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Canada to begin defence of Olympic men's ice hockey title against Switzerland at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Ice Hockey

The ice hockey tournament schedules for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games have been released

The Group A clash is due to take place at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 15, which will

the same time as the Group A encounter between Czech Republic and hosts South Korea at the Gangneung Hockey

five consecutive Olympic crowns and they begin their quest to do so against Russia at the Kwandong Hockey

Centre, which can hold up to 10,000 spectators, will host the majority of the men’s hockey games as

well as both gold medal matches.The 6,000-capacity Kwandong Hockey Centre will provide the setting


Record-breaking television coverage and viewership figures for 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

  • Ice Hockey

The 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship secured more television coverage

decisive game against Latvia to reach the quarter-finals.This was the highest-ever number for an ice hockey

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship continues to go from strength to strength," IIHF President René

France and Germany were delighted to come together to host the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

the IIHF World Championship."2017 will go down as yet another record-breaking year for the IIHF Ice Hockey


Deloitte to sponsor ten USOC athletes at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Deloitte is to sponsor 10 Team USA athletes and the United States Para-ice hockey team at the Olympic

United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and to support 10 Team USA athletes, and the US national sled hockey

and Shani Davis, figure skater Jason Brown, freestyle skiers Gus Kenworthy and Mikaela Matthews, ice hockey

wife duo Elana Meyers Taylor and Nic Taylor are among the athletes to be backed by Deloitte.Para-ice hockey


US women's ice hockey team help Hurricane Irma victims

  • Ice Hockey

Members of the United States women's ice hockey team have helped victims of Hurricane Irma in Tampa Bay

Pelkey played in two International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships, winning gold both

Team members and children played street hockey outside with nets, sticks and padded boards provided by

served dinner and then split into groups where one had a dance party and the other played more street hockey

 Members of the United States' women's ice hockey team with children from Tampa, Florida, who were

affected by Hurricane Irma ©USA Hockey"Individually, we each had a moment where we got to sit down and


Unclear whether Tergat will face challenge for NOCK chairman after new candidate puts himself forward

  • ANOCA

Paul Tergat could be challenged by Patrick Muyah to become the new chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) by Patrick Muyah at the election in Nairobi on Friday (September 29), it has been announced following the closure of the deadline for nominations yesterday.

is allowed to continue, Ekumbo will face Kenya Judo Association President Shadrack Maluki and Kenya Hockey


Canada announce schedule as preparations begin for ice hockey title defence at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Ice Hockey

Canada’s national women’s ice hockey team are set to play a 24-game schedule as part of their preparations

the Journey Begins" series, Canada’s 28-play centralised squad will take part in the Alberta Midget Hockey

CAD$7.50 (£4.50/$6/€5) from each CAD$10 (£6/$8.10/€6.70) ticket will directly support the local minor hockey

association.It is hoped the initiative will have an impact on promoting grassroots hockey."

Our play against the Alberta Midget Hockey League is instrumental in our team’s preparation for the 2018

“The Alberta Midget Hockey League is once again looking forward to partnering with Canada’s National


USA Curling and Jet Ice renew sponsorship deal

  • Curling

The sponsorship deal between USA Curling and Jet Ice - an ice-making supplier - has been renewed.

Jet Ice is also the preferred rink equipment supplier for the National Hockey League and is an official

supplier to Hockey Canada.They are an official business partner of Curling Canada and an official supplier



Team Visa line-up confirmed for Pyeongchang 2018

  • Pyeongchang 2018

More than 40 Olympians and Paralympians from 17 countries have been named on the global Team Visa for Pyeongchang 2018.

Paralympics to medal in the sport.Knight, meanwhile, was a member of the United States' women’s ice hockey

represented.Figure skaters Meryl Davis and Charlie White are the non-competing athletes, while retired ice hockey

skater Han Tianyu and snowboarder Zhang Yiwei.South Korea's comprises speed skater Park Seung Hi, ice hockey

player Caroline Park, snowboarder Lee Sang Ho, short track speed skater Lim Hyo Jun and Para-ice hockey



Two Ukrainian ice hockey players suspended amid IIHF match-fixing investigation

  • Ice Hockey

Ukrainian ice hockey players Eduard Zakharchenko and Volodymyr Varyvoda have been provisionally suspended

The incident occurred in the last game of the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship

the IIHF has decided to open an investigation in the players’ alleged violations and requests the Ice Hockey

the national police ©Getty ImagesZakharchenko and Varyvoda are provisionally suspended from all ice hockey

by the IIHF or any IIHF Member National Association,They have previously been suspended by the Ice Hockey

from activities in the country.This followed investigations by the FHU and the national police.Ice hockey


IFF takes floorball to Laos alongside Finnish development organisation

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is working alongside a Finnish development organisation to grow the sport among vulnerable children in Laos.

Floorball, a type of floor hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team, forms part of the



Russia looking increasingly certain to avoid Pyeongchang 2018 ban as IOC and WADA condemn NADO statement

  • Olympics

Russia's chances of escaping a blanket ban from next year's Winter Olympic Games have grown increasingly likely after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) dismissed calls from a group of National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) to exclude them from Pyeongchang 2018. 

United States and Britain, did not have the "moral ground" to call for punishment.International Ice Hockey