The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will launch an online competition through the popular

ice hockey game NHL 20, next week.

IIHF Esports Fan Championship will see fans from the 16 nations who qualified for the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey

to represent their country in a digital competition.NHL 20, the game associated with the biggest ice hockey

league in the world, the National Hockey League, is playable on both Playstation 4 and Xbox One consoles.In

our partnership with Infront as, thanks to its growing expertise in esports, we are able to bring ice hockey

Established ice hockey nations Canada, Russia and the United States will be eligible as well as lower-ranked

Chris Neilson has left his role as International Hockey Federation (FIH) television and broadcast director

The men's Olympic ice hockey qualifiers for Beijing 2022 have been postponed until August 2021 due to

Due to health concerns and travel restrictions, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council

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resulting in the deaths of over 265,000 people.The final qualification tournaments for the women's ice hockey

It has not taken long for the coronavirus pandemic to split Summer Olympic international sports federations (IFs) into two groups: the "haves" and the "have-nots". 

necessary for it to lay off or furlough staff.In the other cluster are those such as the International Hockey

also cut both ways, encouraging IFs with excessive cushions to be less conservative.The International Hockey

Tributes have been paid to American ice hockey official John Dotte following his death at the age of

The former vice president of USA Hockey passed away at his home after a battle with cancer.He served

president's role between 1994 and 2006, for 12 seasons.During that time he was also chairman of the USA Hockey

included director-at-large for four seasons, between 1990 and 1994.John Dotte was vice president of USA Hockey

for 12 seasons ©USA HockeyUSA Hockey President Jim Smith was among those to pay tribute."

A reluctance from the vast majority of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members to engage with the media in any way is the source of long-running frustration among the Olympic press corps.

global headlines when she criticised the IOC in March ©Getty ImagesWickenheiser, a four-time Olympic ice hockey

too aware of the consequences.Wickenheiser’s status as an athlete and one of the great women’s ice hockey

Former Swiss ice hockey player and coach Simon Schenk has died at the age of 73 after complications during

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deepest condolences to the family and all relatives," Michael Rindlisbacher, chairman of Swiss Ice Hockey

With Simon Schenk, the ice hockey family loses a formative figure and a member who performs incredibly

well in his life for Swiss ice hockey."

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is reviewing all budgets as it endeavours to cope with the

subsequent events", the full note reads as follows:"FIH has made some important investments in 2019 to grow hockey

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has said the country is "serious" about bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympics and the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

Olympic Games and the 2032 Olympics," Batra, an IOC member who is the President of the International Hockey

Narinder Batra's tenure as President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is set to be extended

body.Batra also heads the Indian Olympic Association, a high-profile role in the country which some in hockey

difficulties for the FIH have also gathered pace in recent months.Batra helped oversee the launch of the FIH Hockey

Pro League, a home-and-away competition which has effectively replaced the Champions Trophy and Hockey

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has decided against applying to host the International Ice Hockey Federation

the event in 2021 at the time of the cancellation.However, citing economic concerns, the Swiss Ice Hockey

IIHF said.Anyone who purchased tickets for the cancelled event will receive a refund.The Swiss Ice Hockey

Work has begun on Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing to upgrade it ahead of the Winter Olympic Games.

The arena, which was built for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games, is to host the ice hockey competition

at Beijing 2022.Wukesong Sports Centre has been the scene of ice hockey matches before, with Kunlun

Red Star of the multinational Kontinental Hockey League playing there on occasion.However, a new ice

rink is being installed at the venue, with the dimensions favoured by the North American National Hockey

- boasting a capacity of 18,000 people - will be able to switch from a basketball set-up to an ice hockey

The National Hockey League (NHL) has said that there is no timeline in place yet for a return to activities

period that would follow the currently recommended Phase One period of 'self-quarantine' by players and hockey

 "Specific guidelines governing player and hockey staff activity would be provided at that time.

In the meantime, we expect players and hockey staff to continue to adhere to the recommended guidelines

The start of the 2020-2021 Champions Hockey League (CHL) season has been pushed back to October and is

 Belarussian team Neman Grodno were confirmed for the 2020-2021 season of the Champions Hockey League

©Twitter"The Champions Hockey League is a pan-European competition with 13 countries involved, which

Singapore's first female Chef de Mission at an Olympic Games, Annabel Pennefather, has died at the age of 72 today.

The Olympics were also in my family's sporting heritage as my late father had led Singapore's men's hockey

entitled to five-star accommodation.Pennefather later became the first woman to lead the Singapore Hockey

She was a tour de force on and off the #hockey pitch and a respected champion for #womeninsports.

Commonwealth Games Federation, Badminton World Federation, International Cricket Council, International Hockey

Malaya Cups with Singapore's football team between 1922 and 1926, while her grandmother Alice was a hockey