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16 Nov 2014, 13:03 | Milan Kolena seriously injured in a car accident

MHC Mountfield Martin forward Milan Kolena suffered a serious car accident on saturday morning near the village of Turčianska Štiavnička. According to club Facebook page Kolena underwent surgery. Site Turiec.sme.sk reported the player was in a car along with other three passengers, two men and a woman, all serious injured. "Circumstances and causes of the accident are under investigation" said regional police spokesman Radko Moravčík. Kolena was the captain of Slovakia U20 at the last World Championship and returned to Martin after starting the season at Kosice

12 Nov 2014, 12:38 | Krikunov resigned as Belarus coach and goes to Neftekhimik

Lasted a little over a month the experience of Vladimir Krikunov at the helm of Belarus national team. Russian coach resigned after a meeting with new Federation President Igor Rachovsky. In EIHC in Slovenia, played last weekend, Belarus lost all three games.
Some hours after the dismissal, Krikunov was announced as new coach of Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

11 Nov 2014, 22:53 | Finland and Sweden dominate CHL

When it is time for quarter finals in Champions Hockey League only teams of Finland and Sweden remain. IFK Helsinki, Lukko Rauma, SaiPa Lappeenranta and Kärpat Oulu from Finland and Linköpings HC, Frölunda Indians, Skellefteå AIK and Luleå HF from Sweden. The quarter finals are played December 2 and 9.

11 Nov 2014, 17:14 | Japan qualifies for WWC

Japan beat Czech Republic 2-1 to qualify for the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship in Malmö, Sweden.

07 Nov 2014, 14:51 | Polish Cup in Krakow

Krakow Arena will host the final four of 2014 Polish Cup, on December 27 and 28. The Federations intends to use this event as a test for upcoming World Championship Division Ia, held in Krakow in April.
"We are aware that an event of this magnitude must be properly organized. Polish Cup will be our test event before the championships. We will be able to test the venue in every aspect, and this is extremely important" said Dawid Chwałka, President of Federation, at portal hokej.net

06 Nov 2014, 00:11 | Egna fired coach

Neumarkt/Egna fired Canadian coach Mike Flanagan after four victories in 14 games of Italian Serie A. Flagan arrived this season at Egna after two years as Valpellice coach. Junior coach Martin Ekrt was named interim coach

04 Nov 2014, 19:15 | Robert Spisak new coach at Katowice

Slovak Robert Spisak is the new head coach of GKS Katowice, replacing Maksymilian Lebek. Spisak, 55, won MOL Liga last season with Nove Zamky but was fired in October by Slovak club. Katowice lost all 13 games played in Polska Hokej Liga

03 Nov 2014, 18:05 | Peter Oremus left Vitkovice

After two seasons Peter Oremus left his charge of head coach at Vitkovice after Sunday's defeat with Zlin.
"We had to take this decision: the team lost twelve of the eighteen matches, it's logical" says general manager Petr Husička.
"Our results were poor despite invaluably beginning of the season. Unfortunately the roster was plagued by injuries, we lost few matches in the last minutes. I'm agree with the decision of the board. I spent two wonderful years here in Vitkovice" commented Peter Oremus

03 Nov 2014, 16:54 | Arlan finally announces coach

After firing Vladimir Klinga in mid-September, Arlan finally finds a new coach: Finnish Vesa Surenkin, inactive since 2012, will coach Kazakh team with Russian Dmitri Shalabanov, assistant coach for the last three seasons at Sary Arka Karaganda.

02 Nov 2014, 23:38 | Sergei Pushkov to coach Karelia

VMF Karelia announces the appointment of Sergei Pushkov as new head coach, replacing Sergei Shendelev. Pushkov, 50, played for SKA from 1991 to 1995 before to coach in Belarus and Norway. Last season he worked as assistant coach at team Poland

02 Nov 2014, 16:51 | World Championship Division 1a start postponed

Polish Federation announces the start of World Championship Division 1a, originally scheduled for April 18, 2015, will be postponed by one day due to a show of singer Robbie Williams, which will take place at Krakow Arena on day 17. According to the new plan the tournament will begin on 19 April 2015 and end on Saturday 25 April. Host Poland will face Hungary, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Italy

02 Nov 2014, 13:39 | Txuri Urdin score 42 goals

Night of big scores in Spanish Nacional Liga: the biggest one was in Valdemoro, Madrid district, where Txuri Urdin San Sebastian destroyed 42-0 Steel Acorns Valdemoro with Ignacio Solorzano (6 goals and 5 assists as best scorer). Txuri had 135 shots on goal, Valdemoro just 4

31 Oct 2014, 17:25 | Kazzinc Torpedo temporarily replaces headcoach

Assistant coach Igor Dorokhin was named Kazzinc Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk interim headcoach to replace Nikolai Myshagin after he suffered a suspected pre-stroke when team arrived in Krasnodar to play against local Kuban. Myshagin was taken to the Regional Clinical Hospital of Krasnodar: there is no danger to life. The coach will remain under medical supervision for the next 7-8 days. It is also necessary to clarify the diagnosis and the possibility of adjusting the treatment.

30 Oct 2014, 16:47 | Arystan Temirtau in financial crisis

Arystan Temirtau has informed their players and the league that the club will not be making the trip to Kokshetau to take on Arlan on 2-3.November due to their financial situation. The clubs players will stay with the club for the moment and keep training should the situation change, however, if nothing does in the next week, the club will be disbanded.

29 Oct 2014, 18:52 | Sary Arka, Ariada and Sputnik change coach

Movements on the benches of the VHL:
Russian coach Alexei Fetisov resigned from his post at Sary Arka at his own request. Assistant Leonids Tambijevs was named new head coach. Sary Arka is the reigning champion of VHL and currently 7th in the standing.

Ivan Tsarev replaced Igor Zilinsky at Ariada Volzhsk after nine consecutive defeats.

Former Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk coach Vladimir Golubovich is the new coach of Sputnik Nizhny Tagil replacing Evgeny Galkin

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