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New training centre to open in South Korea in time for Pyeongchang 2018

  • OCA

Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC) officials have said that the country's new training centre will officially open in October, in time for their home Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in February. 

16 sports are expected to move from their current base at the Taereung National Centre in Seoul.Ice hockey

Ice hockey, curling and speed skating are expected to move into the centre when it officially opens,



Hockey Canada appoint Collins as women's under-18 head coach

  • Ice Hockey

Delaney Collins has been appointed as head coach of Canada's women's under-18 ice hockey team.

for the country, is taking over the top job from Troy Ryan.She has been confirmed in the position by Hockey

Canada.Her main task will be guiding her country's youngsters at the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation


Australian Prime Minister promises successful Gold Coast 2018 as final venue opens

  • Gold Coast 2018

Turnbull pledged that Gold Coast 2018 would be a success as organisers officially unveiled the completed hockey

The Prime Minister's visit coincided with the official unveiling of the Gold Coast Hockey Centre, which

Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie, fourth left, and Mayor Tom Tate, fifth left, helped open the hockey

centre ©Twitter/Peter BeattieBoth Beattie and Tate put their differences aside at the hockey centre

grass pitch and an extended club house.It is claimed the centre will be one of Queensland's premier hockey



Ex-Olympian appointed general manager of Slovak women’s ice hockey team

  • Ice Hockey

Former Olympian Zuzana Tomcikova has been named general manager of the Slovak women’s ice hockey team

First of all, I want to contact all women’s hockey clubs in Slovakia, present them my vision, listen

to their opinions and I believe that together we will move women’s hockey forward."

2010.In the same campaign, Slovakia also gained promotion to the top division of the International Ice Hockey

She has experience and probably knows more about women’s hockey than I do."

That’s why I believe she’s the right person to raise the level of women’s hockey in Slovakia."


WBSC target round-robin format at Tokyo 2020 but not seeking MLB season break

  • Baseball and Softball

Ensuring a round-robin rather than a group format has become the priority for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) at Tokyo 2020 rather than ensuring a second venue in the capital city.

Fraccari claimed the situation is different from the negotiations ongoing in ice hockey over National

Hockey League participation at Pyeongchang 2018 because they have other leagues that are as strong as


Boxing world champion offers support to New Zealand Commonwealth Youth Games team

  • Bahamas 2017

World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title holder Joseph Parker and a number of Olympians have issued messages of support to athletes representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth Youth Games.

Stanley also wished the athletes luck at the Games.He was joined by triathlete Evelyn Williamson and hockey



Polish Ice Hockey Federation unveil Canadian as men's team coach

  • Ice Hockey

The Polish Ice Hockey Federation has unveiled Canadian Ted Nolan as the new head coach of the men’s national

“Ted Nolan has worked in Latvia and knows European hockey."

expect that with this staff we will reach improved results.”After promotion to the International Ice Hockey

Federation (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A, Poland has quickly established itself

 During his coaching career, Nolan has taken charge of the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey

When this opportunity came and seeing where Polish hockey has been for a while, hopefully I can make


Kontinental Hockey League confirms break in season for Pyeongchang 2018

  • Ice Hockey

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has confirmed there will be a break in its 2017-2018 season to free

The move is in stark contrast to the National Hockey League (NHL), which has previously revealed there

was confirmed after the KHL sought and received the approval of its member clubs and of the Russian Hockey

This new season is a very busy time for hockey with several big international events, the main one of

I am sure that this 10th anniversary season of the KHL will be an exciting one and will captivate hockey

for reasons unconnected to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) calendar compared with 16


Dates confirmed for 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne

  • Lucerne 2021

The 2021 Winter Universiade in Swiss city Lucerne will take place from January 21 to 31, it has been announced. 

programme - Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey