Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has agreed to act as a patron for the 2023 International Ice Hockey

Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championship, which is set to be held in Tampere and the Latvian capital

experiences that come from exercise," said Heikki Hietanen, general secretary of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey

Whether it's pond hockey or the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, they both give us a sense of community

"We Live the Game", representing "the emotions that are experienced both inside and outside the ice hockey

Ross Gillespie, who coached New Zealand to the 1976 Olympic men's hockey title, has died in Christchurch

Gillespie, who played for the national hockey team at the Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 Olympics, was described

by a Hockey New Zealand spokesperson as "a true NZ sporting icon", stuff.co.nz reports."

A double hockey Olympian and an Olympic gold medal-winning coach with our men's hockey side at the 1976

Montreal Olympics, he will forever be a part of our rich hockey history and will not be forgotten."

 Ross Gillespie, fifth from left in the back row, with the New Zealand hockey team he coached to

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif has said players from Russia and Belarus

of the organisation over the inclusion of players.Tardif's visit was seen as significant in the ice hockey

 "We organise hockey events, we don't solve the world's problems."

Russia is one of the strongest ice hockey nations ©Getty ImagesTardif admitted there has been pressure

The winners of the hockey tournament at this year’s re-arranged Asian Games in Hangzhou will qualify

qualifying event following its postponement last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.But the International Hockey

Thankfully, there won’t be a need to hold a separate tournament to act as hockey qualifiers for the Paris

Hangzhou 2022, scheduled to take place between September 23 and October 8.Japan won the men's Asian Games hockey

winner-takes-all at Hangzhou 2022, though, when the event is held at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey

will be hoping to secure a gold medal for the first time since New Delhi 1982, the year that women’s hockey

An Olympic gold medal won by a member of the legendary "Miracle on Ice" United States team at Lake Placid 1980 is set to go up for auction next month and is expected to fetch more than $350,000 (£284,000/€323,000).

After Lake Placid 1980, Christoff joined the National Hockey League's Minnesota North Stars.

It happened on this day, January 30, in 1924. Then again, it didn’t happen until 2006. Or rather, what happened on "this day" was clarified. Which was that Britain won curling gold at the first Winter Olympics.

at the Stade Olympique de Chamonix - which also hosted the cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey

thought to have been Carl Earhardt, who was 39 years and one day old when he played in the British ice hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif has announced that it cannot recognise

the Association for the Development of Ice Hockey of Islamic Countries because it is "based on religion

members of the body earlier this month, with its aim to promote cooperation in the development of ice hockey

experiences.It is aimed at states where the leading religion is Islam, and seeks to popularise ice hockey

in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.The Association is hopeful that ice hockey could be added to the

have a procedure for recognition" of "a federation that is made up of IIHF member or non-member ice hockey

Federation and Kontinental Hockey League club Ak Bars Kazan.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh has revealed that a qualification system is being created to enable Russian and Belarusian athletes to vie for places at next year's Olympics through Asian events, but has promised that competitors from the continent will not miss out on medals and places for Paris 2024. 

originally scheduled to be held last year only to be postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions in China.Boxing, hockey

Swedish swimmer Jane Cederqvist, who won silver in the 400 metres freestyle at the 1960 Olympics, died on January 15 aged 77 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

about living with the ALS neurological disorder, in an interview occasioned by the death of Swedish ice hockey

Nowy Targ and Zakopane, partner cities with Kraków and Małopolska in hosting this year's European Games, have each received an official Games flag from the President of the Organising Committee, Marcin Nowak.

The arena is mainly known for its hockey matches, but thanks to funding from the Małopolska this will

Germany have dethroned reigning champions Belgium in the Men's Hockey World Cup after producing a comeback

prevail 5-4 and secure a third title.The result has moved Germany into top spot in the International Hockey

HockeyInvites #HockeyEquals #Germany #WorldCup @DHB_hockey pic.twitter.com/TSD1RGPkKo— International Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is set to launch a "first-of-a-kind" project aimed at better

members.The new initiative will focus on delivering "concrete measures in key focus areas" with more hockey

implemented shortly".Ikram opened the meeting by extending his gratitude to the Odisha Government and Hockey

it stages the Men's World Cup ©FIHHe said that his first 60 days as President had been made up of "hockey

, hockey and more hockey!".

meeting.Furthermore, EB members received detailed reports and updates about a wide range of topics, including hockey

Finland, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland were the big winners on the penultimate day of the 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival in Friuli Venezia Giulia, with all three nations claiming two gold medals.

the final.Latvia's 10-1 thrashing of Sweden gave them the bronze.Czech Republic won the girls' ice hockey

Defending champions Belgium are into the final of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey

missed, consigning his team to defeat.Gonzalo Peillat scored a hat-trick to help Germany to the Men's Hockey

Alexandra Banado, Chile's Sports Minister, has said that the National Stadium Park, close to being finished, will be the first venue to be delivered before this year's Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games.

will be sports infrastructure over 64 hectares including bike lanes, venues for football, rugby and hockey