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12 Jan 2016, 14:58 | Kuwait Airways Club won Kuwait League

Kuwait Airways Club won the National Ice Hockey title after defeating Sable 10-5 during the final match which was held at the Ice Skating Rink of Kuwait City on January 04

The championship lasted for four weeks with the partecipation of four teams: Touristic Enterprises, Gulf Cables, KAC and Sable.

Now the Kuwait national team will have week a training camp in Sweden to prepare the Gulf championship to be held in Qatar at the end of January.

09 Jan 2016, 20:57 | DEL2 game visited by 31,853 fans

The Sachsen derby Dresdner Eislöwen - Lausitzer Füchse in the German second league, DEL2, was played outdors at the Dresden football stadium in front of 31,853 spectators. The home team won the game 4-3 in overtime.

08 Jan 2016, 15:05 | EBEL: Foxes add NHL-experienced defenceman

Italian EBEL-club HC Bolzano Foxes has signed 32-year-old defenceman Brendan Bell. The blueliner can look back at 102 games in NHL and 530 in AHL, as well as three Spengler Cup appearances for Team Canada.
With this addition, Bolzano will have to release one forward, with Brodie Reid, Alex Foster and Nick Palmieri being the most probable candidates for the roster cut.

07 Jan 2016, 19:27 | EBEL: Hannu Järvenpää to coach the Red Devils

Hungarian club Székesfehérvár AV19, currenty on 9th place in EBEL, has hired Hannu Järvenpää as the new head coach. The 52-year-old from Finland, who has coached in EBEL since the 2009/2010 season, replaces Rob Pallin. Järvenpää is well known in the league as former bench boss of Ljubljana and Villach, where he was fired two months ago.

07 Jan 2016, 16:09 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil forward passed away

Sputnik Nizhny Tagil forward Sergei Simonov, 24, suddenly passed away. According to preliminary reports, the player was hospitalized after a training session, held the day before. He complained of pain in the region of the spleen. The exact cause of death has not been established but an investigation was opened. Before to arrive at Sputnik, Simonov, a product of Novokuznetsk school, played for Lada and Lipetsk in 2013-2014, Sary-Arka Karaganda 2014-2015 and Kristal Saratov in the first part of current season

04 Jan 2016, 11:55 | The Broncos have found their new top-line forward

Sterzing/Vipiteno Broncos, currently on 3rd place in Serie A, have aquired Canadian winger Taylor Stefishen. The 25-year-old, who was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2008, will replace Johnny Lazo in the top line.

03 Jan 2016, 22:24 | DVTK Miskolc changes coach

Current MOL Liga champion DVTK Jegesmedvék Miskolc announces a change on the bench: coach Peter Mayer was fired despite the team is leading the table, one point ahead MAC Budapest.
"There have been problems inside the team, so we had to change and move on, because we need new impulses" - said President of DVTK Miskolc Egri István

"Because we are in the first place, I have no reason to be ashamed of. What happened is part of a long process: I could not find a common language with the team" commented Mayer who will stay in the club coaching staff.

Mayer was replaced by Canadian Jason Morgan, until now on the bench of junior team, at his first assignment as senior coach

03 Jan 2016, 18:46 | Rouen held the Cup

Rouen Dragons wins for the second consecutive year Coupe de France beating 4-2 (2-0,0-2,2-0) traditional rival Grenoble at Paris Bercy Arena in front of 10.020 spectators. It's the sixth national cup for Rouen. Forward Yorick Treille, one goal and one assist, was named game MVP

03 Jan 2016, 10:12 | No more William Nylander at WJC

Swedish team doctor PA Bergsten announced today that Swedish star William Nylander who was injured on the first day of the World U20 Championship won't be able to play more in the tournament.

Sweden also lost defenseman Adam Ollas Mattsson to an injury during the quarter final gae against Slovakia. He will be out for 4-6 weeks.

01 Jan 2016, 00:46 | WJC Quarter Final draw

The Group stage of the World U20 Championship ended tonight with Sweden on top of Group A and Russia of Group B. The quarterfinals will be played on Saturday: Russia-Denmark, Sweden-Slovakia, Finland-Canada and USA-Czech Republic. Switzerland and Belarus will play three games to decide who gets relegated.

30 Dec 2015, 21:12 | Cracovia Krakow wins Polish Cup

Outclassing 5-0 host Nowy Targ, Cracovia Krakow wins the second Polish Cup of its history completing a perfect weekend with a 8-0 record. Maciej Urbanowicz scored 2 goals and served one assist, while teammate Mateusz Rompkowski was awarded as MVP of the final. In the semifinals Cracovia won 3-0 against GKS Jastrzębie while Nowy Tag advanced beating 5-3 champion GKS Tychy

30 Dec 2015, 17:56 | Dizel Penza on the verge of bankruptcy

Traditional club Dizel Penza may have its days numbered: according to local site "Tema Penza" citing the Minister of Physical Education and Sports of Penza region Grigory Kabelsky the team may withdraw from VHL in January. Dizel is currently 24th in the standing, the second worst record of the league.

"The situation of Dizel is more than serious, we can speak of an impasse. On January 19 will be set a hearing, with high probability it will be the last, and will begin the process of bankruptcy. The property will be arrested and the funds that will be transferred to the account of the club will go to creditors. Then it will be necessary the creation of a new legal entity, this is the only way. What it would take to recreate a professional club in Penza, is now difficult to say"- said Kabelsky.

Dizel last summer announced the club would not participate in VHL but then reverse the decision.

Last November newly created VDV-Zvezda was withdrawn from the league by unanimous decision of the Board of VHL due to financial problem

29 Dec 2015, 21:51 | Seven new members to Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame

Seven persons were today named to the Finnish Hockey Hall of fame: Pekka Leimu (player), Saku Koivu (player), Teemu Selänne (player). Kimmo Rintanen (player), Tiia Reima (player, member of Finnish 1st Women's Olympic team), Erkki "Neka" Haapanen (equipment manager) and Rauli Virtanen (coach).

28 Dec 2015, 10:51 | Record crowd in EIHL

Fans of the Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers set a new Elite League record attendance on Boxing Day.

A total of 9,087 turned out at the Sheffield Arena to watch the two teams play out a tight 2-1 contest in Steelers' favour.

27 Dec 2015, 11:08 | Egli suspended three games

Switzerland's Chris Egli has been suspended three games following his check to the head of Sweden's William Nylander in yesterday's game at the World Juniors.

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