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 | Bison cancel pre season game |
 According to team owner:
Hi
I have very reluctantly decided to cancel the exhibition
warm-up game scheduled on 31 Aug 2008 against Cardiff Devils.This is
bad news for us but I can’t find an alternative way around a very
difficult situation.
The reason for cancelling is simply that we
won’t be able to get enough of the imports here in time. We, like most
of the other teams in the league, are having delays due to the new
procedures needed for the work permits/visas and in combination with
flights filling up we are struggling to get enough players over here in
time. The cost of quick solutions for this would be higher then any
potential income from the warm up game so therefore I see no other
solution.
I can’t see that it would be a good idea to promote
our team using juniors or players from other teams to take part in the
warm up game.What we need is our guys here to show what they are made
of. This would not be done with some “half way” solution.
We
will be ready and in full swing for our first league game (CC Cup) on
6th of September, and I look forward to seeing you all there for that
game. Ryan and I are excited about the team we’ve put together and ,
like you, can’t wait for the season to start. The real stampede begins
in September!
Tomas
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Sunday, August 24 @ 08:59:40 EDT (0 reads)
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| EIHL to use 4-man system for on ice officials in 08-09. |
The EIHL has confirmed that it will be using a 4-man system for its on ice officiating in the forthcoming season.
This system is already in use in the NHL, AHL, and Finnish S-M Liiga, and is the favoured option of the IIHF.
Elite League Director of Hockey Andy French noted, “The use of four
officials is now widely used in the top leagues around the world, and
we felt the time was right to introduce the system going into the new
season. Everyone wants the officiating to continually improve and for
our officials to be recognised for international events, the four-man
system needed to be adopted sooner rather than later. This is a great
move by the league and should benefit the game as a whole.”
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Thursday, August 21 @ 13:10:20 EDT (0 reads)
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| Problems in Telford? |
 Telford Tigers have announced that title sponsors Eurologix have terminated their agreement with immdiate effect.
It is uncertain what this means for the club in terms of recruitment etc for the imminent season. We here at IceFans wish the Tigers nad their fans all the best.
For more details visit: http://www.telfordtigers.co.uk/
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Thursday, August 21 @ 13:00:27 EDT (0 reads)
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| New owner for the Giants |
The Coors Belfast Giants have today announced that the club is now under the ownership of Tom and Donna Malton, along with existant owner/finacier Jim Gillespie.
Full details can be found on the Giants official website: www.belfastgiants.com
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Thursday, August 07 @ 14:18:41 EDT (0 reads)
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| IHUK has a new chairman |
 Eamon Convrey has taken on the role as chairman of IHUK. Mr Convrey is best known to fans in the UK as the Chairman of the EIHL, and as the man behind the attempts to get an arena/rink built in Dublin to host a team from (the fabled Dublin Druids).
It remains to be seen if his chairing of both IHUK and the EIHL will represent a conflict of interests.
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Sunday, July 06 @ 18:21:56 EDT (0 reads)
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| Scims chairman stays. |
In a dramatic u-turn, Sheffield Scimitars chairman and main benefactor martin Birch has decided to remain at the club.
The decision was taken to avoid folding the club after a suitable replacement could not be found.
for further information see: here
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Wednesday, July 02 @ 12:46:16 EDT (0 reads)
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| Blaze Continental Cup group revealed |
The Blazes group for the Continental Cup has been revealed at the following link:
HERE
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Sunday, June 15 @ 09:44:37 EDT (0 reads)
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| Scims chairman quits |
The future of another EPL club has been thrown into doubt, as Martin Birch, the chairman and main funder of the Sheffield Scimitars has today stepped down from his position.
It is anticipated that either Bob Phillips (Sheffield Steelers owner) or SIV (Sheffield International Venues, who operate iceShefield) could step in to take over.
More news when we have it.
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Thursday, May 15 @ 16:37:28 EDT (0 reads)
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| Icefans reaches milestone |
 Within the past month, www.icefans.co.uk has passed the 100,000 visitor mark.
Icefans thanks its viewers, and hopes they will continue to spread the word about the site.
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Friday, May 09 @ 14:23:48 EDT (0 reads)
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| Chelmsford drop out of the EPL |
It has been announced that the Chelmsford Chieftains are leaving the EPL, and will play for the forseeable future in the ENL South.
This decision was made due to a lack of available sponsors, leaving the club unable to guarantee a competative team for the forthcoming season.
More details can be found here:
Official Site
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Posted by Robb_Hitchen on Friday, May 09 @ 14:21:41 EDT (0 reads)
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