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IIHF holds four-day Balkan Ice Making Seminar in Bulgaria

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey (IIHF) Facilities Working Group has staged the Balkan Ice Making Seminar

It took place over four days in Sofia in collaboration with the Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation and the

member national federations, so they can use it at home, teach others, work together and better their hockey

Palace in Sofia has a capacity of 4,600 and also hosts short track speed skating events as well as ice hockey

All that is work in progress to develop better hockey in these countries, not only in the lower-division

Participants were taught techniques for creating and maintaining an indoor surface for ice hockey competitions.People



Belarusian Ice Hockey Association President resigns following five-year ban

  • Ice Hockey

Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) President Dmitri Baskov has resigned after being banned for

five years by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) over political discrimination against athletes

body said there was sufficient evidence that Baskov had abused his position as a representative of ice hockey

In my decision, I was guided by one thing: Belarusian hockey should not suffer," Baskov told the Belarus

I myself was a hockey player, I went through all this myself, so when I understand that the IIHF can

All my life I sincerely loved hockey and will continue to love it."


Curler Einarson named a 2021 Tom Longboat Award recipient

  • Curling

Kerri Einarson has been presented with the 2021 Tom Longboat Award by the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) alongside Conner Roulette.

Fellow Manitoban Roulette formerly played ice hockey in the National Aboriginal Hockey League but has

recently been drafted into the National Hockey League by the Dallas Stars."

My message to other Indigenous hockey players is to keep working hard, keep practising, and keep focused


COVID-19 vaccination made mandatory at U SPORTS National Championships

  • Universiade

U SPORTS, the governing body for university sport in Canada, has made being vaccinated against COVID-19 mandatory for all participants at its National Championships.

spectators and the population of the areas where the competitions are taking place".The women's field hockey

and December.Women's rugby will begin the series from November 10 to 14 in Kingston, Ontario.Women's hockey


Bach Nielsen has "very specific proposals" as part of IIHF Presidential bid, and aims to expand ice hockey

  • Ice Hockey

Henrik Bach Nielsen has served as the Danish Ice Hockey Association’s (DIU) President since 2007, and

has said that his bid to become International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President features "very

specific proposals for the future," including an emphasis on expanding ice hockey across the globe.

During his time as President of the DIU, Denmark hosted the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship for the

insidethegames, and believes it offers proof that he has a track record in being able to develop ice hockey

In 2018, we hosted the biggest championship, and actually the biggest [ice hockey] event ever in Denmark

So in spite of very limited resources, I think that I have shown that I can develop ice hockey, and with

With the under-18s, it’s very good hockey, but we don't make any extra revenue out of it, so there is


Playbooks for Beijing 2022 expected to be published in October

  • Beijing 2022

Playbooks for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are expected to be published in October, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said.

there is a tacit endorse of the Government.The IOC has been buoyed by an agreement between the National Hockey

League (NHL), NHL Players’ Association and International Ice Hockey Federation, which will enable players


North Korea banned from Beijing 2022 after IOC suspends NOC

  • Olympics

North Korea has been banned from competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the country's National Olympic Committee following the country's no-show at Tokyo 2020.

Pyeongchang, where the IOC made a concerted effort to ensure North and South Korea fielded a joint ice hockey


Belarusian Ice Hockey Association President receives five-year ban for political discrimination

  • Ice Hockey

Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) President Dmitri Baskov has been suspended for five-years after

An International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Independent Disciplinary Board also founded sufficient

evidence that Baskov had abused his position as a representative of ice hockey in order to support Belarus

and the firm’s report confirm that Baskov has close personal ties to President Lukashenko, as well as hockey

Alexander Lukashenko ©Getty ImagesBaskov will be prevented from holding his roles as Belarusian Ice Hockey

Association President and chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League HC Dynamo Minsk.The suspension will


Russia to host two-day sports forum in Kazan

  • Russian Sport

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko are among the officials set to speak at a two-day online sports conference in Kazan this week.

Presidents - International Swimming Federation head Husain Al-Musallam, outgoing International Ice Hockey


Roccaraso set to host the Inline Hockey World Championships for third time

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Italian town of Roccaraso in the Apennine Mountains is gearing up to host the 2021 Inline Hockey

tournament will qualify for the event in Birmingham in Alabama.Watch and share the teaser of the 2021 Inline Hockey

Roccaraso represents one of the Inline hockey World Championships venues that is best remembered."


Kaufbeuren and Landshut to host IIHF Under-18 World Championships in 2022

  • Ice Hockey

The German Ice Hockey Association (DEB) has selected the towns of Kaufbeuren and Landshut as hosts of

the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey Under-18 World Championships.

The Bavarian towns, which are two traditional hockey towns according to the DEB, will host competition

The 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship is a globally respected top event," said Franz Reindl

Germany.The state of Bavaria with the traditional venues of Landshut and Kaufbeuren will offer top ice hockey

world’s best youth players at the Under-18 World Championship venues, which will also spur our youth hockey

campaign Back-to-Hockey."


Tokyo 2020 celebrations must end before Hangzhou 2022, says Indian hockey captain

  • Hockey

Indian celebrations after a historic hockey bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must end as preparations

days earlier.Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association as well as the International Hockey

Federation (FIH), recently labelled the Indian hockey teams' participation at Birmingham 2022 as "doubtful

There were jubilant scenes after India broke a 41-year Olympic medal drought with bronze in the men's hockey


NWHL has name changed to Premier Hockey Federation

  • Ice Hockey

The National Women's Ice Hockey League (NWHL) has rebranded to become the Premier Hockey Federation.

structure as well as an influx of private ownership.The NWHL was North America's first women’s ice hockey

owned all of its franchise teams but following a takeover they were sold to private owners.Premier Hockey

In billing the change "No Labels, No Limits", the Premier Hockey Federation also focused on having its

better market the league globally, it is claimed, especially in Europe and Asia.There are six Premier Hockey