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Group Stage Day 2, Part 1 Saturday 11.09.2021 - Make-up Games Schedule* Group G 19:30 Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) - HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) 19:30 Rouen Dragons (FRA) - KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

Group Stage Day 1, Part 2 Friday 10.09.2021 - Make-up Games Results Group H 20:20 Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) - Frisk Asker (NOR) 1-0 20:30 HC Bolzano (ITA) - JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL) 3-1 Standing : 1.RB Salzburg 9, 2.HC Bolzano 8, 3.GKS 1, 4.Frisk Asker 0

Junior Europeans running this week in Luxembourg... here's the results' recap... https://live.ijf.org/eju_jun2021/results on day 1, France dominated the men's side by winning both -60kg and -66kg gold medals, meanwhile Russia were the most successful among the women, winning both the -48kg and the -52kg classes... Israel won the last gold medal of the day in the women's -57kg class... today, the men's -73kg and -81kg and the women's -63kg and -70kg classes are on stage... by the way, all the action is live for free on Youtube...

Group Stage Day 1, Part 2 Friday 10.09.2021 - Make-up Games Schedule* Group H 20:20 Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) - Frisk Asker (NOR) 20:30 HC Bolzano (ITA) - JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

Group Stage Day 1, Part 1 Thursday 09.09.2021 - Make-up Games Results Group G 20:00 Rouen Dragons (FRA) - HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) 4-3 20:30 Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) - KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) 1-5 Standing : 1.KAC 7, 2.Donbass 4, 3.Rouen 4, 4.Rungsted 3

Group Stage Day 1, Part 1 Thursday 09.09.2021 - Make-up Games Schedule* Group G 20:00 Rouen Dragons (FRA) - HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) 20:30 Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) - KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

and after yesterday's matches, we have 2 more teams already out: TPS Turku and Eisbären Berlin...

Group Stage Day 4, Part 2 Sunday 05.09.2021 - Results Group A 17:00 Sparta Prague (CZE) - TPS Turku (FIN) 3-2 18:05 Pinguins Bremerhaven (GER) - Växjö Lakers (SWE) 2-1 Standing : 1.Pinguins Bremerhaven 9, 2.Växjö Lakers 7, 3.Sparta Prague 7, 4.TPS Turku 1 Group E 18:00 Tappara Tampere (FIN) - HC Lugano (SUI) 3-2 (OT) 18:05 Skellefteå IK (SWE) - Eisbären Berlin (GER) 5-3 Standing : 1.Tappara 10, 2.HC Lugano 7, 3.Skellefteå IF 6, 4.Eisbären 1 Group G 16:00 HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) - Rouen Dragons (FRA) 2-1 20:20 KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) - Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) 3-2 (OT) Standing : 1.KAC 4, 2.Donbass 4, 3.Rungsted 3, 4.Rouen 1 Group H 16:00 Frisk Asker (NOR) - HC Bolzano (ITA) 1-5 17:30 JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) 2-3 Standing : 1.RB Salzburg 6, 2.HC Bolzano 5, 3.GKS 1, 4.Frisk Asker 0

well, considering that the game was broadcasted on rai3 (which is a minor channel, with an average share of 6/7% in primetime) and started at 8 p.m. (when our primetime normally starts at 9.15/9.30 p.m.) on a saturday night still in Summer (and that it was available also online on dazn, which has its own decent number of viewers, especially now that they broadcast the serie A football), I think it's a very, very good result... there's no chance for sports other than football, F1, Valentino Rossi and sometimes the big cycling classics to make big numbers in Italy... the Olympic Games are always an exception because they grab a lot of occasional viewers that would never watch any other sport on regular basis...

will Italy be so stupid not to take advantage of that (and not call up all the NHL/AHL available players), as it happened in 2006 when we said the IIHF we didn't need such a favour? Yes, I fear...

Group Stage Day 4, Part 2 Sunday 05.09.2021 - Schedule* Group A 17:00 Sparta Prague (CZE) - TPS Turku (FIN) 18:05 Pinguins Bremerhaven (GER) - Växjö Lakers (SWE) Group E 18:00 Tappara Tampere (FIN) - HC Lugano (SUI) 18:05 Skellefteå IK (SWE) - Eisbären Berlin (GER) Group G 16:00 HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) - Rouen Dragons (FRA) 20:20 KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) - Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) Group H 16:00 Frisk Asker (NOR) - HC Bolzano (ITA) 17:30 JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

so, after only 4 gamedays we already have the first couple of teams mathematically qualified to the knockout stage: they both come from group F, HC Fribourg-Gotteròn and Leksands IF... on the other hand, there are 5 teams that don't have anything to ask from this competition anymore, as they're already mathematically eliminated. They are: BK Mladà Boleslav in group B, Cardiff Devils in group C, SønderjyskE Vojens in group D and both Ocelàři Třinec and Slovan Bratislava in group F...

Group Stage Day 4, Part 1 Saturday 04.09.2021 - Results Group B 14:05 Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) - ZSC Lions Zürich (SUI) 4-3 (OT) 18:00 IFK Helsinki (FIN) - BK Mladà Boleslav (CZE) 2-1 Standing : 1.Frölunda 8, 2.IFK Helsinki 8, 3.Zürich 7, 4.BK Mladà Boleslav 1 Group C 20:00 Adler Mannheim (GER) - Lukko Rauma (FIN) 2-1 (SO) 20:05 Lausanne HC (SUI) - Cardiff Devils (GBR) 2-0 Standing : 1.Mannheim 8, 2.Lukko 8, 3.Lausanne 5, 4.Cardiff 3 Group D 17:00 EV Zug (SUI) - SønderjyskE Vojens (DEN) 9-3 20:00 Red Bull Munich (GER) - Rögle BK Ångelholm (SWE) 2-1 Standing : 1.RB Munich 9, 2.Rögle BK 8, 3.EV Zug 7, 4.SønderjyskE 0 Group F 15:00 Ocelàři Třinec (CZE) - Leksands IF (SWE) 1-3 17:30 Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI) 0-2 Standing : 1.Fribourg-Gotteròn 12 (Q), 2.Leksands IF 12 (Q), 3.Třinec 0, 4.Slovan Bratislava 0

Group Stage Day 4, Part 1 Saturday 04.09.2021 - Schedule* Group B 14:05 Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) - ZSC Lions Zürich (SUI) 18:00 IFK Helsinki (FIN) - BK Mladà Boleslav (CZE) Group C 20:00 Adler Mannheim (GER) - Lukko Rauma (FIN) 20:05 Lausanne HC (SUI) - Cardiff Devils (GBR) Group D 17:00 EV Zug (SUI) - SønderjyskE Vojens (DEN) 20:00 Red Bull Munich (GER) - Rögle BK Ångelholm (SWE) Group F 15:00 Ocelàři Třinec (CZE) - Leksands IF (SWE) 17:30 Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

Group Stage Day 3, Part 2 Friday 03.09.2021 - Results Group A 19:30 Pinguins Bremerhaven (GER) - TPS Turku (FIN) 3-0 19:35 Sparta Prague (CZE) - Växjö Lakers (SWE) 2-1 (OT) Standing : 1.Växjö Lakers 7, 2.Pinguins Bremerhaven 6, 3.Sparta Prague 4, 4.TPS Turku 1 Group E 18:00 Tappara Tampere (FIN) - Eisbären Berlin (GER) 5-4 (OT) 18:05 Skellefteå IK (SWE) - HC Lugano (SUI) 3-5 Standing : 1.Tappara 8, 2.HC Lugano 6, 3.Skellefteå IF 3, 4.Eisbären 1 Group G 18:30 HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) - Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) 2-3 (SO) 20:20 KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) - Rouen Dragons (FRA) 2-1 (OT) Standing : 1.KAC 2, 2.Rungsted 2, 3.Donbass 1, 4.Rouen 1 Group H 18:00 Frisk Asker (NOR) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) 2-6 18:00 JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL) - HC Bolzano (ITA) 2-3 (SO) Standing : 1.RB Salzburg 3, 2.HC Bolzano 2, 3.GKS 1, 4.Frisk Asker 0

it's absolutely normal for them... their boss only spend money to have a good team in March, when it's enough to win (or at least to make the final in) the EBEL... their start of the season is always a shame... p.s. still, they somehow managed to win on penalty shootout...

Group Stage Day 3, Part 2 Friday 03.09.2021 - Schedule* Group A 19:30 Pinguins Bremerhaven (GER) - TPS Turku (FIN) 19:35 Sparta Prague (CZE) - Växjö Lakers (SWE) Group E 18:00 Tappara Tampere (FIN) - Eisbären Berlin (GER) 18:05 Skellefteå IK (SWE) - HC Lugano (SUI) Group G 18:30 HC Donbass Donetsk (UKR) - Rungsted Seier Capital (DEN) 20:20 KAC Klagenfurt (AUT) - Rouen Dragons (FRA) Group H 18:00 Frisk Asker (NOR) - Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) 18:00 JKH GKS Jastrzębie (POL) - HC Bolzano (ITA) *All times CET Watch live Check here for details of live TV broadcasts: https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/fans/where-to-watch All games are also live on the CHL website for free, subject to geo-blocking restrictions in certain countries due to TV rights.

Group Stage Day 3, Part 1 Thursday 02.09.2021 - Results Group B 18:00 IFK Helsinki (FIN) - ZSC Lions Zürich (SUI) 0-2 18:05 Frölunda Gothenburg (SWE) - BK Mladà Boleslav (CZE) 4-3 Standing : 1.Frölunda 6, 2.Zürich 6, 3.IFK Helsinki 5, 4.BK Mladà Boleslav 1 Group C 19:00 Adler Mannheim (GER) - Cardiff Devils (GBR) 7-2 19:45 Lausanne HC (SUI) - Lukko Rauma (FIN) 0-3 Standing : 1.Lukko 7, 2.Mannheim 6, 3.Cardiff 3, 4.Lausanne 2 Group D 19:00 Red Bull Munich (GER) - SønderjyskE Vojens (DEN) 6-2 20:05 EV Zug (SUI) - Rögle BK Ångelholm (SWE) 1-2 (OT) Standing : 1.Rögle BK 8, 2.RB Munich 6, 3.EV Zug 4, 4.SønderjyskE 0 Group F 17:05 Ocelàři Třinec (CZE) - Fribourg-Gotteròn (SUI) 3-4 19:30 Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - Leksands IF (SWE) 2-4 Standing : 1.Fribourg-Gotteròn 9, 2.Leksands IF 9, 3.Třinec 0, 4.Slovan Bratislava 0

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it's not that simple... it was closed in 2017 because the roof had major damages after a storm (it was raining down inside, just on the track)... then a fight between the local authorities (owner of the velodrome), the Italian Cycling Federation (those who were using the velodrome) and our NOC (the supervisor of all of our sports federations, the institution where formally the money given to those federations comes from -even if it all starts from the government, making funds available) started because nobody wanted to paid for renovation work... and since the track was dangerous because of the water coming down on it, a judge decided to put the velodrome under judicial seizure until all the required works were completed... as usual when the judges are part of the fight here in Italy, it took almost 3 and a half years to find an agreement between all the acting parts and 6 more months to complete the required work on the velodrome, but finally it became available for our NT to train just before the Olympics... now it should undergo some more renovation work in the coming months, so to be fully available also for some international competitions next Spring (knowing how things work here in Italy, I'm happy if the job is done by the end of the year 2022)... however, from next year on we should have a full time 250m track indoor velodrome available to our NT to develop some youngsters, hopefully not only in the endurance event...we need to get back to good level also in the sprint event sooner or later...

Montichiari, near Brescia, eastern part of Lombardy (which actually is a 250m indoor velodrome, but it was closed for a couple of years until last spring because it was raining down the roof and because of some burocratic issues on permissions to adjust that problem...usual Italian troubles when it comes to construction work)... otherwise Wien in the cold months and on the many 400m outdoor tracks we have in Summer (mainly in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, near Piacenza, just a few kms south of Milan)...

as lovely as it looks, it doesn't fit the "modern track cycling" anymore, I fear... in fact, it's used mainly (if not exclusively) as an american football stadium nowadays...

it's on the Egyptian TV network On Time Sports (I saw some highlights on YT coming from OTS 3)... I saw quite a few links to their broadcast, but I fear they were all somehow illegal stuff... I don't know if they have some kind of official website/app where man can watch live and ondemand pictures from their channels? maybe our friend @thepharoah can tell us something more...

first European league to start this season, the Belarussian Extraliga... today it's the opening day and we have 3 matches on the schedule... all details, here (sorry, it's in Russian/Belarussian, but google can always help...somehow...): https://www.hockey.by/ the championship opener is set for h. 17.45 CET, Shakter Soligorsk vs Metallurg Zhlobin for those who can't wait for some live hockey, here's the link: p.s. and stay tuned! tomorrow's the great KHL opener's day!

the IOC didn't want anymore a double standard tournament, with the first part played only by the second tier teams (without the NHL players) and a very short second round + playoffs with only 8 teams playing with the NHLers (what happened to the Slovaks in SLC 2002 still hurts the IIHF)... at the same time, the NHL didn't want a 16-day tournament as it was before with 12 teams taking part to the olympics, so they came to an agreement...only 12 teams, NHL players playing the whole tournament, but at the same time a shorter tournament with that stupid format we have right now (in order to have a shorter break of the NHL regular season)... common interests, I guess...