Komissarenko passes away
The sudden passing of Stanislav Komissarenko shocked the ice hockey family in Kazakhstan. The official died on 19 February and was only 38 years old. Born on 24 September 1980, Komissarenko devoted his...
View ArticleRichard Truffer dies
Former Swiss national team player Richard Truffer passed away on 17 February in Martigny. He died after long illness in hospital at the age of 85. Born on 10 April 1932, Richard Truffer was the oldest...
View ArticleFinland wins, 5-2
No one could be surprised that Finland defeated Korea, but the manner in which that victory was achieved was anything but expected. It was a one-goal game after 40 minutes, and the Koreans were the...
View ArticleGermany snatches win
An overtime winner from Yannic Seidenberg put Germany into its first quarter-final since 2002 and sent Switzerland home after the qualification round. Yannic Seidenberg was the German hero after a...
View ArticleTolvanen’s time
Is Eeli Tolvanen already carving out his place in Finnish hockey history alongside Jari Kurri, Teemu Selanne and Patrik Laine? Not to put undue pressure on the kid with the big one-timer. Regardless of...
View ArticleNew ruling in match-fixing case
The IIHF Disciplinary Board has lifted the provisional suspensions on Ukrainian ice hockey players Volodymyr Voryvoda and Eduard Zakharchenko, citing a lack of sufficient evidence.However, the Board...
View ArticleCzechs shoot into SF
The Czechs are on their way to the semi-finals for the first time since Turin after edging the USA in a shootout. Petr Koukal settled it after a 2-2 tie. Four years ago these teams met at this stage in...
View ArticleSchutz: “Nothing to lose”
Some things are worth waiting for. At the 1972 Olympics, West Germany beat Switzerland 5-0. Till Tuesday, that was the last German Olympic win over the Swiss. Felix Schutz, naturally, has no memory of...
View ArticleTeam OAR thumps Norway
The Russians have been dominant lately at the Olympic tournament and Wednesday was no different against Norway. The Olympic Athletes from Russia put the lights out on overmatched Norway in the first...
View ArticleFinns edge OAR for bronze
Hear those Lionesses roar! The Finns beat the Olympic Athletes from Russia 3-2 in Wednesday's bronze medal game. It's Finland's third Olympic bronze all-time. This represented a major bounceback after...
View ArticleCanada into SF
An unstoppable slap shot from Maxim Noreau and a shut-out shared by Ben Scrivens and Kevin Poulin saw Canada edge past Finland in a tense quarter-final game. Canada's dreams of a third successive...
View ArticleEs ist ein Wunder!
Sweden rallies from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits but loses in overtime. The loss is the greatest upset in Olympic hockey since 2002 when Belarus beat Sweden, also 4-3. Patirck Reimer drove hard to the goal,...
View ArticleGold medal round-table
A U.S.-Canada women’s gold medal game is always an epic battle. Three of our correspondents in Korea sat down to discuss Thursday’s Olympic final. Altogether, Lucas Aykroyd, Andrew Podnieks, and Andy...
View ArticleCan U.S. women end curse?
Many consider the United States the top women’s ice hockey nation having won seven of the eight last Women’s Worlds. But then there’s the Olympic curse. As surprisingly the U.S. national women’s team...
View ArticleGetting gold medal chills
Fourth time or first time, an Olympic final is always special. With the big game in the women's tournament coming up, Canada blends experience and youth. Meghan Agosta shared her thoughts about...
View ArticleDaoust named MVP
The IIHF announced its 2018 Olympic media all-star team, as well as its Most Valuable Player (MVP) and tournament directorate awards. Canada's Melodie Daoust was voted tournament MVP. The 26-year-old...
View ArticleTop-7 remain same
The February edition of the 2018 IIHF Women’s World Ranking has been released. Team USA remains first and the top-7 in the world are unchanged. Team USA stays in first place and has increased its...
View ArticleUSA WINS GOLD!
After 80 minutes of end-to-end action, the women's Olympic gold medal was decided by a shootout. And even that went to overtime before the U.S. won, 3-2. In fact, the shootout mirrored the game...
View ArticleEmma Terho elected
Former Finnish ice hockey player Emma Terho (nee Laaksonen) and Kikkan Randall (USA, cross-country skiing) have been elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission. The participating athletes of the 2018...
View ArticleShokhina suspended
Anna Shokhina of the Olympic Athletes from Russia women’s ice hockey team was suspended two games due to a kicking infraction in the bronze medal game. The violation of IIHF Official Playing Rule #152...
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