Generation conquerors
Not only world champion Sweden, also the Swiss national team had a heroes’ welcome back home in with over 1,000 fans joining the reception at Zurich airport on Monday. The Swiss hope that the second...
View ArticleBest of ref cam
Get as close as possible and watch the highlights from the gold medal game of the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from the eyes of a referee!
View ArticleStats you’ve never seen Part II
Last week after the end of the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship’s preliminary round we showed you statistics from the event you have never seen before. Time to have a look at the numbers after...
View ArticleThank you Denmark!
Thank you Denmark for hosting an amazing 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship! We're looking forward to being back again one day!
View ArticleWorlds Trivia
During the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship we ran the Danish hockey trivia. Whether you participated or not, you can now find the answers below. Congrats to all who had them right! Three of...
View ArticleA world of difference
Prior to 2018, the only time Patrick Kane had played at an IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship was in 2008. In Denmark, the U.S. captain was literally twice as good as in his debut in Halifax. In 2008,...
View ArticleThe final nobody expected
The Stanley Cup final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Washington Capitals is underway, and there is only one thing that is certain about it. Namely, if anyone bet on these two teams meeting in...
View ArticleHastings to coach U.S. juniors
Mike Hastings, currently with the Minnesota State University Mankato men’s team, will serve as Team USA head coach at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. Mike Hastings will replace David Quinn...
View ArticleTen questions about 2018
As the 2018 Stanley Cup final continues, many questions still remain unanswered with the Vegas Golden Knights holding a 1-0 series lead over the Washington Capitals. Here are ten big ones. 1) Can...
View ArticleHockey in the desert
Many international tournaments have been played in the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship program in spring. And then there was also a premiere. Abu Dhabi hosted the first ever Arab Clubs Ice Hockey...
View ArticleSwiss legend retires
Florence Schelling, one of the most decorated Swiss ice hockey players of all time and the winningest goalie in women’s ice hockey history, announced her retirement today. The announcement was made by...
View ArticleLehtinen honored
Jere Lehtinen is a big fan of heavy metal bands like Metallica and Slayer. Yet it was his mettle as a player that was feted when he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame on 20 May. It seems fitting...
View ArticleJob vacancy
he International Ice Hockey Federation is currently looking for an Event Coordinator to complete the Event Department in Zurich, Switzerland.
View ArticleVorobyov stays
Ilya Vorobyov, who was named interim head coach of the Russian men’s national team just three weeks before the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, will continue as head coach. The Ice Hockey...
View ArticleBench boss bonanza
Hockey coaches are a cagey bunch, often reluctant to disclose the finer points of their on-ice strategies and player deployment – let alone injuries or dressing room speeches. Fans and reporters...
View ArticleNew coach for Kazakhstan
A new head coach was presented on Tuesday for KHL club Barys Astana. Andrei Skabelka signed a two-year contract and is also set to coach the Kazakh national team when Kazakhstan will host the 2019 IIHF...
View ArticleHigh-Performance Camp
The season is ending, which is a good time to prepare for the future. This summer the 2018 IIHF Women’s High-Performance Camp will take place at the Sport Institute of Finland in Vierumaki, Finland,...
View ArticleUnique Kirk
Liam Kirk jokes that field hockey is likely more popular than ice hockey in his home country, but that isn’t stopping him from attempting to become the first British-born and trained player to make it...
View ArticleRiha & Nedved to lead Czechs
On Thursday afternoon at the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in Prague, the Czech national team announced its new head coach, Milos Riha, and its new general manager, Petr Nedved. “I am extremely...
View ArticleWashington’s wait is over
After decades of frustration, the Washington Capitals answered their critics with a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday to earn the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. This...
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