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The player accused of biting John Tavares in Swiss League action has been fined 900 Swiss Francs, which is enough to buy at least two cups of coffee in Geneva.

John Tavares was bitten in a Swiss league game by Biele's Clarence Kparghai, according to a report.

John Tavares and Mark Streit connect in a nice win for SC Bern, in highlights that should be happening for the New York Islanders.

The 2011 European Hockey playoff season keeps rolling with the talented Salavat Yulaev Ufa winning at home to open their KHL Eastern Conference Final, while Lulea gets the bounces to go their way in a second straight OT win over Skelleftea. Plus, the OHL playoffs begin and one semifinal in Slovakia is going the full seven games.

Davos sweeps their way to the Swiss national final, while the Elitserien semifinals begin in Sweden. We've got that and more from around European hockey on Tuesday.

The IIHF released their annual attendance ranking figures for European hockey clubs and leagues today. Puck Worlds takes a look at where hockey is making some gains on the continent.

The IIHF announced on Wednesday that the plans for the Champions Hockey League for 2010-11 have been postponed. What does this mean for the clubs and leagues that were to be involved?

Over the past two years, former participants in the Champions Hockey League have been trying to get compensation for lost revenue from the IIHF after the cancellation of both the 2009-10 season and the current one. Now, SC Bern is taking the IIHF to court to settle the dispute, with other teams looking to follow.

The European Trophy is supposed to show that hockey fans across the continent are ready for a pan-European league. It's a pre-season tournament, so it's not a perfect measurement, but so far it's only the Germans who are embracing the concept.

Switzerland's Natonal League A features teams from major cities like Zürich, Bern, and Geneva face off against teams from small mountain towns. Read on about the history and the financial disparity of this elite European professional circuit here.