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Kyrgyzstan Joins IIHF, Argentina Recognized for Ice Hockey
Lots of news is coming out of the IIHF's Annual Congress this week, but this site always likes to highlight the growth of the game, so the news of new members into the IIHF are very much welcome. Kyrgyzstan burst onto the international hockey scene this past year by detroying the Challenge Cup of...
Candidate Cities for 2018 Olympics Take Campaigns to Media
I haven't given a lot of talk on this site to the Olympics yet, as I launched it just eleven months ago and the next Olympics are still 34 months away. However, with the Olympics being the focal point of modern international hockey, I figure the actions of the finalists for the 2018 Winter...
Poland goes perfect in IIHF Women's Debut
There are some positives in the women's hockey world to speak of this year, as three countries made their IIHF debut last week in the Women's World Championships Division 5 tournament. It's the first ever time the WWC format has been extended to six different tournaments, now matching the amount...
SC Bern takes on the IIHF
The Champions Hockey League, which lasted just one season and saw Switzerland's ZSC Lions become the only champions of the format, has moved from an embarrassment to an ugly battle that is heading to the courts in at least one instance. SC Bern of the NLA is suing the IIHF for 1.2m Swiss Francs...
Passing the Buck on Growing Women's Hockey
It's tough to sometimes follow the logic of the IIHF, and it's view of what's best for growing the game. They have legitimate concerns on one front about the continued viability of club hockey in Europe, and how the CHL's Import Draft hurts each federation's ability to develop their own stars. ...
European Power Play
Mid-way through the first full day of sessions at the World Hockey Summit, the IIHF and European national federations got their first shots in. With IIHF President Rene Fasel getting a chance to address the summit, and a panel on Junior Development in the World heavy on European representation...
European Hockey for Dummies
We're in the down season worldwide for hockey, but things are about to pick up for those that follow the sport in Euorpe this August. Training camps for European teams will start, and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament will be held as well. In the meantime, it's been proposed to me by loyal...
