NLB - As HC Red Ice informs, their general manager Anders Olson has stepped down due to personal reasons. After one year with Red Ice and a total of 19 years in Switzerland he has decided to return to Sweden with his family.

mt_ignoreRUMOR - After names such as Justin Azevedo and Marc Arcobello have been mentioned in connection with SC Bern recently, the Bears seem to have found a third import for the upcoming season: Canadian forward Andrew Ebbett.

RUMOR - As journalist Klaus Zaugg reports on Watson.ch, the SCL Tigers' team manager Jörg Reber has been given the green light by the organisation to start negotiating with HC Davos' Reto and Jan von Arx.

KHL - Forward Alexei Dostoinov, who did not renew his contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta, has signed a try-out contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League, the club announces on their website.

NLA - The SCL Tigers complete their import player quartet with HC Davos' Ville Koistinen. The Finnish defender, who would still have had one year on his deal with Davos, has signed a one-year contract in Langnau until 2016.