Italy defeated hosts Germany 4-1 as the World Para Ice Hockey Qualification Tournament got underway at

#Berlin2021 #ParaIceHockey @Paralympics @fisg_it pic.twitter.com/DneXetXXDi— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey

#Berlin2021 #ParaIceHockey @Paralympics pic.twitter.com/enU0QNBoiL— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey

) November 26, 2021Both Norway and Sweden have competed in ice hockey at every Winter Paralympics since

The Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup, scheduled to be held in South Africa next month, has been postponed

tournament was scheduled to be held in Potchefstroom from December 5 to 16, although the International Hockey

the FIH, @SA_Hockey and the North-West University of Potchefstroom have jointly decided that the FIH Hockey

World Cup 2021, initially planned in Potchefstroom from 5 to 16 Dec has been put on hold— International Hockey

either banned flights from South Africa or asked returning travellers to quarantine.The Men's Junior Hockey

It is well over a century since Rudyard Kipling wrote The Islanders. It was a poem which spoke of "flannelled fools at the wicket or the muddied oafs at the goals".

Olympics gained traction after four-time gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser, a doctor away from the ice hockey

 It was an illusion.The German ice hockey team for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch Partenkirchen

The then International Ice Hockey Federation President René Fasel travelled to Minsk and was criticised

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko with a hug.Belarus was to have co-hosted the 2021 Men's Ice Hockey

Sabatino Aracu will be elected for a fifth term as President of World Skate when the organisation holds its COVID-19-delayed Congress in Rome tomorrow.

vice-president of World Skate, which also governs multiple disciplines beyond skateboarding, including rink hockey

The United States and Canada have unveiled their ice hockey jerseys for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic

are expected to enhance mobility, reduce weight and help minimise distraction during intense play.USA Hockey

Excited to officially unveil the 2022 Team Canada Olympic hockey jersey!

team hopefuls are excited by the opportunity to wear these three jerseys that embody Canadian hockey

," said Scott Smith, President and chief operating officer of Hockey Canada."

We know our athletes, staffs and hockey fans alike will wear these jerseys with a tremendous amount of

Six countries will battle it out for two Beijing 2022 places at the World Para Ice Hockey Qualification

after also staging the World Championships B-Pool in 2019.Both Norway and Sweden have competed in ice hockey

Here are 5 top storylines to follow.https://t.co/jduRoqhQ7u— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey) November

joined officials growing increasingly confident that India will reverse a decision to withdraw its hockey

Are we expecting an Indian hockey team?"

Yes, if they are invited, we are expecting an Indian hockey team."

Last week Birmingham 2022 director of sport Matt Kidson told insidethegames that Hockey India’s omission

since 1980 when they won a bronze at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesIndia's hockey teams are among the best

in the world.India’s men won the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 - their first Olympic hockey medal since

Finland has unveiled the jerseys its ice hockey team will be wearing during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games

while the navy blue jersey uses white numbers.Finland’s men’s team have taken part in every Olympic ice hockey

Russian Olympic Committee and Switzerland.Beijing 2022 is due to open on February 4 but the women's ice hockey

Emma Terho, the chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission, argued "athletes with a voice are needed more than ever" at the United Through Sports (UTS) World Virtual Youth Festival.

skills.It is being hosted by the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, but is a hybrid event.Terho won women's ice hockey

Defending champions India will be looking to deliver further home success at the International Hockey

pic.twitter.com/BDy5s6VgbO— Hockey Belgium (@hockeybe) November 22, 2021The tournament is for players

s Benedikt Schwarzhaupt, Spain’s Pepe Cunill and Dutchman Justen Blok, who have all featured in the Hockey

The Junior World Cup is a hugely important event for the sport of hockey, where the stars of tomorrow

A144-strong contingent for the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade in Switzerland has been named by Canada.

Nine teams across seven sports and disciplines will travel to Switzerland - ice hockey, curling, Alpine

and two bronze.The Lucerne 2021 Opening Ceremony is scheduled for December 11, though curling and ice hockey

The first senior World Hockey5s event has been scheduled to take place in Lausanne next June, it has been announced.

re-arranged for June 4 and 5 at the Place de la Navigation in the Olympic capital, the International Hockey

initiations or demonstrations, are high on the programme of an event which will enable to showcase hockey

pitches.There are usually more goals with Hockey5s than with the more traditional 11-a-side format of hockey

great format to promote our sport and especially introduce it to sports fans not yet familiar with hockey

Three-time Olympic medallist Laura Unsworth believes England’s wealth of experience of playing in pressure-cooker environments will pay dividends at next year’s Commonwealth Games here in Birmingham as they aim to capture an elusive gold medal.

England’s women’s team have medalled at every Games since hockey first featured on the programme at Kuala

2014 Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesUnsworth made history at Tokyo 2020 by becoming the first British hockey

Unsworth started playing hockey at the Wyndley Leisure Centre, home to Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club,

at the age of nine.The centre has been chosen as a training venue for triathlon, Para triathlon and hockey

Birmingham 2022 director of sport Matt Kidson claims the involvement of India’s men’s and women’s hockey

Hockey India confirmed last month that it would not be sending teams to Birmingham, citing "biased" quarantine

The final qualification for hockey is going to be announced in February next year," said Kidson."

There is a huge Indian community here that would love to see the Indian hockey team play."

2022 and Hockey India, Kidson added: "To a degree."

Hockey India’s announcement promptly followed a decision by England Hockey to withdraw from the Men’s

The list of official training venues for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been unveiled by organisers here in the English city.

situated north of Birmingham - has been announced as the training venue for triathlon, Para triathlon and hockey

Games.British three-time Olympic medallist Laura Unsworth, who started playing at Sutton Coldfield Hockey

Birmingham 2022, were part of a group given a tour of the site.The pitch will be upgraded to International Hockey

Federation standard to replicate the playing surface at the University of Birmingham - the hockey venue