Bilyỹ Bars Bila Tserkva

New coach and new farm-team for Donbas

Donbas Donets'k officially announces the appointment of Andrei Nazarov as new head coach for next season. In last season Nazarov lead Severstal Cherepovets until semifinals where team lost against SKA St. Petersburg.

Team also announced that, due to creation of a junior team for competing in MHL, next season Bilyy Bars Bila Tserkva will be the Donbas farm team in Ukraine League

Chaos continues in Ukrainian League

Problems continue to strike Professional Hockey League in Ukraine: Bilyỹ Bars is given 5:0 technical victory for match against Berkut Kyiv scheduled today as Berkut fails to show up for the game. Berkut club didn't explain the reason of forfeit.

Bilyy Bars Brovary will play in next PHL

At the Executive Committee of PHL held in Kyiv on August 13, Bilyỹ Bars Brovary confirmed its partecipation in next Professional Hockey League. "Now we have a new, very solid sponsor" said Bilyỹ Bars Director.
The only team still unsure if partecipate is Haydamaky Vinnitsa. The situation, according to team director Valery Lukyantsev, will be resolved shortly. "I can say at now the budget is provided by 25-30 percent. It is not enough to engage in championship. We have to find the necessary money over the next 10 days to form a team" said Lukyanets.

Ukranian Professional League elects chairman and change playoffs rules

During the first meeting of PHL board, Bilyy Bars Brovary president Vitali Fedyanin was elected League chairman.
It was decided also to adjust playoofs rules. Now teams finishing from 1st to 4th places will fight for title in playoffs semifinals (best of four), teams from 5th to 8th place will compete in "small playoffs" series to determine final position. All series will be played best-of-three. In original format all teams would play playoffs for the title