Dedication and modesty
After 19 seasons in NHL, Slovak forward Marian Hossa recently announced the end of his playing career due to a skin disorder. He was known as an extraordinary two-way forward in the league, but there...
View ArticleUnconventional Path
David Levin was playing more inline than ice hockey at home in Israel until he moved to Canada as a 13-year-old. Despite a setback at the NHL Entry Draft the 18-year-old from Tel Aviv has big dreams....
View ArticleCanada opens vs. Denmark
Host and defending champion Canada will open the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver & Victoria, British Columbia, against Denmark on 26 December. Prior to the host’s game against the...
View ArticleTyumenev dies
Russian ice hockey mourns the death of former Olympic champion Viktor Tyumenev. He passed away on Thursday at the age of 62. The former forward grew up in Moscow where he played for Krylya Sovietov...
View ArticleMonten gears up for gold
At 40, some men have a mid-life crisis. But Tomas Monten doesn’t need a new red sports car. He’d be happy with a World Junior gold medal. Returning for his second straight tour of duty as Sweden’s U20...
View ArticleU20 stars shine in summer
It’s too early for bold predictions, but host Canada looks poised to mount a strong defence of its World Junior title in Vancouver and Victoria. The just-concluded Sport Chek World Junior Showcase (30...
View ArticleLauri Mononen passes away
Lauri Mononen, a Finnish Hall of Famer, has passed away at the age of 68. Mononen, a native of Joensuu, was a trailblazer in Finnish hockey when he in 1975 signed a professional contract with the...
View ArticleAntarctic pond hockey
While many hockey players in the northern hemisphere are sweating in the hot summer to prepare for the upcoming season, hockey players in South America played pond hockey in Antarctic Chile in one of...
View ArticleSlovenia finds its coach
The Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia has a new head coach for the men’s national team. After the hiring of Matjaz Kopitar didn’t work out, Ivo Jan will lead the team in the upcoming season. Jan and...
View ArticleCzechs on opponent’s ice
The Czech Republic has shown that it belongs in the conversation of top hockey nations. Perhaps its most impressive results of late have come at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, which has brought...
View ArticleSlovakia opens vs. USA
The International Ice Hockey Federation has approved the game schedule of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Bratislava and Kosice. Host Slovakia will open the tournament on 10th May 2019...
View ArticleRussian trio tough to stop
Given its rich hockey history, it’s hard to believe that Russia hasn’t won the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament – now named the Hlinka Gretzky Cup – since 1995, when the tournament was held in Yokohama,...
View ArticleJeglic suspended 8 months
Slovenian national team player Ziga Jeglic receives an eight-month suspension due to his anti-doping violation at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games following the final decision of the Court of Arbitration...
View ArticleBjornfot on the threshold
At the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, Tobias Bjornfot won a bronze medal. But the young Swede has taken another step at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Here in Edmonton, Bjornfot is the lone...
View ArticleExcitement in Edmonton
Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, including the first-period winner, and had an assist as Canada beat Sweden 6-2 to capture the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday. Swedish starting goalie Hugo Alnefelt could...
View ArticleJob vacancy
The International Ice Hockey Federation is currently looking for an Accounting Clerk and an Administration Clerk to join and support our Finance and Administration Department.
View ArticleAll about the kids
We all have dreams, and we’re told to follow them. We encourage children to work hard and to do everything they can to make their dreams come true. Yet we also know that we all need some help along the...
View ArticleStanley's Day in Denmark
Winning the NHL’s Stanley Cup is always about writing history. In today’s NHL however, few Cup-winners can claim to be his nation’s first player to ever do so. For Lars Eller, this has not only become...
View ArticleName the mascot!
The 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Organisation Committee has released the new mascot visual. The new official mascot will be a traditional Slovak animal – a bear. The fans can vote for the...
View ArticleSuccessful summit in Canada
The Canadian hockey city of Edmonton hosted a gathering of some international ice hockey stakeholders last week during the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Memorial Cup.Joining from the IIHF was President René...
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