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IIHF Should Bring Back the European Ice Hockey Tournament

Anthony Testaguzza | June 27, 2024

With the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Euro 2024 tournament happening this year in the soccer world, it’s a tournament with lots of intensity and passion for winning the…

Categories International Hockey

Weekly Lost & Found: Women’s Worlds & 2022 World Junior Championship

Sean Raggio | December 27, 2021

The 11th edition of the Weekly Lost & Found is going to be a bit different. In the first edition, it looked specifically at some goaltenders and hot Los Angeles…

Categories Column, Women's Hockey, World Junior Hockey Championship

NHL Players Will Participate in 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Declan Schroeder | September 3, 2021

NHL players will be heading to Beijing in February to go for golden glory. After months of “will-they go, won’t they go” speculation, The International Ice Hockey Federation, the NHL,…

Categories International Hockey, NHL News, Olympics

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Bruins, Devils, Owners Meeting, More

Jim Parsons | March 21, 2020

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Vancouver Canucks have arguably their best player back and ready to roll if the season resumes, but there are questions…

Categories Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, NHL Rumors, Vancouver Canucks

IIHF’s Rene Fasel: NHL’s Olympic Decision Needed by Late August

The Canadian Press | January 5, 2020

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Rene Fasel is holding out hope the NHL goes to the 2022 Olympics. The president of the International Ice Hockey Federation also isn’t willing to wait as long…

Categories Olympics

IIHF Tourneys May Move to NHL-Sized Ice

The Canadian Press | January 5, 2019

VANCOUVER — International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel has his eyes on the NHL and he likes what he sees.
Fasel said the world governing body for hockey is considering moving all international competitions to smaller, NHL-sized&…

Categories International Hockey, World Junior Hockey Championship

Solving the Goalie Interference Problem

Will Billinghurst | March 8, 2018

It seems to happen almost every game now, and even multiple times a game if you’re especially unlucky. Both new and experienced hockey fans have been equally confused since the…

Categories Commentary, NHL Goaltending

OHL Announces CIBC Canada-Russia Series Rosters

Dave Jewell | October 26, 2016

The 2016 CIBC Canada-Russia Series rosters for the OHL were announced on Tuesday as Team Canada prepares for the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championships. The series features six games between…

Categories OHL

The World Cup of Hockey Tutorial

James Caldwell | September 16, 2016

For those who cannot remember, hockey used to be on ESPN. Thanks to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, hockey is officially back on the cable giant, giving us goosebumps…

Categories International Hockey, Trending, World Cup

IIHF Seeking Names of Russian Players Flagged for Doping

Andrew Forbes | July 27, 2016

The Russian doping scandal has hit the hockey world and at the Olympic level nonetheless. According to reports, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will be asking for the names…

Categories International Hockey, NHL News, Olympics

Overtime Rule Changes Coming to Worlds, World Junior Championship

Dustin L. Nelson | May 20, 2016

The IIHF has announced plans to make changes to overtime rules for top-division IIHF tournaments in men’s, women’s and junior categories. That will include both the men’s and women’s World…

Categories International Hockey, NHL News

5 Reasons to Watch the 2016 IIHF World Championships

Dan Mount | May 12, 2016

The 2016 IIHF World Championships are well underway in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, but there’s not a lot of excitement about the event. Canada, Russia and other European countries…

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