Hockey Canada has named the 22 players who will represent the country at the upcoming Ivan Hlinka Memorial

Led by head coach Paul McFarland, Canada’s national men’s summer under-18 ice hockey team will be looking

up to be a best-on-best event and a great display of on-ice skill and talent,” said Ryan Jankowski, Hockey

Canada will play in Group B with Russia, Slovakia, and Sweden.Canada's new ice hockey strip was unveiled

in Toronto earlier this week ©Hockey CanadaEarlier this week, Canada's new ice hockey strip was unveiled

who carry the maple leaf in their hearts," said Tom Renney, President and chief executive officer of Hockey

Canada's new ice hockey strip was unveiled in Toronto as the country prepares to celebrate its 150th

designed to match performance with patriotism,” said Tom Renney, President and chief executive officer of Hockey

carry the maple leaf in their hearts," Renney added.The new jersey was made in partnership with Nike ©Hockey

and the United States.The players are all aiming to represent Canada in next year's International Ice Hockey

Ryan Bahl is aiming to become the first man to play an official ice hockey match on every continent,

He’s attempting to create the first "legitimate ice hockey game at the bottom of the world" and by doing

 "We can’t be sure that it’s the first time hockey will be played on Antarctica but I think it will

Antarctica has never hosted an official ice hockey match © Getty ImagesA rink for the match will need

Hockey was traditionally played outdoors on frozen ponds," Bahl added."

Ice hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero has been elected as the new chair of the International Olympic

New Norwegian national team ice hockey coach Petter Thoresen has named his first squad ahead of the final

goaltenders, with a third to be added at a later date, nine defencemen and 15 forwards including National Hockey

 The winner of each section will earn a spot in the men's ice hockey tournament at Pyeongchang 2018

USA Hockey has signed up K&K Insurance as its latest official partner.

specialises in sport, leisure and entertainment cover, will serve as a diamond level partner of the ice hockey

governing body.They will be involved with the USA Hockey Hall of Fame induction celebration and the

".Lee Meyer, the senior director of marketing for USA Hockey, welcomed the arrangement."

K&K Insurance Group and USA Hockey have a great deal in common,” he said."

 "Together, K&K and USA Hockey have a rich history and we could not be more proud of our new

German forward Jochen Hecht has announced his retirement from ice hockey after 22 seasons in the sport

year-old has opted to hang up his skates after a career which included 833 appearances in the National Hockey

and three Winter Olympics for his country.He is considered as one of Germany's most successful ice hockey

Plans have been launched to build Wales' first-ever curling centre so that the country can capitalise on the interest expected to be created in the sport by the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

use it on a regular basis.Curling at Deeside Leisure Centre has to share with figure skating and ice hockey

only have limited time to use the shared surface because it is also used for figure skating and ice hockey

Bled in Slovenia will host the 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship

stage the event, where six countries will battle it out to secure a place in the top tier of world ice hockey

competition, due to run from April 7 to 13 next year, at the organisation's Congress.The Slovenian Ice Hockey

21, guaranteeing fans of the sport in the region almost an entire month of high-quality under-18 ice hockey

competition.The events form a key part of the ice hockey calendar at under-18 level, with the winners

Women’s World Championship Division II Group A earlier this year.The 2011 IIHF Ice Hockey Under-20 World

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Korean flags are put onto balconies in the Athletes' Village ©Getty ImagesMembers of the Argentinian hockey

Two National Hockey League (NHL) players have been named in Austria’s squad for a training camp ahead

Swedish clubs and one from a Swiss team will join the remaining players who compete in the Austrian Hockey

A petition urging the Canadian Government to make curling a national sport has been signed by more than 2,500 people since it was launched earlier this month.

the e-petition calling upon the Canadian Government to make curling a national sport alongside ice hockey

both on and off the ice".Under an act passed in 1994, Canada's recognised national sports are ice hockey

All seven international Winter Olympic Sports Federations are due to discuss Richard McLaren's World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission report at a meeting next week.

open and reseal tamper-proof bottles.Skating had the most "disappearing positives" with 24, with ice hockey

by the International Skating Union (ISU), the International Luge Federation, the International Ice Hockey

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has awarded the Australian Olympic team the keys to the city and apologised for suggesting he would put a kangaroo in their accommodation after they experienced problems in the Olympic Village.

accommodation and Paes inflamed the situation further with his kangaroo comment.Archery, gymnastics, hockey

addressing problems and claiming that the situation was progressing.Chiller and the Australian men’s hockey

“After many months of banter, we finally met the Mayor face to face with our men's hockey team which

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has acknowledged the sport has a "tremendous

the continent - in Pyeongchang in South Korea in 2018 and then in Chinese capital Beijing in 2022.Ice hockey

is hoping Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022 will change all that, with the development of a Chinese Hockey

League seen as a key step.The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) - which features 22 Russian teams as well

team will join the Russian-dominated Kontinental Hockey League ©Getty Images"With the next two Winter

League, we must double our efforts to ensure ice hockey gains a strong foothold in the Far East".South