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Ivo Jaschick

IIHF Chooses Paris and Cologne as Host Cities for 2017 World Championships

HOCKEYTALK NEWS — MAY 17, 2013 — STOCKHOLM — In Sweden´s capital Stockholm the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) decided that the World Championship 2017 will take place in two European Countries, France and Germany. In Paris – France´s capital – it´ll be the Palais – Omnisports (capacity: 17000) and in Germany it´s the Lanxess-Arena (capacity: 18.763) in Cologne. ...Full Article

IIHF World Championship 2013: Scores and Updates

STOCKHOLM and HELSKINKI, Saturday, May 4, 2013 – The 77th IIHF World Championship started in Stockholm and Helsinki Friday night with some surprising results. Both hosts start the tournament as ...Full Article

Far East: KHL Expected to Expand to 2 New Cities

MAY 2, 2013 — In the coming hockey season the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is expected to expand from 26 to 28 teams. A former Austrian Erste Bank Liga ...Full Article

Dynasty: Berlin Polarbears Win 7th DEL Title

APRIL 21, 2013 — COLOGNE GERMANY — the Polarbears won their seventh DEL championship in the last nine seasons – they are a true dynasty, enjoying a long reign ...Full Article

Dynamo Moscow Wins Gagarin Cup: KHL Championship Final Score Updates

Championship final: Dynamo Moscow Wins Gagarin Cup Dynamo Moscow (3. East) VS Traktor Chelyabinsk (3. West) Russian Champ 2013 It´s the fifth Gagarin-Cup which was won by Dynamo Moscow ...Full Article

KHL Playoff Update April 11, 2013

Championship final: Dynamo Moscow (3. East) VS Traktor Chelyabinsk (3. West) Game 1: Traktor Chelyabinsk 1 AT Dynamo Moscow 2 Game 2: Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 AT Dynamo Moscow 3  ...Full Article

KHL Playoff Updates April 7, 2013

Championship final: Dynamo Moscow (1) VS Traktor Chelyabinsk (0) Game 1: Traktor Chelyabinsk 1 AT Dynamo Moscow 2 Game 2: Traktor Chelyabinsk AT Dynamo Moscow Game ...Full Article

KHL Playoff Scores/Updates: Conference Semi’s (Updated 3/17/13)

KHL Conference semi-finals: East: Ak Bars Kazan (1) VS Salavat Yulaev (5) Game 1: Salavat Yulaev 3 AT Ak Bars Kazan 2 Game 2: Salavat Yulaev 2 ...Full Article

Eye on Europe–February 2013

Germany´s DEL The Cologne Sharks are Germany´s DEL front runner. The team was at the edge of bankruptcy three years ago and now are leading the DEL by three ...Full Article

Facts of Europe

          Spengler Cup 2012, Switzerland On New Year´s Eve 2012 Team Canada won the 86th Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. It was Canada´s 29th appearance ...Full Article

Cologne’s Chris Minard Perseveres, Recovers, Succeeds

“Everything appeared yellow,” forward Chris Minard told Hockeytalk, remembering a hard check from three seasons ago while playing for the AHL Springfield Falcons during the 2009-10 season.  Although concussed, ...Full Article

European Roundup Nov 2012

by Ivo Jaschick | Hockeytalk.biz RISING STAR FROM TEXAS JOINS DEL Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn—tendered a qualifying offer by the Stars last June—signed this Fall with the Hamburg ...Full Article

NHLers Headed for European Leagues During Lockout

Tomas Plekanec (MTL) HC Kladno Czech Extraliga Jaromir Jagr (DAL)HC Kladno – Czech Extraliga Vladimir Sobotka (STL) – Slavia Praha – Czech Extraliga Jiri Tlusty (CAR) – HC Kladno ...Full Article

Remembering Yaroslavl Lokomotiv One Year After

by Ivo Jaschick | Hockeytalk.biz Editor’s Note: Recently, my son, Brent, ended up on the same ice surface during house league at a rink in SoCal with one of ...Full Article

Ratushny leads Tigers to DEL playoff arena

MARCH 24, 2012 — STRAUBING, GERMANY — Home to the DEL’s Tigers, Straubing is a nice, small town in Bavaria, with a population of at about 50,000 people. This ...Full Article

Ratushny Leads Tigers to DEL Playoff Arena

MARCH 24, 2012 — STRAUBING, GERMANY — Home to the DEL’s Tigers, Straubing is a nice, small town in Bavaria, with a population of at about 50,000 people. This ...Full Article

European Roundup 2012

Russia (KHL – Kontinental Hockey League) After 40 gamesSKA ST. Petersburg (85 pts.)is not only dominating the Western Conference by 14 points and a goal differential of +55 they ...Full Article

Tumor Can’t Stop Goalie Robert Mueller

OCTOBER 31, 2008 — COLOGNE, GERMANY — Cologne Sharks Goaltender Robert Mueller, 28, is fighting the most important battle of his life, far worse than any well-placed shot or ...Full Article

DEL Preview 2008-09

Cologne Sharks and Berlin Polarbears headed for a championship final repeat Ranked by projected finish. Other rankings: Offense, defense, goaltending. Scale of 1-10; (10 highest) OCTOBER 8, 2008 — ...Full Article

Ladies and Gentlemen: The KHL (A Hockeytalk Classic Article)

Ladies and Gentlemen: The KHL Unlike WHA, money isn’t a problem; Players will contend for “Lord” Yuri’s Gagarin Cup AUGUST 31, 2008 — In 1972, the World Hockey Association ...Full Article