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Netherlands win dress rehearsal of Champions Trophy final on last day of group stage

  • Hockey

Olympic champions The Netherlands completed the pool stage of the International Hockey Federation (FIH

per cent record as they beat Argentina 2-0 in a dress rehearsal of tomorrow's final at the Lee Valley Hockey

and New Zealand to the dreaded fifth and sixth-place play-off.The clash between The Netherlands and Hockey


Chistyakov appointed head coach of Russian women's ice hockey team

  • Ice Hockey

Alexei Chistyakov has been appointed as the new head coach of the Russian women’s national ice hockey

team by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (RIHF).

of unprecedented success for the country having guided them to two of the three International Ice Hockey

Tornado, who have enjoyed a successful period under his leadership as he has led them to six Zhenskaya Hockey

women’s national team from 2009 to 2012.Chistyakov’s most recent involvement in international ice hockey

Catharines in Canada.Chistyakov’s first major event will be the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship




Powerchair Hockey European Championships schedule released

  • Summer Paralympic Sports

The  schedule for the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey

tournament had been held in April at the Via Vittorio Veneto in Besnate, during an Italian Powerchair Hockey

claimed in 2012, when they defeated Belgium in the final.Under its former name, electric wheelchair hockey

, powerchair hockey was one of nine new sports or disciplines to apply for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020


Slovak Ice Hockey Federation elects new President after player power forces Nemecek out

  • Ice Hockey

The Slovak Ice Hockey Federation (SZĽH) has chosen Martin Kohut as its new President for the next three

pledged to unify the Federation together and improve relationships amongst all stakeholders in Slovak hockey

election before the end of June following an agreement with Michal Handzuš, representing Slovak ice hockey

advantage of my experience, knowledge and everything that I have learnt so far in my life to help Slovak hockey

Kohut’s mandate includes building hockey arenas, increase the number of youth hockey programmes and working

to develop ice hockey academies.Slovakia finished ninth for the third consecutive World Championships



Outgoing FIH chief executive defends decision to axe Champions Trophy as part of competition reshuffle

  • Hockey

Outgoing International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief executive Kelly Fairweather has defended the axing

controversial choices taken as part of the new strategy and has attracted criticism in some circles, with hockey

tournament which has over 40 years of heritage.Fairweather insists change was essential, however, if hockey

events ©Getty ImagesThe new format also includes getting rid of the much-maligned Hockey World League

second-tier and third-tier events which mirror the HWL.The move comes as part of the FIH’s 10-year “Hockey

launched largely due to the threat of being removed from the Olympic programme three years ago as hockey


Netherlands and Argentina reach FIH Champions Trophy final

  • Hockey

Netherlands and defending champions Argentina will clash in the final of the women's International Hockey

Trophy after both nations recorded victories on the penultimate day of pool action at the Lee Valley Hockey

since 2011.They will face a tough task if they are to wrestle the crown from Argentina, the reigning Hockey


Olympic medallists part of Taskforce as first meeting held to evaluate potential Swiss bid for 2026

  • Winter Olympics

Olympic medallists Didier Cuche and Florence Schelling have been named on the Taskforce which will evaluate the five projects put forward as part of Switzerland’s likely bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

a silver medallist in the super-G at Nagano 1998 and who clinched the world title in 2009, and ice hockey

Troger is the vice-chair.René Fasel and Gian Franco Kasper, the Presidents of the International Ice Hockey


Dates set for IIHF World Championships in Belfast

  • Ice Hockey

Dates for next year's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships Division I, Group

from Division 2, Group A this year.Plans are already advanced for the six-team tournament, with Ice Hockey

“This is one of the most exciting moments in UK ice hockey and it will be a fantastic event.

– and now it is really happening.”The Belfast Giants play their home matches in Britain's Elite Ice Hockey

everyone who has sent messages of support following the announcement," siad Steve Thornton, head of hockey

Britain has finished runners-up in consecutive years of Division I, Group B of the International Ice Hockey



Kral unanimously re-elected President of Czech Ice Hockey Association

  • Ice Hockey

Tomas Kral has been unanimously re-elected as President of the Czech Ice Hockey Association.

The former President of Czech ice hockey team HC Plzeň has served in his position since 2008, when he

Petr Briza, who was recently elected into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council, was

recent of their six IIHF World Championship titles in 2010 ©Getty ImagesThe Czech men's national ice hockey

World Championship titles came in consecutive years from 1999 to 2001.The Czech women's national ice hockey