MEDICAL REPORT - As HC Ajoie informs, Giacomo Casserini will not be able to play tonight against SC Langenthal due to a slight knee injury.

MEDICAL REPORT - In their last game before Christmas, EHC Biel had to cope without Niklas Olausson due to a foot injury. While he is ready to return this weekend, Anthony Rouiller has taken up on-ice practice again.

MEDICAL REPORT - Good news for HC Fribourg-Gottéron. Whereas both Jérémie Kamerzin and Thibaut Monnet return to their lineup on Friday, Andreï Bykov will probably hit the ice again next week.

NLB - At 29, HC La Chaux-de-Fonds' captain Danick Daucourt has decided to hang up his skates at the end of the current season. "It's the best decision for my familial and professional situation," Daucourt explains to Arcinfo.

NLA - Although Inti Pestoni still has one year left on his contract with HC Ambrì-Piotta, the question about his future has been brought up several times during the Spengler Cup - with answers that HCAP-fans probably won't like.