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09 Jun 2016, 10:03 | EPL to continue with 10

The second tier of British hockey The EPIHL will again have 10 sides. This was after much speculation that Manchester Phoenix would not be able to support a team. Because of their new EIHL neighbours Phoenix were forced to play miles from Manchester but have now secured facilities in the city.

27 May 2016, 22:54 | Seven more players added to Swedish World Cup roster

The Tre Kronor head coach Rikard Grönborg named today the last seven players on the Swedish World Cup roster:
G: Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres
D: Mattias Ekholm, Nashville Predators
F: Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins - Patric Hörnqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins - Marcus Krüger, Chicago Blackhawks - Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks - Carl Söderberg, Colorado Avalanche

27 May 2016, 20:44 | Nice admitted to Magnus Ligue

Following the merging between two teams competing in Magnus Ligue, Chamonix and Morzine-Avoriaz, the Franch Federation announced Division 1 champion HCA Nice was chosen to be the 12th club in the French top division. Nice lost 2-4 and 4-5 the promotion/relation series against Morzine. The admission is still contioned by the respect of sporting and economic criteria to be examined in a meeting between Nice board and Federation in next future. The best placed between relegated teams - HC Lyon - will take the place of Nice if Federation does not deem satisfactory the economic conditions. It's still to be decided which team, between the relegated Mont-Blanc and Toulouse or Division 2 champion Clermont-Ferrand, will replace Nice in Division 1

23 May 2016, 15:06 | Pan-American tournament teams announced

The Brazilian Federation reported that Brasil, Colômbia, México A and B, Argentina A and B are the teams partecipating in third edition of Pan-American tournament, held in Mexico City from 6 to 12 June.
"I'm very exited about the Pan-American and the future of icehockey in Brazil - said Brazilian national team American coach Jens Hinderlie - We have a lot of skilled athletes here who can play hockey at good level, we need more icetime"
Brazil, bronze medal last year, announced the roster for the tournament

22 May 2016, 13:14 | Filip Wielkiewicz found positive for doping

Podhale Nowy Targ forward Filip Wielkiewicz was found positive to THC said Michał Rynkowski, Director of the Commission Against Doping in Sport.
The test was made on March 18, after the second match for the bronze medal against STS Sanok. The result of this research has been positive.
"The player could take from two to four years of suspenson" - said Rynkowski.
This is the second case of doping this season in Poland League: last October GKS Tychy Russian forward Yuri Kuzin has been suspended for two years.

22 May 2016, 02:05 | Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines new IIHF members, Qatar earns full membership.

IIHF admitted three new associate members, all from Asia: Indonesia, Nepal and Philippines while Qatar Ice Hockey Federation - until now an associate member - has been awarded full membership. Indonesia and the Philippines will compete at Southeast Asian Games in 2017 in Malaysia, where ice hockey will debut among the events.
IIHF counts now with 77 countries

16 May 2016, 11:38 | Sheffield Steelers signing

Sheffield Steelers today brought their roster up to fifteen with the addition of former DEL2 right winger Jesse Schultz.

“Just two seasons ago he was the third highest scorer in the East Coast league. His experience is vast both in North America and Europe. He is a perfect fit for us and a great addition to the team that we take into the Champions League in August” said coach Paul Thompson.“He is obviously an offensive talent, an offensive player” continued Thompson “I think we have a highly skilled winger who will add a further offensive punch to the line up. He is a puck possession player who comes with a great shot. I like the way he fits into the line up along side the variety of talent we have already amassed”

15 May 2016, 12:25 | Swedish awards

Three Swedish award winners has been announced this weekend.

Junior of the year: Gustav Forsling, Linköping

Coach of the year: Per-Erik Johnsson, Leksand (promotion to SHL)

Leader of the year: Roger Rönnberg, Frölunda (CHL and SHL champion)

13 May 2016, 09:45 | Swedish NHL players join the WC team

Forward Andre Burakovsky and defenseman Mattias Ekholm joins the Swedish World Championship squad. Nicklas Bäckström, Johnny  Oduya and Filip Forsberg says no to participating.

Defender John Klingberg might join the team later is the doctors let him.

11 May 2016, 13:55 | Ovechkin joins Team Russia

The Russian national team announced today that Alexander Ovechkin of Washington Capitals will join the team for the rest of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.

So will his teammates defenceman Dmitry Orlov and forward Evgeny Kuznetsov.

09 May 2016, 18:55 | Adam Huska named the 2016 USHL Goaltender of the Year

The United States Hockey League announced today that Gamblers Slovakian goaltender Adam Huska has been named the 2016 USHL Goaltender of the Year as determined by a vote of League general managers.

Huska played in 37 games for the Gamblers and finished with a record of 26-9-2, leading the Gamblers to the number two seed in the Eastern Conference. He made 880 saves throughout those 37 games, and posted a 1.82 GAA and a .931 SV% in that span. Both of those marks led the league, and the 1.82 GAA is the best mark in USHL Tier 1 history (2002-present)

06 May 2016, 13:48 | Zeytinburnu Istanbul confirms title in Turkey

Finished 2nd in the regular season, 2015 champion Zeytinburnu Istanbul defended title of Turkish Super Lig by defeating 3-1 in Izmir regular season champion Izmir Büyuksehir Belediyesi in decisive playoffs game #5. Zeytinburnu Ukranian forward Oleg Zadoyenko finished as top scorer with 60 points (31 goals + 29 assists). Erzurum Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK won bronze with two clear victories 12-1 and 16-1 against Koc University

03 May 2016, 22:48 | World Championship preparation

The World Championship in Russia starts in three days. Four pre-tournament games were played today. Canada beat Czech Republic 3-0 and Kazakhstan beat France 6-3. Finland-USA (3-2) and Switzerland - Germany (4-3) were both decided in overtime.

21 Apr 2016, 21:29 | South China Sharks captured Hong Kong CIHL League

Canadian Jordan So (3 goals and 2 assits) and American Blake Steele (3+1) were the key players for South China Sharks defeating 9-6 reigning champion Hong Kong Tycoons in the CIHL final, conquering the second title and joining Kowloon Warriors as major winner of the league. Tycoons Canadian forward Lucas Eshleman finished as top scorer with 54 points (28+26)

21 Apr 2016, 20:27 | Season awards decided in Belarus

At the meeting of Executive Committee of the Belarus Federation were announced the awards for the 2015-2016 season:

Here the winners:

Best goalkeeper - Maxim Malyutin (Shakhter Soligorsk)
Best defender - Kristian Khenkel (Yunost-Minsk)
Best forward - Pavel Razvadovsky (Yunost-Minsk)
Best young player - Danila Karaban (Dinamo Maladzyechna)
Top scorer - Victor Andrushchenko (Shakhter Soligorsk)
Playoffs MVP - Alexander Tryanichev (Yunost-Minsk)

Best referee - Andrei Shrubok (Minsk)
Best arena - Chizhovka Arena Minsk

The Committee also announced the Extraliga will be played with same format also next season, but increasing the number of import players up to 6.

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