America face a tough task if they are to successfully defend their Winter Paralympic ice sledge hockey

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places September 2013: Gold medal winning US ice sledge hockey captain retains role for Sochi 2014April

2013: Canada defeat USA to claim title at Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsApril 2013: USA set to face

Canada for gold at IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships

By David OwenWhen Thomas Bach, the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, bumps into Sebastian Coe, he sometimes greets him jokingly as "Shakespeare". And when the British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman returns the greeting, he will often refer to his old friend as "the professor".The derivation of the joke dates back more than three decades, to 1981 to be precise, when the two men were at the heart of what, in retrospect, can be described as a veritable Olympic revolution.The unlikely setting for this event was the tranquil German town of Baden-Baden with, as one contemporary chronicler put it, "its...

German fencer who had missed the Moscow Games because of the boycott, Vladislav Tretiak, the Soviet ice-hockey

went head-to-head in the gold medal match of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey

Norway, Czech Republic, the United States and hosts Russia as the final line-up for the ice sledge hockey

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By Nick ButlerOctober 25 - South Korea, Italy and Sweden secured their places in the ice sledge hockey

I joined the ice sledge hockey team right after Vancouver 2010, so I've been waiting four years for this

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it two from two in TurinOctober 2013: Italy move closer to Sochi 2014 Paralympic spot as Ice Sledge Hockey

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By Nick ButlerOctober 25 - Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the world's largest communications group WPP, has been announced as the headline presenter for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Academy Campus 2014 to be held during Sochi 2014.

Paralympic Movement offers global communities.He will be joined - among others - by the ice sledge hockey

medal at Turin 2006 after winning a bronze at Lillehammer 1994 and silver at Nagano 1998.Ice sledge hockey

By Nick ButlerOctober 24 - A strong response in an education programme from Japan's ice sledge hockey

However, following the anti-doping rules in sledge hockey should be like following any other rules on

celebrate their surprise silver medal at the 2010 Paralympic Games in VancouverJapanese ice sledge hockey

which will come into effect on January 1 and will consequently directly affecting those ice sledge hockey

the race to host the 2020 OlympicsMarch 2013: Hosts Japan to face Germany in IPC World Sledge Hockey

By Emily GoddardOctober 24 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has received a $500,000 (£310,000/€360,000) donation from Citi to help launch its Sochi 2014 "Every Step of the Way" programme for developing the nation's next generation of athletes.

Picabo Street, Alana Nichols and Ted Ligety, speed skater Dan Jansen, figure skater Evan Lysacek, ice hockey

player Julie Chu, luger Erin Hamlin, Nordic skier Billy Demong and ice sledge hockey player Rico Roman

By Emily GoddardOctober 24 - Scottish Hockey has named International Hockey Federation (FIH) Grade One

the FIH "Road to Rio" Olympic umpire programme and took charge of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics hockey

final, will begin work at the national governing body in January.He joins Scottish Hockey, which is

I am delighted to be appointed as the new chief executive officer of Scottish Hockey at such an important

Hockey chair Scott Baird was delighted to "welcome David to the Scottish Hockey family"."

This is a fantastic time to be involved in hockey with Glasgow 2014 on the horizon and ensuring as an

By Gary AndersonOctober 23 - Two more strikes from top scorer Florian Planker ensured reigning European champions Italy remain on track for Sochi 2014 as they saw off the challenge of Germany on the third day of action at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Qualifying Tournament in Turin.

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Marketing company Infront Sports and Media has been appointed by the Board of the European Ice Hockey

champions and regular season winners.The participation of clubs from the Russian based Kontinental Hockey

from August 2014 "The time is now right to establish a Pan-European league for top club ice hockey

In many major European markets, club ice hockey is played on an impressive sportive level and is enjoyed

It is therefore the logical next step to take club ice hockey to another level and go international."

Ice hockey is a core element of our company's DNA and the partnership with the ECC is a key priority

By Gary AndersonOctober 22 - Players and fans of South Korea, Sweden and Italy will be starting to dream of Sochi 2014 after all three nations recorded their second victories at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Qualifying Tournament in Turin.

goals from Bruno Balossetti and main man Florian Planker helping them overcome the 2013 Ice Sledge Hockey

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By Gary AndersonOctober 21 - Samsung Canada has announced the launch of the #BringItHome campaign which will see Samsung Galaxy Team athletes receiving messages of support and motivation during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games from friends and fans across the country through the Notes from Home innovation.

Canada's top athletes will be engaging with Canadians through the Notes from Home programme, including ice hockey

World Championship silver medallist Steven Stamkos, three-time Olympic ice hockey champion Hayley Wickenheiser

skater Michael Gilday, Olympic bronze medal speed skater Marie-Eve Drolet and Turin 2006 ice sledge hockey

here.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] StoriesOctober 2013: Hockey

By Emily GoddardOctober 21 - Italy's ice sledge hockey squad has edged one step closer to competing at

South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament for Sochi 2014The

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Second chance Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games tickets in track and field events, badminton, boxing, hockey

Meanwhile, Glasgow 2014 also revealed today the schedules for the hockey and netball competitions, taking

place at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Precinct

respectively.Among the matches, there are still tickets available for the Scottish women's hockey game

By Duncan MackayOctober 20 - New Zealand's Government is to appoint a diplomat dedicated to ensuring that its citizens are not targeted by Russia's controversial anti-gay laws during next year's Winter Olympics and Parlaympics in Sochi next year. 

non-discrimination policy ahead of Sochi 2014September 2013: Gay rights will not be a problem in Sochi, insists ice hockey