19 - Stockey the stork has been unveiled as the official mascot of the 2014 International Hockey

Federation (FIH) Rabobank Hockey World Cup, which takes place in The Hague from May 31 to June

nbsp;Karsten Klein, who is responsible for sport, youth and welfare, along with Dutch international hockey

We are proud such a great event as the Hockey World Cup is coming to The Hague," Klein said."

The Hague will be the hockey capital of the world for a few weeks and that is something to celebrate,

Karsten Klein, Bob de Voogd, Storky, and Naomi van As This will be the third time that the Hockey

World Cup to be increased to 16 after plans to double size delayedNovember 2012: Hockey World Cup

Gary AndersonAugust 18 - A four-goal haul by Gonzalo Peillat saw Argentina's men crowned International Hockey

and means South Korea, who were first reserves following their fourth place finish at last month's Hockey

[email protected] StoriesMay 2013: Pan American champions named as new Argentina hockey

By Duncan MackayAugust 16 - There will be nine candidates seeking two spots on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes Commission at Sochi 2014, it has been announced.

 Ice hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser, Canada's goaltender in their last three Olympics where they

 EA Sports last year chose Wickenheiser to be among two of the first female hockey "Legends" in

Jelusic, The two athletes will replace Canadian cross country skier Beckie Scott and Finnish ice hockey

By James CrookAugust 16 - Former ice hockey coach Val Belmonte has decided to step down from his role

Belmonte made his name as coach of the University of Illinois ice hockey team from 1982-1990, which saw

him named Central Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year in 1987 and inducted to the University

of Illinois Hall of Fame in 2011.After serving in roles for USA Hockey and US Figure Skating among others

By James CrookAugust 14 - Sochi 2014 have released tickets for the Four Nations ice sledge hockey test

and the Czech Republic at the tournament, which will take place at the Shayba Arena, where ice sledge hockey

will take at during the Paralympics.After making its debut at Lillehammer 1994, sledge hockey has become

built at a cost of around $27.5 million (£17.6 million/€20.6 million) and is also scheduled to host ice hockey

story at [email protected] storiesAugust 2013: Turin to host Sochi 2014 ice sledge hockey

qualifiersJuly 2013: Teams announced for Sochi 2014 ice sledge hockey test event

Natascha Keller of Germany has decided to call it a day by announcing her retirement from all forms of hockey

had retired from international competition following London 2012, where she became the first German hockey

The golf is great fun and I play a lot of tennis - I'm not missing hockey."

Hockey will always be a part of me but for now I'm looking to the future."

Cup titles in 2003 and 2011, the European Championships in 2007 and was named as the International Hockey

Earlier this year, she became the first of three players to be inducted into the European Hockey Federation

Turin, host city of the 2006 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, will stage the Sochi 2014 ice sledge hockey

In the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Torino will host six ice sledge hockey teams

fighting to make the sport's top international stage," Keith Blase, the IPC's Ice Sledge Hockey Technical

all qualified for Sochi 2014 earlier this year by finishing in the top five at the 2013 Ice Sledge Hockey

sixth in Goyang, while South Korea and Sweden, who have competed in every Winter Paralympic ice sledge hockey

2013:  Four teams secure Sochi 2014 spot at IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships 

By Emily GoddardAugust 13 - International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Leandro Negre has praised

the Indian hockey league brought in earlier this year to breathe new life into the sport in the nation

The Hero Hockey India League (HIL), which concluded its inaugural season in February, was established

After the inaugural season, the Hero Hockey India League is appreciated globally by everyone and I am

hopeful that the league will prove to be a new milestone for the future of Indian Hockey."

Hero Hockey India League has gained the right momentum in the inaugural season and it has the potential

Hockey India League chairman Narinder Batra added: "Hero HIL is putting in its best efforts to present

By Nick ButlerAugust 13 - Jamie Salter has been appointed as the new High Performance Pathway Manager of Swimming Australia in the latest bid to improve the countries fortunes after an underwhelming performance at last summer's London Olympic Games.

appoint former British Swimming head as new performance directorMarch 2013: Swimming Australia turns to hockey

By Nick ButlerAugust 2 - Four-time Grand Slam winning tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has been named as one of Samsung Galaxy's brand ambassadors ahead of Sochi 2014, in a list otherwise littered with star Russian names from Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Movement and providing "direct contact" between Olympians and their supporters around the world.Ice hockey

To be part of the team is a great honour," said Malkin, who plays in the National Hockey League for the

By Nick Butler July 31 - The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) has announced Zurich Insurance as

Championships held in Sweden and Finland, their first since 1953.Marc Furrer, President of the Swiss Ice Hockey

It was not easy to find the right partner but Zurich and Swiss Ice Hockey are attractive and established

of Zurich Switzerland, was similarly pleased and is "looking forward to working with the Swiss Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey fascinates Swiss people," he said."

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesMay 2013: Sweden crowned ice hockey

By Gary AndersonJuly 30 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has established a SafeSport Working Group which is tasked with developing possible models for sports organisations to use for the investigation, adjudication and sanctioning of prohibited conduct.

Four-time Olympic ice hockey medallist and International Olympic Committee member Angela Ruggiero is

By James CrookJuly 30 - The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) today announced the volunteer Mission Staff that will assist Chef de Mission Ozzie Sawicki in leading Team Canada at Sochi 2014.

Team Canada at the Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Games.The four media attachés will be Hockey

By Nick Butler at the Olympic Stadium in LondonJuly 28 - Brazilian sprinter Alan Oliveira produced the performance of the weekend to upset home favourite Jonnie Peacock, as well as American star Richard Browne, and bring the curtain down in style on the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games with a stunning 100 metres T43/44 victory.

biceps and pointing at the crowd.Whitehead, who before winning gold last year competed in ice sledge hockey

By Gary AndersonJuly 24 - USA Hockey has nominated its initial 18-player roster for the sledge hockey

Nine of the athletes chosen were part of the US team that went through the whole sled hockey tournament

conceding a single goal before defeating Japan 2-0 in the gold medal match to claim its second-ever sled hockey

the taste of silver", says US ice sledge hockey captain after losing world title to CanadaApril 2013

: USA set to face Canada for gold at IPC Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsApril 2013: Four teams

secure Sochi 2014 spot at IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships