Posts About "IIHF"
Hitting in Women's Hockey: Why Not?
September 12th, 2018 Many rules and regulations in sports differ depending on which gender is on the playing field. In volleyball, the net is lower for women (7 feet, 4 inches) than it is for men (8 feet). The same goes for basketball. This is justified because on average women tend to be several inches shorter than men. Women in professional golf...
Solving the Goalie Interference Problem
March 8th, 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 start of the season, when this whole mess started to overshadow games and now it's not just the fans. Coaches, goalies and even longtime play-by-play announcers...
OHL Announces CIBC Canada-Russia Series Rosters
October 26th, 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 CHL players and the Russian National Junior Team, including two games to be played in OHL cities. North Bay hosts Game 3 of the series on...
The World Cup of Hockey Tutorial
September 16th, 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 once again as we listen to this beauty of a theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BuSLqUD65I On Saturday, Sept. 17, eight international teams will compete in a...
IIHF Seeking Names of Russian Players Flagged for Doping
July 27th, 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 of 14 players who were listed in a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) earlier in July. The report has already caused a major stir for...
Overtime Rule Changes Coming to Worlds, World Junior Championship
May 20th, 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 Championship, as well as the World Junior Championship. The changes will begin to be implemented in the 2017 iterations of each tournament. In...