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ZURICH – The International Ice Hockey Federation has entered into an
agreement with the relevant national member associations and Hockey
Europe to secure a re-launch of the Champions Hockey League for
2010-2011.
Hockey Europe is the union of the professional hockey
leagues from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and
Switzerland.
Included in the agreement is a settlement that
compensates the clubs that qualified for the 2009-2010 Champions Hockey
League, which was cancelled on June 15, 2009 due to the global
financial problems.
The agreement foresees participation of
clubs from Europe’s Top-7 leagues in the 2010-2011 Champions Hockey
League: Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and
Switzerland.
The format and number of participating teams will be announced later.
“This
agreement marks an extremely important step towards the re-launch of
the Champions Hockey League,” said IIHF President René Fasel. “We are
all in it together now as the IIHF, the national associations and the
leagues have agreed to settle our differences and the common objective
to focus on a successful re-start of the league.”
Peter
Gudmundson, General Manager of Hockey Europe said: “We are in a very
exciting and dynamic phase in European club hockey right now. But
regardless of what the best way may be five or ten years from now, the
Champions Hockey League is right now the superior alternative and to
get the league re-launched and underway in autumn of 2010 is our goal.
"Together with the IIHF, we are equal stakeholders in the league and we are committed to the effort.”
In conjunction with the agreement, the IIHF has issued the Champions Hockey League Tender Document which was made available for potential investors.
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