - father of Anaheim Ducks Saku and Minnesota Wild Mikko - was previously TPS coach between 2003 and 2005.

23 Jan 2011, 14:40 | Scores after 8 seconds

Brandon Bochenski needed only 8 seconds to score 1-0 for Barys Astana against Ak Bars Kazan in today's KHL game. Barys lost the game that was decided in a shootout 3-2.

23 Jan 2011, 12:52 | Litvinov has a new coach

Czech Extraliga Benzina Litvinov appointed Vladimir Kýhos as new coach after the mutual agreed resignement of former head coach Robert Reichel. Assistant coach Jiri Kucera remains in charge.
Kyhos, 55 years old, began the season as coach of 1. Liga HC Tabor and signs until end of the season with an option for next one.

21 Jan 2011, 22:30 | 3 minutes. 2 goals. 0 saves

Tomáš Závorka, goaltender of HC Energie Karlovy Vary was pulled from the net after 3:17 of play of the Czech Extraliga game in Vítkovice. The Vítkovice forwards scored on the first two shots on net and the young goaltender left his place on the ice for Lukáš Sáblík.

21 Jan 2011, 10:53 | Kasyanchuk voted best player

31 year-old Traktor Chelyabinsk forward Konstantyn Kasyanchuk was elected 2010 Ukrainian player of the year by a jury formed by journalists, coaches and players. With 74 points he precedes Vadim Shakhraichuk (Sokil Kyiv - 62 points) and Yunost Minsk forward Aleksandr Materukhin (51 points).

20 Jan 2011, 16:57 | Jussi Markkanen suspended

EV Zug´s Jussi Markkanen receives an 8-game suspension following an attack on Kloten's Nicholas Steiner in a game January 15.

19 Jan 2011, 07:20 | Pihlström scores 4

In yesterday's SM-Liiga game (7-3) between JYP Jyväskylä and Kärpät Oulu, Antti Pihlström scored 4 goals.

With a total of 23 goals this season Pihlström leads the SM-Liiga in goal scoring.

19 Jan 2011, 06:18 | Mexico and Serbia are promoted

Mexico and Serbia are promoted to the 2012 IIHF World U20 Championship Div. II after finishing first and second in Div III in Mexico City. The home team beat Serbia 4-2 in the final game to win the tournament.

18 Jan 2011, 17:49 | Eric Staal and Lidström chosen as captains

Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidström were selected as captains for the NHL All-Star Game taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, from january 28 to 30.

17 Jan 2011, 23:31 | Incredible things

Two veterans made incredible things on Sunday in the Czech Tipsport Extraleague. Petr Nedved of Bili Tygri Liberec and Petr Ton of Sparta Prague both scored shorthanded goals - three on five.

This was the first time since the 1993/94 season when Czech extraleague was born, that two shorthanded goals in three on five were scored on the same day.

Petr Nedved is 39 and Petr Ton is 37.

17 Jan 2011, 21:44 | Lintner stays in Finland

Richard Lintner had a try-out contract with SaiPa of Finnish SM-Liiga that would expire January 29 but the parts agreed that he will stay for the rest of the season. He has scored 5 goals and 3 assists in the 13 games with Saipa.

15 Jan 2011, 16:48 | Three teams still undefeated in Mexico

With 12 games of 21 played of the World U20 Championship div. III in Mexico, three teams are still undefeated. Serbia, Mexico and North Korea all have three wins in as many games. Tonight the host Mexico will face North Korea while Serbia plays New Zealand.

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