At the start of 2021, I identified seven non-Tokyo 2020 areas to keep an eye on throughout the duration of the year: Thomas Bach, Protests and activism, Athlete representation, athlete welfare, the European Olympic Committees, the Commonwealth Games and increased female representation.

Further elections are planned for winter representatives at Beijing 2022, while double Olympic ice hockey

The National Hockey League (NHL) has confirmed players will not participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter

The National Hockey League respects and admires the desire of NHL players to represent their countries

NHL and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) had held talks over participation in the Beijing 2022 ice hockey

“Certainly, the players and hockey fans are quite disappointed.

“There is an extraordinarily deep talent pool in Canadian hockey.

While USA Hockey is disappointed, we certainly respect the decision of the NHL and NHLPA," a USA Hockey

Milan Cortina 2026 President Giovanni Malagò has claimed the Games will be one of the lowest cost Winter Olympics and Paralympics, but highlighted transport between venue clusters and delays at the Santa Giulia ice rink as challenges.

reportedly been caused by an appeal being made against the company.The Arena Santa Giulia is set to host ice hockey

Trophy in a shoot-out with Japan, winning their first title at the competition, at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey

#AsianChampionsTrophy #hockeyindia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/9yp46dI7nq— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri

Capacity will be limited to 50 per cent at Rogers Place and the WP Centrium for the International Ice Hockey

18,000 spectators.More than 7,000 can usually be accommodated at the WP Centrium in Red Deer.However, Hockey

Hockey Canada fully support the direction taken by the Province of Alberta, and we will continue to do

National League Hockey (NHL) players will not feature at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a report has

Olympics in 2022 and 2026.Players from the NHL, which is largely regarded as the best domestic ice hockey

a deadline of January 10 to opt out of the Olympic deal without financial penalty.International Ice Hockey

players had competed at five successive Olympics from Nagano 1998 before Pyeongchang.The men's ice hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif has met with Ukrainian officials, with

the development of ice hockey, a 2030 Winter Olympic bid and a recent racist incident in the nation’

Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine President Georgi Zubko and Ukraine’s Minister of Sports and Education

has pledged to build an additional 25 ice rinks, which Zubko claimed would double the number of ice hockey

facilities in the country.The Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine plans have reportedly received Government

This is great news for ice hockey development in Ukraine," said Tardif."

welcome this decision by the Ministry of Sport and Culture to commit to more infrastructure for ice hockey

The National Hockey League (NHL) has postponed 12 games involving travel across the United States-Canada

The NHL is widely considered the best professional ice hockey league across the world, and a deal had

schedule.insidethegames has approached the IIHF for a comment.An agreement was reached between the International Ice Hockey

part in five consecutive Olympics from Nagano 1998, but missed out at Pyeongchang 2018.The men's ice hockey

There are now less than 50 days until the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the challenges seem to have piled up for organisers recently.

uncertainty over the impact of the new variant.Restrictions have also been a source of concern from National Hockey

Gigi Marvin, a three-time Olympic ice hockey medallist with the United States, has announced her retirement

have retired since claiming gold at Pyeongchang 2018.The US women's team won only their second ice hockey

Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, losing to Canada in the final on both occasions.At the International Ice Hockey

Three sports which have been part of the Olympic Movement for more than a century may well find themselves excluded from Los Angeles 2028.

The first requests to include women’s hockey came in the 1930s, but the sport was not introduced until

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif remains hopeful National Hockey League

2022 tournament is currently expected to benefit from players from the NHL, the world's premier ice hockey

told NBC Sports he was unlikely to play at Beijing 2022 if the situation remains the same.The ice hockey

Teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball

Most severe of these disruptions has come in ice hockey, with the NHL postponing several games including

The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCH) has introduced a certification programme for coaches in a bid to improve skill levels across sport.

link of the sport, both in its formative stage and in high performance," said Mujica.Sports such as hockey

Rosie Williams has been appointed Softball Australia's new chief executive, replacing David Pryles.

Pryles has left the organisation to be the chief executive for Hockey Australia.