Theokritos
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The successor of EBEL. As mentioned, the Austrian internationalized league has a new main sponsor and undergoes a name change.
HC Znojmo (Czechia) drop out while Bratislava Capitals (Slovakia) join the league. Some other entries are still in question:
They found a new sponsor just the other day, bookmaker "bet-at-home"
Eishockey-Liga hat mit bet-at-home einen neuen Sponsor gefunden - derStandard.at (German)
HC Znojmo (Czechia) drop out while Bratislava Capitals (Slovakia) join the league. Some other entries are still in question:
- Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) want to join. Technically it would not be a comeback since this is a new club legally speaking, but that's window dressing. It's seems questionable whether they have sufficient funding, but they seem to be determined. A few Austrian clubs are reported to be against it.
- EHC Black Wings Linz (Austria) are in trouble. Several club officials and sponsors have pulled out due to a dispute with the club president and they have founded a new club, EHV Linz. This new club wants to compete in the ICE Hockey League, but haven't been admitted yet as the other clubs stand by the old club for the time being. But funding of the old club seems to be in question and they are now being sued for unpaid wages by former employees, among them coach Tom Rowe (former Florida Panthers GM) and players like Jeff Glass (former Chicago Blackhawks backup goaltender).
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