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03 May 2023, 20:58 | Jokerit Helsinki will play in Mestis

Jokerit Helsinki has passed the licensing process and next season will play in Mestis, after one-year hiatus following club's exit from KHL
Jokerit will replace Peliitat Heinola, left without a Mestis license due to financial problems.
In total 13 clubs will play in the Finnish 2nd League

15 Apr 2023, 11:24 | Galym Mambetaliyev appointed head coach of Kazakhstan

Galym Mambetaliyev has been officially appointed head coach of the Kazakhstan national team.

He will lead the Kazakhstan national team to the World Championship in Riga

Previously, the 57-year-old coach has already led the Kazakhstan national team at the 2018 World Championship Division 1A. Also at the last Universiade in Lake Placid, he won bronze medal. This season he won the Kazakhstan League with Nomad Astana

The coaching staff will be the following:

Head Coach - Galym Mambetaliev
Assistant Coach - Alexander Vysotsky
Assistant Coach - Yerlan Sagymbaev
Goalkeeping Coach - Alexander Shimin
Coach - Alexander Berezensky
General Manager - Gleb Karataev

12 Apr 2023, 11:31 | Basingstoke Bison take a year off

Whilst work is being carried out at their rink, Basingstoke Bison of the National Ice Hockey league in the UK havr decided to take a year out from playing ice hockey

06 Apr 2023, 09:35 | Zemgale confirms title in Latvia

Latvian title stays in Jelgava! HK Zemgale retains the crown of Latvian champion by defeating 4-1 in the final series and 5-1 in the last decisive game regular season winner HK Mogo

Zemgale forward Gatis Gricinskis was named playoffs MVP

13 Mar 2023, 22:48 | Irbis-Skate Sofia win Bulgarian League

After relinquishing their crown last season, Irbis-Skate Sofia are Bulgarian League champions again, beating defending champions NSA Sofia in the final series. It's the seventh title for the club.

Awards:

Best forward: Marek Malinski /CSKA Sofia
Best defender: Ivaylo Georgiev /NSA
Best goalkeeper: Dimitar Dimitrov /Irbis-Skate

12 Feb 2023, 22:29 | SG Cortina win title in Italy

SG Cortina is the new Italian champion. It's the title number 17 for the traditional club, the first since 2007 when Cortina coach Giorgio De Bettin was on ice as player. In the decisive game, Cortina won 2-1 vs SV Renon

08 Feb 2023, 20:15 | Saryarka wins regular season in Kazakhstan

The regular season of Kazakhstan League finished today with reigning champion Saryarka Karaganda at the top of the standing.

Playoff pairs are:

Saryarka (1) - Kulager (8)
Humo (2) - Gornyak (7)
Beybarys (3) - Aktobe (6)
Nomad (4) - Arlan (5)

Legendary Hc Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk missed the post season

30 Jan 2023, 12:05 | JAHC Budapest win Hungarian Cup

Budapest Jégkorong Akadémia Hockey Club is the 2023 champion of the Hungarian Cup by beating Hydro Fehérvár AV19 3-2SO in the final. For Székesfehérvár team is the 4th consecutive final lost
All the game sheets and stats of HUN Cup are here: https://bit.ly/3JqyZTY

24 Jan 2023, 11:37 | Canada claims gold at Winter Universiade

Canada won the 2023 Winter Universiade, held in Lake Placid by beating 7-2 USA in the gold medal game
Kazakhstan claimed bronze over Japan
All stats and gamesheets: https://bit.ly/3XSi3tn

12 Jan 2023, 08:09 | New club in Norlisk next season?

Accordeing to Russian media, a VHL club may appear in Norilsk next season. Previously, teams from this city played in the lower divisions of the championships of the USSR and Russia until 2001. Norilsk is located 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle.

07 Jan 2023, 14:39 | Norway withdrawn its bid to host the 2027 World Championship.

Due to the lack of funding from the government, Norway Federation has formally withdrawn the bid to host the 2027 World Championship.
The 2023 Iihf Annual Congress, held in May, will decided between the two remaining bids: Germany and Kazakhstan

12 Nov 2022, 13:45 | Poland won Baltic Challenge Cup

After victories with Lithuania (4:2), Latvia B (9:0) and Estonia (5:3), Poland completed a perfect record winning the tournament "Baltic Challenge Cup", held in Kaunas, Lithuania.

04 Nov 2022, 08:24 | Cape Town Kings confirms title in South Africa

The Cape Town Kings won the South African Super League, the interprovincial tournament back in action after two years hiatus due the Covid outbreak
Check all the Super League stats here: https://bit.ly/3NDn8C2

The Individual awards:
Best Goalie: Ryan Boyd (Kempton Park Wildcats)
Best Defender: Dean Magmoed (Cape Town Kings)
Best Forward: Reinhard Venter (Pretoria Capitals)

19 Oct 2022, 23:39 | GKS Katowice with polish Supercup trophy

After smooth 7-1 win over Cracovia Kraków, GKS Katowice earns its first ever Polish Supercup trophy. Hampus Olsson helped his team scoring an hattrick

28 Sep 2022, 22:59 | Hk Olimpija retains Slovenian Cup

By beating 4-2 Acroni Jesenice in the Eternal Derby, in front of 1500 spectators, HK SZ Olimpija Ljubljana retains Slovenian Cup. It's the fifth trophy for the club