Members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) have been given an audience with Pope Francis

Hockey is a good example of how sport can express a sense of community," Pope Francis said."

©VaticanFasel thanked Pope Francis for granting the IIHF an audience at the Vatican and claimed ice hockey

presented the Pope with a series of gifts at the meeting, cited the joint North and South Korean ice hockey

 "We work hard for each other, and this is why I refer to our Congress members as the ice hockey

Diving star Alexandre Despatie and Sydney 2000 triathlon gold medallist Simon Whitfield are among this year's inductees into the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) Hall of Fame.

the honour by the COC, joining weightlifter Christine Girard and diver Émilie Heymans.The women's ice hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has admitted five countries as new members – their biggest

the former Communist states.As well as the five new nations, a new governing body representing ice hockey

was officially recognised by the IIHF.The Hellenic Winter Sports Federation now represents Greek ice hockey

Colombia, Iran, Lebanon and Uzbekistan have been announced as member nations by the International Ice Hockey

the Infront agency.The deal is due to run from 2024 to 2033 and will include rights to the IIHF Ice Hockey

Lausanne 2020 chief executive Ian Logan expressed his pleasure at receiving positive feedback from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission at the end of their two-day visit. 

the recently-opened Vaudoise Arena in Prilly.The venue is due to host the Opening Ceremony and ice hockey

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg claimed India still has a "leadership role" within the organisation even after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra dismissed the event as a "waste of time and money".

Commonwealth Games programme could be under as Narinder Batra is also President of the International Hockey

seven golds, at Gold Coast 2018.As well as leading the IOA, Batra is also President of International Hockey

Lausanne 2020 has released the competition schedule for next year's Winter Youth Olympic Games, featuring its "two-wave" system for athletes due to compete at the event.

Youth Olympic Games programme - the day after the curtain-raiser.Mixed National Olympic Committee ice hockey

Uncertainty surrounding the legacy of three venues used during last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang appears to have been allayed after the Gangwon Province revealed plans for their future use.

Confirmation of legacy plans at the three facilities - Alpensia Sliding Centre, Gangneung Hockey Centre

visitors to try out bobsleigh in the summer and winter months, as well as other activities.Gangneung Hockey

not been revealed until this week ©IOC/Getty ImagesAlpensia Sliding Centre, Gangneung Oval, Gangneung Hockey

Two athletes sent home from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City for protesting against American racial discrimination on the medal podium will be inducted into the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Hall of Fame in November.

and Para athlete Chris Waddell.The USOPC will also induct the Olympic gold medal-winning women's ice hockey

Zimbabwe's Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry has said plans to launch a new national sports strategy are at an "advanced stage".

of the eight medals Zimbabwe has claimed at the Games.Their only other medal was won by the women's hockey

Planning permission has been granted for a new ice arena in Latvia's capital Riga.

The facility will be used as a training venue for the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World

The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation is extremely excited to announce that the process of construction for

the new ice hockey arena has begun," said Aigars Kalvitis, the organisation's President."

that the ice hockey arena will be important for the growth of Latvian hockey and leave a legacy for

with the construction of the new ice hockey arena," said Horst Lichtner, the general secretary of the

Peace and Sport founder Joël Bouzou claims sport has a huge role to play in international peace relations as the organisation prepares to mark 10 years of its Champions For Peace project.

A successful #whitecard campaign saw the creation of a unified women's ice hockey team between North

In partnership with the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation (

IIHF), Peace and Sport also played a part in North and South Korea sending a unified women's ice hockey

USA Hockey have announced that the 13th annual Hockey Week Across America will take place between February

The national initiative was first created in 2008 to engage a new audience with ice hockey, with the

©Twitter/KV HockeyThere will also be a day encouraging supporters to wear their favourite ice hockey

jersey, while the Saturday will feature events encouraging new fans to try the sport.The Try Hockey

League games.NBC's Hockey Day in America will begin the week-long celebration on February 16, and it

will conclude the following Sunday with Celebrate Local Hockey Heroes Day.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has hit out at Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) minutes which reportedly state that IOA President Narinder Batra "cannot speak for the country".

Mehta added that Batra, also the President of the International Hockey Federation and an International

The Dutch Floorball Foundation (DFF) has been established to help develop the sport in the Netherlands.

organise events and clinics to help establish the sport in a nation where the similar discipline of hockey

Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) President Ben Nunoo Mensah has called for increased representation of women in sports administration in his country and across Africa.

Mensah made the claim after announcing former hockey player and Ghana Hockey Association executive Elizabeth

GOC.She will be assisted by Joyce Mahama, President of the Women's Sports Association of Ghana.Ghana Hockey

Association executive Elizabeth King has been appointed to the board of the GOC ©African Hockey FederationMensah