Chaos in Estonian Hockey...what’s new?

14 Sep 2013 | Davide Tuniz

President Jaan Mölder and all Board Members resigned with Federation crippled by debts, what happens now?

"I do not want to be the President anymore" with this short statement to newspaper Delfi Estonian Federation President Jaan Mölder announced his resignation after two years in the charge. After Molder announcement, other seven members of the Board - Prīts Vilbahs, Oleg Litvjakov, Heldurs Sempa, Sergei Misenev, Vahurs Glāze, Rauls Oja and Jevgeny Solovyov - left the charge. An extraordinary general meeting of the club shall be held not later than 15 November. The current Board will continue until the emergency General Assembly.

Even Mölder didn't mentioned a specific reason for the resignation, the most probable reason were the constant federation's financial difficulties. In a recent interview Mölder mentioned also misunderstandings with the rest of the Board

Originally the Estonian league was scheduled to begin September 21, but now was moved to October 5.

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