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Forward 🇯🇵Akane Shiga has signed a one-year contract extension with Luleå HF 🇸🇪 in the SDHL!

The 24-year-old scored 38 (11+27) points in 43 games with the club this season.

Shiga has scored 25 (14+11) points in 38 games with Japan 🇯🇵 since 2019.

📸: IIHF

#SDHL #LuleåHF

Forward 🇯🇵Akane Shiga has signed a one-year contract extension with Luleå HF 🇸🇪 in the SDHL!

The 24-year-old scored 38 (11+27) points in 43 games with the club this season.

Shiga has scored 25 (14+11) points in 38 games with Japan 🇯🇵 since 2019.

📸: IIHF

#SDHL #LuleåHF
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Maybe there is a quit in Tappara… ❌🏆

Tampereen Tappara 🇫🇮 have been swept by Tampereen Ilves 🇫🇮 in the quarterfinals after a 6-1 loss.

Tappara has won the last three Liiga titles, as well as the Champions League in 2023.

📸: Tappara

#Liiga #Tappara

Maybe there is a quit in Tappara… ❌🏆

Tampereen Tappara 🇫🇮 have been swept by Tampereen Ilves 🇫🇮 in the quarterfinals after a 6-1 loss.

Tappara has won the last three Liiga titles, as well as the Champions League in 2023.

📸: Tappara

#Liiga #Tappara
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Forward 🇩🇪🇨🇦Joshua Samanski has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers 🇨🇦 in the NHL!

The 23-year-old scored 61 (20+41) points in 72 games with the Straubing Tigers 🇩🇪 in the DEL, CHL, and Spengler Cup this season.

Samanski scored 3 (1+2) points in 6 games with Germany 🇩🇪 at the World Junior Championship from 2021-2022.

📸: ?

#NHL #Oilers

Forward 🇩🇪🇨🇦Joshua Samanski has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers 🇨🇦 in the NHL!

The 23-year-old scored 61 (20+41) points in 72 games with the Straubing Tigers 🇩🇪 in the DEL, CHL, and Spengler Cup this season.

Samanski scored 3 (1+2) points in 6 games with Germany 🇩🇪 at the World Junior Championship from 2021-2022.

📸: ?

#NHL #Oilers
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Forward 🇨🇿David Tomášek has signed a one-year contract, worth $1.2M, with the Edmonton Oilers 🇨🇦 in the NHL!

The 29-year-old scored 68 (29+39) points in 62 games with Färjestad BK 🇸🇪 in the SHL and CHL this season.

Tomášek won a gold medal with Czechia 🇨🇿 at the 2024 World Championship, where he scored 4 (1+3) points in 10 games.

📸: IIHF

#NHL #Oilers

Forward 🇨🇿David Tomášek has signed a one-year contract, worth $1.2M, with the Edmonton Oilers 🇨🇦 in the NHL!

The 29-year-old scored 68 (29+39) points in 62 games with Färjestad BK 🇸🇪 in the SHL and CHL this season.

Tomášek won a gold medal with Czechia 🇨🇿 at the 2024 World Championship, where he scored 4 (1+3) points in 10 games.

📸: IIHF

#NHL #Oilers
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Red Bull Salzburg 🇦🇹 and EC-KAC 🇦🇹 will meet in the win2day ICE Hockey League for a second consecutive season! 

Salzburg — in search of a fourth consecutive title — took down HC Bolzano 🇮🇹 in 5 games. Klagenfurt went the distance with Black Wings Linz 🇦🇹 and won 2-0 in game 7 to advance.

The current top scorer of the playoffs is Red Bull forward 🇦🇹Peter Schneider with 13 (6+9) points in 9 games, while Red Bull goaltender 🇦🇹🇫🇮Atte Tolvanen has a leading 94.8 SV%.

📸: @win2dayicehockeyleague 

#ICEHL #RedBullSalzburg #ECKAC

Red Bull Salzburg 🇦🇹 and EC-KAC 🇦🇹 will meet in the win2day ICE Hockey League for a second consecutive season!

Salzburg — in search of a fourth consecutive title — took down HC Bolzano 🇮🇹 in 5 games. Klagenfurt went the distance with Black Wings Linz 🇦🇹 and won 2-0 in game 7 to advance.

The current top scorer of the playoffs is Red Bull forward 🇦🇹Peter Schneider with 13 (6+9) points in 9 games, while Red Bull goaltender 🇦🇹🇫🇮Atte Tolvanen has a leading 94.8 SV%.

📸: @win2dayicehockeyleague

#ICEHL #RedBullSalzburg #ECKAC
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Defender 🇩🇰Amalie Andersen has announced her retirement from professional ice hockey. 

“It may not be that dangerous and terrible right now, but it could come to a point where it becomes very dangerous. I have a long life ahead of me,” says the 25-year-old, who is retiring due to concussion concerns.

Andersen has played for Herning IK 🇩🇰 (DWHL), Linköping HC 🇸🇪 (SDHL), University of Maine 🇺🇸 (NCAA), and Rögle BK 🇸🇪 (NDHL) over her career. She scored 21 (9+12) points in 32 games with Rögle this past season.

Internationally, Andersen has scored 8 (3+5) points in 52 games with Denmark 🇩🇰 since 2015, which includes the 2022 Olympics. She won silver medals at the World Championship D1A in 2019 and 2023, having also won a gold medal at the 2015 U18 World Championship D1Q.

📸: IIHF

#IIHF

Defender 🇩🇰Amalie Andersen has announced her retirement from professional ice hockey.

“It may not be that dangerous and terrible right now, but it could come to a point where it becomes very dangerous. I have a long life ahead of me,” says the 25-year-old, who is retiring due to concussion concerns.

Andersen has played for Herning IK 🇩🇰 (DWHL), Linköping HC 🇸🇪 (SDHL), University of Maine 🇺🇸 (NCAA), and Rögle BK 🇸🇪 (NDHL) over her career. She scored 21 (9+12) points in 32 games with Rögle this past season.

Internationally, Andersen has scored 8 (3+5) points in 52 games with Denmark 🇩🇰 since 2015, which includes the 2022 Olympics. She won silver medals at the World Championship D1A in 2019 and 2023, having also won a gold medal at the 2015 U18 World Championship D1Q.

📸: IIHF

#IIHF
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Forward 🇱🇻Dans Ločmelis has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins 🇺🇸 in the NHL. He will report to the Providence Bruins 🇺🇸 of the AHL.

The 21-year-old scored 33 (8+25) points in 40 games with the University of Massachusetts 🇺🇸 in the NCAA, and 2 (1+1) points in 3 games with Latvia 🇱🇻 at the OGQ, this season.

Ločmelis was a part of the Latvian team that won bronze at the 2023 World Championship.

📸: IIHF

#NHL #Bruins

Forward 🇱🇻Dans Ločmelis has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins 🇺🇸 in the NHL. He will report to the Providence Bruins 🇺🇸 of the AHL.

The 21-year-old scored 33 (8+25) points in 40 games with the University of Massachusetts 🇺🇸 in the NCAA, and 2 (1+1) points in 3 games with Latvia 🇱🇻 at the OGQ, this season.

Ločmelis was a part of the Latvian team that won bronze at the 2023 World Championship.

📸: IIHF

#NHL #Bruins
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