HC Innsbruck, currently ranked 11th in EBEL, fired head coach Christer Olsson. Aisstant coach Pierre Beaulieu will act as interim head coach for the Sharks.
In the meantime, record champion Klagenfurter AC decided to extend the contract with interim coach Alexander Mellitzer. The 35-year-old Austrian will stay bench boss also for the remainder of the current season.
(25 Dec 2015)
HC Innsbruck announces team decides to retire the jersey #17 to pay homage to Rem Murray, retired this summer. Canadian forward played three season with Innsbruck. Murray is the third player to have his number retired by the club, after # 14 Greg Holst and #31 Claus Dalpiaz.
(27 Aug 2012)
EBEL league executives decided not to allow
HK Acroni Jesenice to participate in 2012/13 EBEL season. The first ever
non-Austrian team to join EBEL experienced financial problems through last few
seasons. Legendary Slovenian team actually finished last in league for the last
two consecutive seasons. EBEL offered Jesenice to reconstruct their
financial and player situation and apply for return to league after season or
two.
Two Austrian teams are joining the league –
HC TWK Innsbruck is re-entering the league after three seasons. Dornbirner
Eishockey Club will compete in the league for the first time.
(23 May 2012)