Earlier this week, it was revealed that European hockey clubs are creating an interest organisation called "Alliance of European Hockey Clubs." This follows the concept of football clubs (formerly G14 and now European Club Association) and handball's Forum Club Handball.
These organizations look after the interests of the individual clubs for each sport in Europe, thereby speaking for all clubs when negotiating with the parent organization, for example UEFA and EHF (football) who handle the TV deals for different national tournaments. The project has started to take shape in the hands of Håkan Loob, formerly of the Calgary Flames, and now General Manager of Färjestads BK, and will officially open for business in July of this year.