Traditional participant of the Czech 1.liga (2nd-level competition) Medvědi Beroun struggles with financial issues which could lead to closing down the organization as whole. According to information from the Czech Ice Hockey Association (CIHA), Beroun owes the total amount of app. € 18,000 to players on wages and it seems to be unable to even out its liabilities by September 5, which has been stated as the final deadline by CIHA. The club, which finished in the last spot of the 1.liga last year and was relegated to 2.liga (3rd-level competition), is now threatened even by losing of its 2.liga license and by total extinction.
(04 Sep 2014)
Czech Second League team SKLH Žďár nad Sázavou has fired coach Petr Kuchyňa and hired former Kometa Brno, Varese (ITA), and Ambri Piotta (SUI) head coach Svatopluk Cihal.
Cihal, 64, was an assistant coach with Kometa Brno, his former club as player, last season.
(11 Jan 2012)