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Former sailing boss Pels lands chief executive job at Hockey Ireland

  • Hockey

Hockey Ireland have announced the appointment of Jerome Pels as their new chief executive.

Jerome has been involved with international sport for much of his career," a Hockey Ireland statement

Board believe that between Jerome’s skill set, and his experience, he is the ideal candidate to bring Hockey

 "The Hockey Ireland Board look forward to working closely with Jerome so that Hockey Ireland’s

 David Balbirnie, an honorary life member of Hockey Ireland, unsuccessfully bid to become President

of the International Hockey Federation in November.India’s Narinder Batra eventually won the race to


Discussions on NHL participation at Pyeongchang 2018 continue as key parties aim to hammer out deal

  • Ice Hockey

National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman has met with NHL Players' Association executive

thought the NHL are still determined to get some kind of concession in return for backing down.Ice hockey

is due to take place at the Gangneung Hockey Centre at Pyeongchang 2018 ©Getty ImagesBut the NHLPA have

around $10 million (£7 million/€9 million) due to the long flights involved to Korea.International Ice Hockey


Thirty-one countries confirmed for Asian Winter Games in Sapporo

  • Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games

Thirty-one National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will send teams to the eighth edition of the Asian Winter Games in Japanese city Sapporo next year, it has been confirmed.

ski jumping, freestyle skiing, snowboard, biathlon, speed skating, short track, figure skating, ice hockey

Olympic Athletes - just as they did at the Rio 2016 Games in August.The country has entered a men's ice hockey



FIH say countries hoping to enter new league must show "financial sustainability"

  • Hockey

The top 16 ranked nations in men’s and women’s hockey have been invited to submit an application to enter

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that the process to decide the teams who take

competing nations in June 2017.The FIH presented further details about the home and away league at their Hockey

the organisation.The league, which is controversially replacing the Champions Trophy as well as the Hockey

across the world throughout the year and will therefore completely change the landscape of international hockey

The new competition portfolio has been established in response to hockey nearly being cut from the Olympic





New members welcomed as IPC Athletes' Commission meet in Bonn

  • Paralympics

The first meeting of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Commission since the latest round of elections at Rio 2016 has taken place.

United States cyclist Monica Bascio.It was the last meeting to be chaired by former Canadian Para ice hockey


Fasel offers support to Russia over doping scandal by ruling out removal of World Championship

  • Ice Hockey

stripped of the Under-18 World Championship in 2018, despite the McLaren Report, International Ice Hockey

They will go to Chelyabinsk with the U18," Fasel, currently visiting Moscow to attend the World Hockey

international competitions under their responsibility, and to actively look for alternative organisers".Ice hockey

 Fasel compared the situation to the 2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, when there was pressure






Two-time Olympic medallist Martin appointed Ireland's Chef de Mission for Pyeongchang 2018

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Two-time Olympic medal-winning field hockey player Stephen Martin has been appointed Ireland’s Chef de

disciplines.OCI Acting President Willie O'Brien praised Martin, who helped Great Britain to the men’s field hockey

Martin, a former captain of both Ireland’s and Britain’s hockey teams, competed in three European Cups

before being awarded a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to hockey