By Tom DegunJanuary 3 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for December's Athlete of the Month award with Australian wheelchair racing star Kurt Fearnley (pictured) named on the shortlist.

Canadians Greg Westlake and Alexandra Starker (pictured).Westlake recorded a hat-trick in the World Sledge Hockey

By Mike RowbottomJanuary 3 - Barry Maister, a 1976 Olympic hockey gold medallist and member of the International

were joined in their position by three other sports before the Games – shooting, equestrianism and hockey

The boycott hit particularly hard on the hockey players, many of whom had been deeply disappointed four

By David GoldJanuary 1 - Competitors from every continent are set to travel to Innsbruck for the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in the coming days.

team relay, ski halfpipe, snowboard slopestyle, biathlon mixed relay, figure skating mixed team, ice hockey

legacyDecember 2011: More free tickets released for Innsbruck 2012 Youth OlympicsDecember 2011: Canadian ice hockey

MackayDecember 29 - Four-time Olympic medallist Angela Ruggiero has announced her retirement from ice hockey

University graduate was just 18 when she won Olympic gold with the US team in 1998 when women's ice hockey

"USA Hockey will always be a part of me and I will cherish the experiences and memories with this team

 René Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation.led the tributes."

Angela Ruggiero has defined this era of women's hockey," he said.Contact the writer of this story at

By David GoldDecember 29 - Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has voiced his support for Dagestan's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

2018, the World Athletics Championships in 2013 and the World Aquatics Championships and World Ice Hockey

many who simply take part and do reasonably well.Even some practitioners in more humble sports like hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 26 - Many of Britain's young sports stars are travelling up to 800 miles a month, training six days a week and spending over £1,000 (£1552/€1190) a year on equipment and training in pursuit of sporting success, according to a new survey by the Youth Sport Trust.

required to be an elite athlete.The sports represented at the 2011 camp are canoeing, cycling, rowing, hockey

By David GoldDecember 25 - Britain's women's hockey squad has been announced for the International Hockey

By Tom DegunDecember 24 - Kiwi athletes and teams who have performed well this year, and those likely to do well at the London Olympics and Paralympics, are the big winners in the 2012 investment announcement by High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ).

Hockey is the big winner after getting a top-up of $600,000 (£367,000/€440,551) as a result of both the

By Mike RowbottomDecember 22 - Andy Hunt, the British Olympic Association chief executive, has cited the achievements of Keri-Anne Payne (pictured) as his favourite sporting performance of the year as he announced the recipients of the 2011 Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy.

Walker & Rebekah WilsonCurling - Tom Brewster, Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews, Michael GoodfellowIce Hockey

successes at the World Sailing Championships – where they took three golds – and the Champions Trophy hockey

By David GoldDecember 21 - Ice hockey star Sidney Crosby (pictured) has been announced as the final ambassador

He is one of the best hockey players of his generation, and his passion, dedication and determination

December 18 - Some new Aminco retail pins have been released for the US market. These pins continue the pictogram series.

latest pins cover the following sports: Water Polo Archery Road Cycling Track Cycling Dressage Hockey

By David GoldDecember 15 - Australia's men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has selected a 28 man squad