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02 Dec 2010, 07:20 | Top scorer signs new contract

The top goal scorer of Finnish SM-Liiga, Janne Lahti, has signed a contract for two more years at Jokerit. Lahti leads the league in goal scoring with 15 goals in 25 games.

30 Nov 2010, 21:56 | Kim Staal returns home

One of the greatest Danish players ever, Kim Staal, is back in Danish ice hockey. He left his Danish team Herlev at age 15 to play most of his career in Sweden, except for one season in AHL (Milwaukee Admirals). Staal who has been troubled by injuries the last two seasons has signed a contract with Herning. Staal has played 14 World Championships with Denmark including 8 in the Elite group.

30 Nov 2010, 21:52 | Nils Ekman suspended

Djurgården's forward Nils Ekman has been given a five game suspension and has been fined 80 000 Swedish Kronor (about €8600) after a very hard slashing in the game against Brynäs on Saturday. The 80 000 SEK fine is the largets fine for a player in Elitserien.

29 Nov 2010, 22:37 | Tommy Salo on the move

Oskarshamn's General Manager, former NHL goalie Tommy Salo, leaves the club to become GM of Leksand in the same league, the Swedish second division HockeyAllsvenskan.

29 Nov 2010, 15:26 | HC Lugano fires coaches

Head Coach Philippe Bozon and his assistant Sandro Bertaggia have been released from their jobs. Appointed interim coaches are Mike McNamara and Patrick Fischer.

27 Nov 2010, 16:17 | Game suspended in Elitserien

The game between Brynäs and Djurgården in Elitserien has been suspened due to the use of pyrotechnics by the away supporters. The game was resumed after a 15 minute delay.

27 Nov 2010, 08:12 | Zoetermeer Panters leaves North Sea Cup

Zoetermeer Panters has withdrawn from the Dutch-Belgian competition North Sea Cup due to financial problems.

26 Nov 2010, 22:51 | Chris Chelios to the KHL?

Several medias around the world reports that the 48 year old American hockey legend Chris Chelios is close to a comeback with the Russian KHL-club Vityaz Chekhov.

26 Nov 2010, 22:40 | Four points by Fedorov in his Atlant debut

Fedor Fedorov played his first game for Atlant Moscow Oblast in the KHL tonight and scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the 4-1 win against Vityaz. The line with Fedorov, Jan Bulis and Sergei Mozyakin scored all four Atlant goals.

26 Nov 2010, 08:06 | French veteran to DEL

The Team France veteran Laurent Meunier signed on Thursday a contract with Straubing Tigers of DEL.

25 Nov 2010, 22:19 | One more point for China Dragons

China Dragon won its only second point of the Asia League season after an overtime loss to Nikko Icebucks (2-3). Weiyang Zhang scored two goals for Dragon but Tomohiko Uchiyama tied the game and also scored Nikko's game-winner. Anyang Halla leads the league.

24 Nov 2010, 22:22 | No Granlund in World Juniors

HIFK's super talent Mikael Granlund is recovering so slowly from his concussion that he will not participate in the World Junior Championship at the end of the year, writes Iltalehti.

He was injured in a league game against Blues October 14. He banged his head into the boards after an unsuccessful hit.

24 Nov 2010, 21:21 | Herner coaching duo resigns

Oberliga team Herner EV coaching duo Matthias Roos and Alexander Jacobs resigned today for personal reasons. Interim coach will be former Polish international and Herner player Krystian Sikorski

24 Nov 2010, 20:54 | Jokerit sacked Hannu Jortikka, Westerlund new coach

After three years as headmaster in Vierumäki's National Sports Academy, former national team coach Erkka Westerlund is back on a club bench, signing a contract until end of next season with Jokerit Helsinki, after club sacked head coach Hannu Jortikka and assistant coach Sami Ranta.
Sami Lämsä is Westerlund's new assistant.
Jokerit is currently 8th in the league with 34 points after 24 rounds

23 Nov 2010, 23:51 | Weinhandl on top in KHL

Mattias Weinhandl of SKA St. Petersburg scored twice on Spartak Moskva's goalie Dominik Hasek to move to the top of the goal scoring list in KHL. Weinhandl has scored 17 goals, one more than Patrick Thoresen and Lukas Kaspar. Of the nine best goal scorers in KHL only two are Russian. Igor Grigorenko and Denis Platonov have scored 13 goals each.