According to the Swedish website VikFanCentral, 29-year-old forward Jon Palmebjörk is reportedly attracting interest from several NLB teams and thus might soon join a team in Switzerland.

The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned defenseman David Rundblad to their AHL affiliate team, the Rockford IceHogs. Up until last Thursday, the Swedish defenseman played on loan for the ZSC Lions.

As Cyrill Pasche (Le Matin) reports, HC Ajoie's Steven Barras underwent surgery this evening to repair a damaged vein in his nose.

Hockey Thurgau and 21-year-old defenseman Dennis Urech have extended their contract for another season. Urech will thus stay with the Lions at least until the end of the 2016-17 season.

As EV Zug has announced, their top scorer Pierre-Marc Bouchard has decided to hang up his skates due to health reasons. Furthermore, Dario Bürgler and Daniel Sondell have to leave the Bulls.