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03 Feb 2016, 18:19 | Dusan Gregor new coach at Piestany

Dusan Gregor, 54, is the new coach of Slovakian Extraliga club SHK Piestany. He replaced fired Leo Gudas. "Dušan Gregor was one of the coaches, which we were interested in before the season. We knew that he was still free, so we call him and we agreed. I believe this is the right choice" said club President Jaroslav Lušňák. Gregor coached Dukla Trencin, Martin,Košice and Žilina in his homeland, Liberec and Slavia Praha - his last commitment - in Czech Republic, Sokol Krasnoyarsk and Saryarka Karaganda in VHL and Admiral Vladivostok in KHL.

Branislav Janos will serve as assistant coach

02 Feb 2016, 22:51 | Miroslav Frycer is the new coach of Morzine; Dusseau at Neuilly

Czech Miroslav Frycer, 59, is the new coach of Ligue Magnus club Morzine Avoriaz replacing fired Tommie Hartogs. Frycer closed last season his two-years experience at Sanok with one national title and a fourth place and two Polish Cup finals, both lost. Morzine will play in play-outs to avoid relegation.

François Dusseau, fired by Lyon on January 13, finds a new job as assistant coach of Frank Spinozzi at Neuilly sur Marne, in French 2nd division

02 Feb 2016, 11:02 | Serie A: Paul Zanette returns to Asiago

Paul Zanette, an Italian-Canadian dual citizen, has signed a contract with defending Italian champion Asiago Hockey. The 27-year old two-way-forward has already played for the 'stellati' during the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 season, collecting 45 goals and 60 assists. He spent the last season in EBEL, also representing Bolzano in the CHL, before joining the Edinburgh Capitals (EIHL) this past off-season. He is expected to be an impact player on Asiago's route to defend the 'scudetto'.

01 Feb 2016, 20:29 | Serie A: Trevor Johnson leaves Valpe, joins the Wolves

Defenceman Trevor Johnson, who possesses both the Italian and Canadian citizenship, has decided to leave the financially troubled Valpellice Bulldogs. The 34-year-old former member of the Italian national team has been the captain of the Bulldogs for the past 5 seasons. He now joins HC Pustertal Wolves, who are currently ranked on second place in Serie A. In 395 games in Italy's top league the blueliner has collected 348 points.

01 Feb 2016, 17:06 | Piestany fired coaching duo

SHK 37 Piestany announced the club fired coach Leo Gudas and his assistant Jozef Krisak after a period of poor results beginning in December. The name of new coach will be announced shortly. Gudas arrived on Piestany bench in December 2014 and held team to playoffs quarterfinals last season

01 Feb 2016, 12:12 | Serie A: Tyler Weiman is Pustertals new goalkeeper

After Juuso Riksman left HC Pustertal because of personal reasons, the Wolves have now found their new net minder. 31-year-old Tyler Weiman has signed a contract for the remainder of the season.

29 Jan 2016, 23:17 | Indian Army won Indian Championship

Once again Indian Army, the backbone of national team, dominated the National Championship, played at the Karzoo outdoor link in the city of Leh from 09 to 16 January. After having dominated the round robin, the Army won 2-1 traditional rival of Indo Tibetan Border Police and grabbed the gold trashing parent team Ladakh Scouts Regiment 5-1 in the final. A record of eight team took part in the competition. J&K Red won the women competition, beating 4-2 J&K Blue in the final.

Check all results on Indian Championship page

27 Jan 2016, 20:01 | Morzine fires coach Hartogs

HC Morzine-Avoriaz, last place in Magnus Ligue, fired Dutch coach Tommie Hartogs after four seasons. Trio of players Mathieu Jestin, Cyril Papa and Jakub Sindel will coach the team in the last part of regular season and in the playouts serie

26 Jan 2016, 15:39 | MHK Humenné withdrew from Slovakian 1 Liga

After the closure of city ice rink due to damages suffered after a storm, The Slovakian 1 Liga decided to withdraw MHK Humenné, cancelling all the results of the team until now. The decision was taken after the club failed to find another rink to play home games.
"Despite the efforts of the club, MHK Humenné was unable to find other solutions for playing the games of 1 Liga, thus Hockey League Slovakia in accordance with the Competition Rules has determined to withdraw MHK Humenné from the competition"
As consequence, the playouts between the last four teams to determine the relegation were cancelled due the fact Humenne will be automatically relegated

26 Jan 2016, 14:41 | Fischtown Pinguins change coach

Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven fired coach Benoit Doucet, hired at the begin of the season, due to poor results of the team. "The decision was humanly difficult, but necessary - said CEO Hauke ​​Hasselbring. "Benoit was perhaps the wrong time at the wrong place. We thank him for his commitment and wish him all the best for the future"

The new coach is Thomas Popiesch,50, until December on Dresdner Eislöwen bench

22 Jan 2016, 16:05 | EBEL: Pick and Qualifying Round kick off today

In EBEL the first chapter of the regular season has ended and now the teams enter the intermediate stage. Salzburg, Linz, Znojmo, Vienna, Bolzano and Dornbirn fight for a spot in the Champions Hockey Leaue and the right to pick the opponent in the quarter finals. In the Qualifying Round Klagenfurt, Villach, Fehervar, Graz, Innsbruck and Ljubljana battle for the remaining two playoff spots.

15 Jan 2016, 18:20 | Ritten wants to join EBEL

Rittner 'Buam', Italian champion of 2014, has requested to leave Serie A and applied to join Erste Bank Eishockey Liga in the 2016/2017 season. Ritten would be the second Italian team in the Austrian based league, as the Bolzano Foxes already play in this competition. Biggest obstacles for the South Tyroleans to become the league's 13th member are their arena, which only offers space to approximately 2000 spectators, and the geographic proximity to Bolzano.

15 Jan 2016, 18:10 | Tayor Vause is Bolzano’s last roster cut

With the signing of defenceman Branden Bell, the Bolzano Foxes had to make one roster move to fulfill EBEL's point system obligations. It was thought to be a hard chioce, but in the end it was made easy in a unfortunate way. Taylor Vause is out for weeks because of a hand injury and has been removed from the Italian record champion's roster.

14 Jan 2016, 15:11 | Humenné ice rink closed indefinitely after damages

The ice rink of Humenné was closed by Municipality indefinitely after the damages suffered due to bad weather. The roof was damaged by the strong wind that swept Humenné
"We called a structural engineer to decide on the need to shore up the roof structure." said city Mayor Jana Vaľová.
"When it becomes clear what repairs need to be done and what it will cost, we are ready to seek funding without delay. As the building is insured, we immediately reported the insured event"explains Vaľová. "Until then, our hockey players will have to use a different stadium. Although we are immensely sorry for the closure of the stadium, public safety comes first. We Immediately take the steps necessary for the earliest possible reopening of the stadium.
Team will play next home games in Trebisov

13 Jan 2016, 15:22 | Steelers sign Hayes

Sheffield Steelers of the EIHL today swooped for new signing Ryan Hayes, the EIHL top goalscorer with Edinburgh Capitals. This is hot on the heels of the signing of Swedish forward Conny Stromberg. Hayes, who has scored 25 goals, became available and with Colton Fretter of Sheffield struggling through a recurring injury it obviously seemed a prudent move by coach Paul Thompson.

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