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24 Aug 2015, 22:22 | Swiss goalie injured

The 22-year-old keeper of Kloten Flyers, Luca Boltshauser, was injured on Friday during the preseason game against Schwenninger Wild Wings. His shoulder needs surgery. He will be out of play for 4 to 5 months.

24 Aug 2015, 16:53 | HV71 Defenseman out for six months

Lawrence Pilut, HV71, is forced to operate his shoulder in order to strengthen it up. HV71 decided today to let Lawrence operate his shoulder. This means that the young talent will be out up to six months.

24 Aug 2015, 15:35 | Klotens Luca Boltshauser out 4-5 months

According to the Kloten Flyers, newly acquired goalie, Luca Boltshauser, injured his shoulder and will be out after surgery for 4-5 months. He injured himself in a friendly game at home against the Schwenninger Wild Wings.

24 Aug 2015, 11:54 | HC Bolzano kick off transfer campaign

HC Bolzano Foxes, the Italian representative in EBEL, has been faced with financial difficulties and therefore is only starting to build its new team now. After bringing back coach Tom Pokel, hero of the suprise 2014 EBEL championship title, the Italian national team players Marco Insam and Anton Bernard have been resigned.

The club also announced its first acquisitions. 23 year old speedy Canadian center Taylor Vause and 36-year old veteran forward Nate DiCasmirro, who possesses the Italian, American and Canadian citizenship, have been added to the roster of the 19-time Italian champion.

23 Aug 2015, 19:34 | New record in AIHL

Newcastle North Stars Canadian forward Geordie Wudrick broke the record for most points and most goals scored in a season, amassing an amazing 91 points (44 goals, 47 assists) in 28 games. Curiously the old record belongs to another North Stars player,  American Peter Cartwright (now retired), who notched 88 points in 2009-10 season.
Newcastle North Stars won the AIHL regular season and advances to finals, held in Mebourne next week, with the best record

21 Aug 2015, 22:07 | Preseason games Sweden Friday August 21st

MODO Hockey-IF Björklöven 2-1, Karlskrona HK-Hamburg Freezers 5-3, Brynäs IF-Leksands IF 4-1, Asplöven-Roki 6-0, Timrå IK- Frisk Asker 5-1, Tingsryd-Troja Ljungby 2-1.

21 Aug 2015, 21:55 | Skellefteå AIK managed the thick fog in Slovakia

Skellefteå AIK won their first game in CHL tonight as they defeated HK Nitra, 4-2. But it wasn't just Nitra that caused problem for the Swedish team, there was also a thick fog now and then on the ice, which made it hard to see. But three points to Skellefteå AIK and a good start in CHL.

21 Aug 2015, 14:13 | Michal Cesnek dead in a plane crash

Former Slovakian defender Michal Cesnek was among the seven victims of a mid-air collision between two airplanes during a parachuting show in Cerveny Kamen, Slovakia.
Cesnek,36, retired after 2013-14 season, played more than 200 games in Ligue Magnus with Caen and mainly Strasbourg when he arrived in 2008. In 2007-2008 season was named to French All-Star team. In his native Slovakia played for Danubia Bratislava, Zilina, Martin and Spartak Dubnica

20 Aug 2015, 12:16 | 7 teams in next Lithuanian League

After the deadline for the applications to partecipate in next domestic championship, seven teams showed interest

Baltų ainių Kaunas
Hockey Punks Vilnius
SSM-2000 Elektrenai
Energija Elektrenai
Geležinio vilko Vilnius
Juodupės
Rokiškio

League lost three teams: Ober-Haus Vilnius, Lokių - Poseidono Elektrenai and current champion Delovaja Rus Kaliningrad.

Two new teams are SSM-2000 Elektrenai and Geležinio vilko Vilnius

Also Energija Elektrenai, after some years in Belarusian 2nd division is back in the domestic scenario. With the loss of Russian Delovaja Rus, the league will be formed only by Lithuanian teams

19 Aug 2015, 22:10 | Results preseason Wednesday August 19

There's been two preseason games played in Swedish hockey today. Timrå IK-AIK 3-2 and Karlskrona HK-Linköpings HC 1-4.

19 Aug 2015, 11:09 | Semifinals defined in Belarus Cup

After the end of first phase, with teams splitted in two groups, are known the semifinalists of Belarus Cup. Trophy holder Neman Grodno was surprisingly eliminated in Group A

Yunost Minsk - Shakhtar Soligorsk
Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk - Dinamo Maladzyechna

Semifinals will be played in September, dates are to be determined, with home/away format

18 Aug 2015, 22:03 | Preseason games Sweden Tuesday August 18

Björklöven-MODO Hockey 3-4 (SO), HC Lugano-Örebro HK 3-4 (SO), Rögle-IK Oskarshamn 1-3, Sundsvall-AIK 0-2, Skövde-Karlskoga 2- (OT).

17 Aug 2015, 16:51 | Skellefteå AIK signs Alexander Urbom

Skellefteå AIK have signed defenceman Alexander Urbom to a three year contract, the club announced on the website. Alexander is currently coming from Severstal Cherepovets. -"He's a big and strong player, who's going to fit right in," Skellefteå AIK's General Manager Lars Johansson said.

15 Aug 2015, 21:44 | Färjestad BK defeated Leksands IF

Färjestad BK defeated Leksands IF, 4-1, in todays only preseason game among the Swedish SHL teams. Färjestads goalscorers were: Johan Persson, Milan Gulas (2) and Robbie Earl.

15 Aug 2015, 20:36 | Noora Räty won’t play in NWHL

Finnish star goalie Noora Räty won't play in the new professional women's league NWHL. "Plan is to keep playing with men this season and look how NWHL develops", she says on her Twitter.

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