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16 Nov 2010, 21:03 | VHL players of the week

Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL) elected players of the week for 8-15 november:
Sputnik Nizhny Tagil's Mikhail Demidov is the goalie of the week, with 96.30 saves and one shout out
Best defender was HK Sarov's Sergei Dorofeev, 3 points (2+1) in 3 games and 4+\-
Best striker was named Aleksandr Shibaev of Dynamo Tver, scoring 8 (4+4)in four games

16 Nov 2010, 20:22 | Extraliga October players of the month

Poprad's sensational campaign in October has resulted in players being elected Player of the Month.
Marcel Melichercik was elected Goalkeeper of the Month with an 1.38 average, 95% saves and 357 shots faced,
Stanislav Jasečko was awarded the Defender of the Month Trophy thanks to his 3 goals, 6 assists and 19 plus/minus in 13 games.
Former NHL veteran Ladislav Nagy became Forward of the Month as he scored 9 goals and served 10 assists in 12 games.

16 Nov 2010, 20:18 | Zdeno Ciger replaces Pavel Hynek at Slovan

Immediately after being defeated by Skalica, Slovan Bratislava managment decided to fire Czech coach Pavel Hynek and replace him with former Slovan player Zdeno Ciger. Current assistant coach Miroslav Miklošovic remains on the bench to supply Ciger's lack of an A-licence. Another former player - Miroslav Mosnár - will also join the staff. Ciger already coached Slovan between 2006 and 2008, winning a championship. Slovan is currrently 6th in Extraliga after 26 rounds.

16 Nov 2010, 16:10 | Swiss goalie news

Lugano aquired Sébastien Caron from Traktor Chelyabinsk in the KHL. Caron has played in Swiss NLA before. 2007-2010 he played for Fribourg-Gottéron.

Both Biel goalies have signed new contracts. Reto Berra signed till 2012 and Marco Streit till 2013.

15 Nov 2010, 18:26 | Uwe Krupp becomes Team Manager in Köln

German national team coach Uwe Krupp will leave his position after the 2011 World Championship to become Team Manager of Kölner Haie.

15 Nov 2010, 13:01 | The German U20 national team won the Four Nations Tournament in Füssen

After victories against Switzerland and Slovakia, Germany defeated Norway 3-2 (0:0, 0:2, 3:0) to win the tournament undefeated. Mathias Plachta and Thomas Brandl (2) scored for Germany in the third period.

15 Nov 2010, 11:28 | Belarus wins U20 tournament in Denmark

SINO Cup was played in Rødovre, Denmark last weekend. The Under-20 teams of five countries played each other. Belarus won the tornament with 8 points, one point more than the trio of Latvia, Finland (B) and Denmark. Austria only managed to win one point.

Results: Denmark-Latvia 2-3 (SO), Austria-Finland 0-2, Belarus-Latvia 3-0, finland-Denmark 3-2, Austria-Belarus 6-7 (OT), Latvia-Finland 3-2 (SO), Latvia-Austria 9-0, Denmark-Belarus 6-0, Belarus-Finland 5-2 and Denmark-Austria 4-2.

14 Nov 2010, 22:39 | German victory in Deutschland Cup

Germany beat Switzerland 2-1 in the final game of Deutschland Cup to win the tournament. Switzerland took the lead halfways through the game but Danner and Pietta scored for Germany to secure the title. Canada finished third after a 3-2 (SO) win against Slovakia.

14 Nov 2010, 22:05 | Third in a row for Austria

Austria got their third win in a row when they defeated Hungary 3-1 in the Hungarian EIHC tournament Hoki Kupa. Martin Oraze scored two goals and Rafael Rotter one. France beat Japan 4-2.

14 Nov 2010, 01:13 | Overtime wins for Slovakia and Switzerland

On the second day of Deutschland Cup Slovakia beat Germany 3-2 and Switzerland got away with 2-1 against Canada. Both games were decided in overtime. Tomorrow it will be decided if Germany or Switzerland wins the tournament.

13 Nov 2010, 22:31 | Lubos Sekula out for 40 days

Real Torino (Italy Serie A2) Slovak defender Lubos Sekula will be back on ice in 2011. Sekula suffered a shoulder tendon lesion after a charge during the game versus Egna on October 5. He should be back for the league playoffs in March.

13 Nov 2010, 22:26 | Narva PSK withdrawn from the Estonian league

Narva PSK has withdrawn from the league due to financial difficulties and lack of players. Narva will play this year in an amateur league. Estonian League will now be played with just 3 teams: Viru Sputnik Kohtla-Järve, Kalev-Välk Tartu and debutant Tallinna TKK.

13 Nov 2010, 20:41 | Romania undefeated in home tournament

Romania won all three games of the ECC Tournament (EIHC) at home in Brasov. Today Spain was was defeated 4-0. Croatia beat Serbia 7-0 to finish second. Player of the day: Croatian goalie Matija Tackovic who made 38 saves.

13 Nov 2010, 20:35 | Austria wins again

Austria is the only team with a perfect record after two rounds of Hoki Kupa (EIHC) in Hungary. Today's results: Austria-Japan 4-0 and Hungary-France 5-2.

13 Nov 2010, 18:36 | Easy tournament win for Russia B

Russia's B team had no problem to win the EIHC tournament in Poland. After big wins agaisnt Ukraine and Netherlands, Poland was beaten today 6-2. Ukraine beat Netherlands 3-0

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