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FIH launch global Hockey Pro League competition

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have officially announced the creation of the Hockey Pro League

defined participation criteria.Teams will be guaranteed to remain in the league for four years.The Hockey

“The Hockey Pro League has been four years in the making and follows an excessive consultation and evaluation

“It will also allow fans to engage with more world-class hockey more often, whether on TV or live at

“The Hockey Pro League represents the first major milestone for the Hockey Revolution," said FIH President

It embodies everything our 10-year strategy aims to achieve – making hockey a global game that inspires


USA Hockey official confident NHL players will return at Beijing 2022

  • News

Retired USA Hockey executive director Dave Ogrean believes there is a "better than 50-50 chance" National

Hockey League (NHL) players will return to the Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022 following the organisation's

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said that the offer from the International Ice Hockey

time as they are keen to tap into the Chinese market.Ogrean, who served as executive director of USA Hockey

for 18 years across two tenures, recognises the potential of an Olympic ice hockey tournament in China

“I think the Olympic Movement and hockey are going to find a way to be back together and hit it out of

 "The potential of what that could do for the sport and the business of hockey is enormous.”Bettman


FIH sign online broadcasting deal in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

  • Hockey

and Switzerland over the next year following the signing of an exclusive deal with the International Hockey

here.Under the terms of the DAZN deal, matches are due to be screened live online beginning with the Hockey

on June 15.More than 700 hours of live coverage will be shown over the next two years, including the Hockey

Revolution strategy which aims to make hockey a global game that inspires the next generation."

Germany hockey star Moritz Fürste, a London 2012 Olympic gold medallist and commentator on DAZN, also

Hockey fans will be delighted with this news.



Beijing 2022 ready for second visit of IOC Coordination Commission

  • Beijing 2022

New Beijing 2022 President Cai Qi will preside over his first visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission when they make their second inspection of the Chinese capital. 

 Beijing will stage curling, ice hockey and the various skating disciplines at the Winter Olympics.The


Weightlifting given December deadline to address doping problems by IOC

  • Weightlifting

Weightlifting must convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they have addressed doping problems by December or risk missing the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, they were warned here today. 

basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling,  equestrian, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, hockey


Gjøse named new coach of Norwegian junior ice hockey team

  • Ice Hockey

Anders Gjøse has been named as the new head coach of the Norwegian under-20's men's ice hockey team.

He has signed a two-year contract, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association announced, as the country seeks

top league for Lillehammer and Stavanger until retiring at the age of 23.Norway will play at the Ice Hockey



Pyeongchang 2018 announce ticket prices for Winter Paralympic Games

  • Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympics

Tickets for sporting competition at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang will cost from ₩16,000 (£11/$14/€12) to ₩50,000 (£34/$44/€39) and are due to go on sale on August 21, the Organising Committee announced today. 

and cross country skiing for ₩16,000 (£11/$14/€12).The most expensive sporting action is the Para-ice hockey

tickets costing ₩16,000 (£11/$14/€12) and ₩20,000 (£13/$17/€15).Preliminary matches in the Para-ice hockey

Tickets to watch the Para-ice hockey final at the Gangneung Hockey Centre are the most expensive of the



Chinese team join Canadian Women's Hockey League in boost to Beijing 2022 hopes

  • Ice Hockey

Chinese ice hockey side Kunlun Red Star are to join the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).

in the league and will be based in Shenzen from the 2017-2018 season.China is keen to improve in ice hockey

played their debut season in an overseas league last term - competing in the largely Russian Kontinental Hockey

This is a historic moment in time for women's hockey to grow on a global stage, creating a template for

We're extremely excited to announce this exciting partnership with the Canadian Women's Hockey league

In April, China's men won promotion to the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship


Selanne hopeful future Winter Olympics will feature NHL players

  • Ice Hockey

A recent International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame inductee has said he thinks it is important

that National Hockey League (NHL) players feature at future Winter Olympics.

players first featured at the Games.Selanne, who with 43 points is the highest scorer in Olympic ice hockey

disappointed that we are not going to be in Korea next year, but you know, I hope everybody in the hockey


IIHF Hall of Fame members auction jerseys for charity

  • Ice Hockey

Six jerseys worn by players recently inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall

Nagano before going on to coach the senior team.Koivu is considered one of Finland's greatest-ever ice hockey

received the Richard "Bibi" Torriani prize, which recognises "outstanding careers by players from non-top hockey

nations".He is viewed as the greatest player in Britain's modern ice hockey history.The players have


Michael Pavitt: Are the NHL missing an opportunity by backing out of Pyeongchang 2018?

  • Inside the Blogs

I begin with a confession. I have never really held a great interest in "American" sports.

following American football, basketball, baseball or ice hockey.It seems strange to me that the National Hockey

Earlier this week, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman claimed there was no chance the world's leading ice hockey

Surely there is also an opportunity for the NHL.With respect to other winter sports, ice hockey is clearly


Zhukov calls for NHL to overturn decision on non-participation at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has called for the National Hockey League

overturn its decision preventing players from competing at Pyeongchang 2018, claiming an Olympic ice hockey

their players would not travel to South Korea for next year's Winter Olympic Games.International Ice Hockey

 "Ice hockey is the main tournament and this can't be done without the NHL."

expectation that none of our players are going".Zhukov is confident that Russia will field a strong ice hockey

Thanks to the strong Championship of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), our situation is a bit different