No to doping
Yesterday the players of the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B in Zagreb enjoyed a day off. One that was used for the education of the young hockey players about doping,...
View ArticleGarpenlov eager to repeat
Johan Garpenlov has known both triumph and heartbreak in his hockey career. He hopes to celebrate a second straight IIHF World Championship gold in Denmark. The 50-year-old veteran of 606 NHL games...
View ArticleGold #3 for Malaysia
Winning gold is nice. Winning it with three different national teams in a season is great. And doing so three times on home ice, that’s sweet. Malaysia ends its first season with a full-size ice rink...
View ArticleThe changing faces of hockey
When does the name on the back of a hockey sweater go far beyond simply identifying a player? Well, in the case of Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira, the phenomenon takes place when the letters...
View ArticleSpain celebrates triple gold
Spanish hockey is celebrating an unprecedented haul of three gold medals this season, following the success of the u18 roster at the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B in...
View ArticleLocal heroes
In the three years of its existence the BeNeLiga has seen three different champions. This season HIJS The Hague added its name to the cup, defeating archrivals Flyers Heerenveen in a...
View ArticleBelgium bounces back
Belgium’s under-18 national team made an instant return to Division IIB after taking top spot in this week’s 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Group A that took place in Erzurum in...
View ArticleTime of transition
Having already crisscrossed through snow and sand, the humidity of Southeast Asia now awaits Kuwait in a milestone of a season. Entering the final straight of a hectic second half of the 2017/18...
View ArticleThree-peat for Donbass
HC Donbass cemented its status as Ukraine’s top team by clinching its third successive national championship. A 4-1 victory over Kremenchuk in the final series rounded off a record-breaking campaign...
View ArticleSeven bidders for 2026
Seven National Olympic Committees have officially expressed their interest in organizing the 2026 Olympic Winter Games until the 31 March deadline. The candidate cities for 2026 are: Austria: Graz...
View ArticleParty Island
The cup is back on familiar territory. For the sixth time in the last ten years, the Rouen Dragons celebrate winning the French Ligue Magnus championship when they beat Grenoble Bruleurs de Loups in...
View ArticleCzechs name junior coaches
The Czech Ice Hockey Association board has today approved the head coaches of various junior national teams. A two-time world champion as a player with ten seasons in the NHL, Vaclav Varada was named...
View ArticleThird time's the charm
For the third consecutive time MAC Budapest made it to the final of the Erste Liga (previously known as MOL Liga) where mostly the top clubs from Hungary and Romania compete but this time they were not...
View ArticleSedins announce retirement
Daniel and Henrik Sedin, the first two brothers in NHL history to score more than 1,000 points apiece, announced their retirement from hockey on Tuesday. The 37-year-old Swedish twins, who are...
View ArticleAllemoz Les Bleues!
Marion Allemoz’s club season ended earlier than she wanted, but the 28-year-old Frenchwoman is hoping for a happy international ending on home ice. In the best-of-three Canadian Women’s Hockey League...
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Peace and Sport
Peace through sports? Yes, it’s possible to use the means of sports for cultural exchange and to build bridges even where it seems impossible at first as the recent unified Korean women’s ice hockey...
View ArticleSame but different
The opponent was new, but Anyang Halla has been a familiar face to the Asia League playoff final. For the fourth consecutive time, the Korean powerhouse made it to the final and for the third straight...
View ArticleWindow to the west
Once flying high at the top level of the women's game, Kazakhstan has since seen its fortunes plummet drastically. With their top club team Aisulu Almaty competing in Europe and with more domestic...
View ArticleStatement on Humbolt Broncos
According to reports, 14 people are deceased and another 14 are in hospital following an a collision between a truck and the team bus carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team. The...
View ArticleDutch delight in Maribor
The Netherlands powered to gold in the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A with a flawless week’s work in Maribor, Slovenia. Unbeaten in five games, with just three...
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