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Scary scenes from the SHL as Luleå HF defender 🇸🇪Oscar Engsund had to be stretchered off the ice after a dangerous collision into the boards.
The 32-year-old is currently at the hospital and has been diagnosed with a concussion.
📸: Pär Olert | 🎥: TV4 Hockey
#SHL #LuleåHF
Nov 29
Scary scenes from the SHL as Luleå HF defender 🇸🇪Oscar Engsund had to be stretchered off the ice after a dangerous collision into the boards.
The 32-year-old is currently at the hospital and has been diagnosed with a concussion.
📸: Pär Olert | 🎥: TV4 Hockey
#SHL #LuleåHF
Tear an ACL to make a play… 🍎🤕
New York Islanders forward 🇺🇸Kyle Palmieri will miss the remainder of the season as he needs surgery to repair a torn ACL.
🎥: MSG
#NHL #Islanders
Nov 29
Tear an ACL to make a play… 🍎🤕
New York Islanders forward 🇺🇸Kyle Palmieri will miss the remainder of the season as he needs surgery to repair a torn ACL.
🎥: MSG
#NHL #Islanders
Debut goal for 🇯🇵Kazumo Sasaki in the USHL! 🚨
After recording 29 (10+19) points in 17 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings 🇨🇦 of the BCHL, the 19-year-old made the move to the Youngstown Phantoms 🇺🇸 for the remainder of the season.
Sasaki is just the 8th Japanese player to ever score in the United States’ top junior league.
🎥: @ushl
#USHL #YoungstownPhantoms #JapanHockey
Nov 29
Debut goal for 🇯🇵Kazumo Sasaki in the USHL! 🚨
After recording 29 (10+19) points in 17 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings 🇨🇦 of the BCHL, the 19-year-old made the move to the Youngstown Phantoms 🇺🇸 for the remainder of the season.
Sasaki is just the 8th Japanese player to ever score in the United States’ top junior league.
🎥: @ushl
#USHL #YoungstownPhantoms #JapanHockey
The Fife Flyers 🏴 upset the Manchester Storm 🏴 in overtime to win their first EIHL league game of the season, following a 0-0-1-13 start!
Team scoring leader 🇨🇦🇮🇹Giordano Finoro scored the overtime winner and 🇨🇦Shane Owen made 15 saves for a deserved first win this season.
This is also Fife’s first road win since January 18, 2025.
🎥: @eliteicehockeyleague
#EIHL #FifeFlyers
Nov 29
The Fife Flyers 🏴 upset the Manchester Storm 🏴 in overtime to win their first EIHL league game of the season, following a 0-0-1-13 start!
Team scoring leader 🇨🇦🇮🇹Giordano Finoro scored the overtime winner and 🇨🇦Shane Owen made 15 saves for a deserved first win this season.
This is also Fife’s first road win since January 18, 2025.
🎥: @eliteicehockeyleague
#EIHL #FifeFlyers
Legendary football goaltender 🇨🇿Petr Čech returns to ice hockey, signing with the Haringey Huskies 🏴 of the NIHL 2, the British fourth tier league!
The 43-year-old most recently recorded 2 wins and an 89.2 SV% in 10 games with the Oxford City Stars 🏴 of the NIHL 1 during the 2023-24 season. Čech has also been a reserve player for the Belfast Giants 🇬🇧 in the EIHL to begin this year.
📸: William Cherry
#NIHL2 #HaringeyHuskies #PetrČech
Nov 28
Legendary football goaltender 🇨🇿Petr Čech returns to ice hockey, signing with the Haringey Huskies 🏴 of the NIHL 2, the British fourth tier league!
The 43-year-old most recently recorded 2 wins and an 89.2 SV% in 10 games with the Oxford City Stars 🏴 of the NIHL 1 during the 2023-24 season. Čech has also been a reserve player for the Belfast Giants 🇬🇧 in the EIHL to begin this year.
📸: William Cherry
#NIHL2 #HaringeyHuskies #PetrČech
MASSIVE CHANGES ARE COMING TO LIIGA 🇫🇮👀
The Liiga’s general meeting completed today and the shareholders agreed to a revised 14+10 team league format. A summary of the changes coming to both Finland’s first and second level leagues ⬇️
Transition Season (2026–27):
• The Liiga could have a maximum of 18 teams in the transition season, while 17 is guaranteed.
• Jokerit Promotion: The Liiga proposes opening the license application for the 2026–27 season. Jokerit (last season’s Mestis champion) and the current season’s Mestis champion (or finalist if Jokerit win again), can apply for a Liiga license.
• To reach the 14-team A-Liiga for 2027–28, 2026–27 season teams ranked 17th and 18th will be directly relegated, and teams ranked 13th–16th will play a series where two teams will also be relegated. The top 12 teams make the playoffs.
Starting in the 2027-28 season:
• The league will transition to a 14+10 model (14 teams in the top A-Liiga, 10 teams in the lower B-Liiga).
• Promotion/Relegation: Movement between the leagues will be via direct relegation and promotion every year.
• The amount of teams in each league will be reviewed again in 2–3 years.
Governance and Membership Changes:
• Governance Model: A new hybrid governance model will be adopted starting 2027–28.
• Share Requirement Removed: Owning a Liiga share will no longer be mandatory to play in the league; clubs can participate with a paid annual license.
• Decision-making authority will be streamlined, shifting power from the shareholders to the Liiga Board and CEO.
• The current management group model involving club CEO’s is dismantled.
📸: Jokerit Helsinki
#Liiga #Mestis
Nov 27
MASSIVE CHANGES ARE COMING TO LIIGA 🇫🇮👀
The Liiga’s general meeting completed today and the shareholders agreed to a revised 14+10 team league format. A summary of the changes coming to both Finland’s first and second level leagues ⬇️
Transition Season (2026–27):
• The Liiga could have a maximum of 18 teams in the transition season, while 17 is guaranteed.
• Jokerit Promotion: The Liiga proposes opening the license application for the 2026–27 season. Jokerit (last season’s Mestis champion) and the current season’s Mestis champion (or finalist if Jokerit win again), can apply for a Liiga license.
• To reach the 14-team A-Liiga for 2027–28, 2026–27 season teams ranked 17th and 18th will be directly relegated, and teams ranked 13th–16th will play a series where two teams will also be relegated. The top 12 teams make the playoffs.
Starting in the 2027-28 season:
• The league will transition to a 14+10 model (14 teams in the top A-Liiga, 10 teams in the lower B-Liiga).
• Promotion/Relegation: Movement between the leagues will be via direct relegation and promotion every year.
• The amount of teams in each league will be reviewed again in 2–3 years.
Governance and Membership Changes:
• Governance Model: A new hybrid governance model will be adopted starting 2027–28.
• Share Requirement Removed: Owning a Liiga share will no longer be mandatory to play in the league; clubs can participate with a paid annual license.
• Decision-making authority will be streamlined, shifting power from the shareholders to the Liiga Board and CEO.
• The current management group model involving club CEO’s is dismantled.
📸: Jokerit Helsinki
#Liiga #Mestis
According to a report from @golovoi_ob_led, forward 🇰🇿Beksultan Makysh will not be joining Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 at the upcoming World Junior Championship D1A. ❌
The 17-year-old has scored 18 (7+11) points in 26 games with the Windsor Spitfires 🇨🇦 in his first OHL season.
Makysh previously represented the Kazakhs at the last U18 World Championships, where he recorded 4 (2+2) points in 5 games.
📸: IIHF
#IIHF #WorldJuniors
Nov 27
According to a report from @golovoi_ob_led, forward 🇰🇿Beksultan Makysh will not be joining Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 at the upcoming World Junior Championship D1A. ❌
The 17-year-old has scored 18 (7+11) points in 26 games with the Windsor Spitfires 🇨🇦 in his first OHL season.
Makysh previously represented the Kazakhs at the last U18 World Championships, where he recorded 4 (2+2) points in 5 games.
📸: IIHF
#IIHF #WorldJuniors
Defender 🇨🇭Lian Bichsel remains suspended from the Swiss National Team 🇨🇭 because he passed on playing at the World Junior Championship in 2024… ❌
Despite currently having 3 (1+2) points and a +7 rating in 24 games with the Dallas Stars 🇺🇸 this season, the 21-year-old will not be present at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
📸: sport.ch
#IIHF
Nov 27
Defender 🇨🇭Lian Bichsel remains suspended from the Swiss National Team 🇨🇭 because he passed on playing at the World Junior Championship in 2024… ❌
Despite currently having 3 (1+2) points and a +7 rating in 24 games with the Dallas Stars 🇺🇸 this season, the 21-year-old will not be present at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
📸: sport.ch
#IIHF
By scoring his 5th goal of the season on Wednesday to help the Tampa Bay Lightning 🇺🇸 win 5-1, forward 🇱🇻Zemgus Girgensons reached 200 career points in the NHL! 👏
The 31-year-old achieved the milestone in 786 games.
Only 🇱🇻Sandis Ozoliņš (564P in 875GP) and 🇱🇻Sergejs Žoltoks (258P in 588GP) have more points in the regular season.
📸: @tblightning
#NHL #Lightning #LatviaHockey
Nov 27
By scoring his 5th goal of the season on Wednesday to help the Tampa Bay Lightning 🇺🇸 win 5-1, forward 🇱🇻Zemgus Girgensons reached 200 career points in the NHL! 👏
The 31-year-old achieved the milestone in 786 games.
Only 🇱🇻Sandis Ozoliņš (564P in 875GP) and 🇱🇻Sergejs Žoltoks (258P in 588GP) have more points in the regular season.
📸: @tblightning
#NHL #Lightning #LatviaHockey
FIRST EVER SERIES WIN FOR THE USNTDP 🏆
After Team CHL 🇨🇦 won 4-3 in the second game to tie the series, Team USNTDP 🇺🇸 emerged victorious in the series by winning the super overtime!
The winning goal was scored by 🇺🇸Victor Plante, while goaltender 🇺🇸Luke Carrithers made 36 saves across both the game and extra period.
📸/🎥: @usahockeyntdp
#CHLUSAProspectsChallenge
Nov 27
FIRST EVER SERIES WIN FOR THE USNTDP 🏆
After Team CHL 🇨🇦 won 4-3 in the second game to tie the series, Team USNTDP 🇺🇸 emerged victorious in the series by winning the super overtime!
The winning goal was scored by 🇺🇸Victor Plante, while goaltender 🇺🇸Luke Carrithers made 36 saves across both the game and extra period.
📸/🎥: @usahockeyntdp
#CHLUSAProspectsChallenge
First career NHL goal for 2024 second overall pick 🇧🇾Artsiom Leushunou! 🚨
The Chicago Blackhawks 🇺🇸 rookie became just the THIRD Belarusian defender to ever score in the league.
📸: @nhlblackhawks
#NHL #Blackhawks #BelarusHockey
Nov 27
First career NHL goal for 2024 second overall pick 🇧🇾Artsiom Leushunou! 🚨
The Chicago Blackhawks 🇺🇸 rookie became just the THIRD Belarusian defender to ever score in the league.
📸: @nhlblackhawks
#NHL #Blackhawks #BelarusHockey
The 7’0”, 265 lbs defender 🇲🇩🇷🇺Alexander Karmanov has officially signed in the OHL, joining the North Bay Battalion 🇨🇦 on a development and educational contract!
Karmanov, 17, has scored 7 (3+4) points in 15 games with the Brantford Titans 🇨🇦 in the GOJHL this season.
The 2026 NHL Draft eligible will become the first ever Moldovan to play in the Canadian Hockey League.
📸: proamimages
#OHL #NorthBayBattalion #2026NHLDraft
Nov 27
The 7’0”, 265 lbs defender 🇲🇩🇷🇺Alexander Karmanov has officially signed in the OHL, joining the North Bay Battalion 🇨🇦 on a development and educational contract!
Karmanov, 17, has scored 7 (3+4) points in 15 games with the Brantford Titans 🇨🇦 in the GOJHL this season.
The 2026 NHL Draft eligible will become the first ever Moldovan to play in the Canadian Hockey League.
📸: proamimages
#OHL #NorthBayBattalion #2026NHLDraft
A top goaltending performance of the season, as 23-year-old 🇩🇪Nick Jordan Vieregge made 72 saves on 76 shots in a 6-4 road win for the Stuttgart Rebels vs ECDC Memmingen! 🇩🇪🔥
Vieregge has posted an 87.4 SV% and 5.12 GAA through 15 games in his first season as a starter in the Oberliga, despite this performance and a game earlier this year where he made 62 saves in a 5-4 shootout win.
📸: @stuttgartrebels
#Oberliga #StuttgartRebels
Nov 26
A top goaltending performance of the season, as 23-year-old 🇩🇪Nick Jordan Vieregge made 72 saves on 76 shots in a 6-4 road win for the Stuttgart Rebels vs ECDC Memmingen! 🇩🇪🔥
Vieregge has posted an 87.4 SV% and 5.12 GAA through 15 games in his first season as a starter in the Oberliga, despite this performance and a game earlier this year where he made 62 saves in a 5-4 shootout win.
📸: @stuttgartrebels
#Oberliga #StuttgartRebels
Both Lithuania 🇱🇹 and Spain 🇪🇸 have opted against participating at the next IIHF European Cup of Nations tournament in București ❌
As a result, hosts Romania 🇷🇴 will battle Ukraine 🇺🇦 in a best-of-three series from December 11-13, 2025.
📸: IIHF
#IIHF #EuropeanCup
Nov 26
Both Lithuania 🇱🇹 and Spain 🇪🇸 have opted against participating at the next IIHF European Cup of Nations tournament in București ❌
As a result, hosts Romania 🇷🇴 will battle Ukraine 🇺🇦 in a best-of-three series from December 11-13, 2025.
📸: IIHF
#IIHF #EuropeanCup
A wild situation from the Slovak Extraliga, as 🇸🇰Martin Réway has announced he is finished at HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 🇸🇰 via his Instagram story! ‼️
The 30-year-old forward claims he “did something stupid before the game in Trenčín”, where he played just 1:28, but then played in the following game on November 21 against Slovan. Réway then added, “I subsequently apologized to everyone, paid a fine. And the matter should have been closed.”
His story continued by adding that in the game against Slovan he injured his knee, was “supposed to have an MRI yesterday”, but overslept his alarm clock. Réway claims it was an accident and will attend his medical procedure “today, tomorrow at the latest.”
Ultimately, the former World Juniors bronze medalist has stated that he is done playing for Liptovský Mikuláš, however still needs to officially terminate his contract on paper. Réway has played for the club since 2023 and scored 82 (11+71) points in 110 games.
📸: TASR
#SlovakExtraliga #HK32LiptovskýMikuláš
Nov 26
A wild situation from the Slovak Extraliga, as 🇸🇰Martin Réway has announced he is finished at HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 🇸🇰 via his Instagram story! ‼️
The 30-year-old forward claims he “did something stupid before the game in Trenčín”, where he played just 1:28, but then played in the following game on November 21 against Slovan. Réway then added, “I subsequently apologized to everyone, paid a fine. And the matter should have been closed.”
His story continued by adding that in the game against Slovan he injured his knee, was “supposed to have an MRI yesterday”, but overslept his alarm clock. Réway claims it was an accident and will attend his medical procedure “today, tomorrow at the latest.”
Ultimately, the former World Juniors bronze medalist has stated that he is done playing for Liptovský Mikuláš, however still needs to officially terminate his contract on paper. Réway has played for the club since 2023 and scored 82 (11+71) points in 110 games.
📸: TASR
#SlovakExtraliga #HK32LiptovskýMikuláš
Team USNTDP 🇺🇸 defeated Team CHL 🇨🇦 to achieve their first ever win in the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge!
An outstanding 42-save performance from 🇺🇸Brady Knowling, along with 2 (1+1) point showings by 🇺🇸Sammy Nelson and 🇺🇸Wyatt Cullen, led the Americans to a 4-2 win.
📸: @chlhockey | 🎥: @usahockeyntdp
#CHLUSAProspectsChallenge
Nov 26
Team USNTDP 🇺🇸 defeated Team CHL 🇨🇦 to achieve their first ever win in the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge!
An outstanding 42-save performance from 🇺🇸Brady Knowling, along with 2 (1+1) point showings by 🇺🇸Sammy Nelson and 🇺🇸Wyatt Cullen, led the Americans to a 4-2 win.
📸: @chlhockey | 🎥: @usahockeyntdp
#CHLUSAProspectsChallenge
Ukraine 🇺🇦 has released their roster for the World Junior Championship D1A and it once again does not include top forward 🇺🇦Ihnat Pazii…
The 18-year-old has scored 17 (6+11) points in 24 games with the North Bay Battalion 🇨🇦 and Flint Firebirds 🇺🇸 in the OHL this season.
Pazii last represented the national team at the World Junior Championship back in 2024.
📸: FHU
#IIHF #WorldJuniors
Nov 25
Ukraine 🇺🇦 has released their roster for the World Junior Championship D1A and it once again does not include top forward 🇺🇦Ihnat Pazii…
The 18-year-old has scored 17 (6+11) points in 24 games with the North Bay Battalion 🇨🇦 and Flint Firebirds 🇺🇸 in the OHL this season.
Pazii last represented the national team at the World Junior Championship back in 2024.
📸: FHU
#IIHF #WorldJuniors
It has been reported that the Bildungsdirektion Niederösterreich (Lower Austria Education Department) will not renew their contract with Okanagan Hockey Academy after this current season… 🇦🇹❌
OHA has had their U20 team play in St. Pölten since 2011. They also have U15 and U17 squads that compete in the Austrian youth leagues.
The reason for the contract ending is the lack of Austrian players attending the academy. Currently, only 1/6th of the players rostered are from Austria, while the Bildungsdirektion Niederösterreich states that over the last 15 years only 3 Austrian players have reached a professional level out of Okanagan.
📸: OHA
Nov 25
It has been reported that the Bildungsdirektion Niederösterreich (Lower Austria Education Department) will not renew their contract with Okanagan Hockey Academy after this current season… 🇦🇹❌
OHA has had their U20 team play in St. Pölten since 2011. They also have U15 and U17 squads that compete in the Austrian youth leagues.
The reason for the contract ending is the lack of Austrian players attending the academy. Currently, only 1/6th of the players rostered are from Austria, while the Bildungsdirektion Niederösterreich states that over the last 15 years only 3 Austrian players have reached a professional level out of Okanagan.
📸: OHA
Keep an eye on 2010-born 🇨🇳Rui Chen as he is dominating at South Kent School 🇺🇸 this season! 🔥
The forward from Dalian, China currently leads South Kent’s 15U team with 60 (35+25) points in 26 games. He also got called up to the 16U squad, where he recorded 2 (1+1) points in his debut.
Chinese hockey continues to rise and Chen is just one example of their future player pool 📈
Nov 25
Keep an eye on 2010-born 🇨🇳Rui Chen as he is dominating at South Kent School 🇺🇸 this season! 🔥
The forward from Dalian, China currently leads South Kent’s 15U team with 60 (35+25) points in 26 games. He also got called up to the 16U squad, where he recorded 2 (1+1) points in his debut.
Chinese hockey continues to rise and Chen is just one example of their future player pool 📈
Frölunda HC forward 🇸🇪Ivar Stenberg is currently scoring at the highest pace (0.95 P/GP) ever by a draft eligible player in the SHL! 🇸🇪🔥
📸: Bildbyrån | 📊: @eliteprospectshockey
#SHL #FrölundaHC #2026NHLDraft
Nov 24
Frölunda HC forward 🇸🇪Ivar Stenberg is currently scoring at the highest pace (0.95 P/GP) ever by a draft eligible player in the SHL! 🇸🇪🔥
📸: Bildbyrån | 📊: @eliteprospectshockey
#SHL #FrölundaHC #2026NHLDraft