RUMOR - According to Blick, former SCL Tiger's player Todd Elik might make his return to Switzerland and hockey by taking over a coaching position with first league team HC St-Imier.

NLB - EHC Visp have found their second import-forward to play alongside James Desmarais: the 24-year-old William Rapuzzi will join Visp for the upcoming season.

NLA - After announcing the signing of Daniel Brooks as second assistant coach for Guy Boucher last week, SC Bern informs now that the Canadian will not be joining the Bears after all.

NLB - Another player of the bankrupt EHC Basel Sharks has found a new team for the upcoming season. The former junior international Joshua Theodoridis, 22, moves to the first league and joins EHC Winterthur.

NHL - Restricted free agent Nino Niederreiter and the Minnesota Wild are still in talks about a contract extension. As Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said, anything between a two- or four-year deal would be the most logical.