IIHF bans Russia, Belarus from its competitions

#Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned Belarus and Russia from participation in "every age category and in all IIHF competitions until further notice" and has pulled the 2023 world junior hockey championship from Russia. The decision was made...

IIHF bans Russia, Belarus from its competitions

#Greg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer. The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned Belarus and Russia from participation in "every age category and in all IIHF competitions until further notice" and has pulled the 2023 world junior hockey championship from Russia. The decision was made...

IIHF suspends Russia and Belarus from international play amid Ukraine invasion

The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended Russia and Belarus from every age category in international play until further notice, the governing body said Monday, marking one of the most resounding sports-related sanctions levied against Russia and its allies since the unprovoked invasion...

IIHF call council meeting to discuss impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will hold a meeting of its council on Monday to discuss the implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on its upcoming events. The IIHF said in a statement Friday that it was "deeply concerned" by the Ukraine crisis. The world junior championship and...

IIHF suspends Ukrainian player Andri Denyskin one year for racist gesture

ZURICH — The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended Ukrainian player Andri Denyskin for one year for making a racist gesture toward Jalen Smereck, who is Black. After each player was penalized, Denyskin made the racist gesture toward Smereck and was ejected. Denyskin was initially suspend...

Canada and the U.S. Still Dominate Women's Hockey

Women’s hockey offers plenty of thrills, but the parity it has long promised has not yet materialized.

IIHF, NHL hoping for early deal for 2026 Olympics

International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif said Thursday he is optimistic about reaching an agreement with the league, NHL players' union and IOC but he does not want to wait until the final year before the 2026 Olympics to finalize it.

IIHF, NHL optimistic about deal for 2026 Olympics

BEIJING -- International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif said Thursday he is optimistic NHL players will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, though he wants an agreement reached further in advance this time around.

IIHF, NHL optimistic about deal for 2026 Olympics

BEIJING -- International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif said Thursday he is optimistic NHL players will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, though he wants an agreement reached further in advance than this time around.

Canada and the U.S. Still Dominate Women's Hockey

Women’s hockey offers plenty of thrills, but the parity it has long promised has not yet materialized. Her assessment was as cleareyed as any about the women’s hockey tournament. For all of the talk about, and hope for, parity in women’s hockey, the tournament will conclude like all but one other at...

Canada and the U.S. Still Dominate Women's Hockey

Women’s hockey offers plenty of thrills, but the parity it has long promised has not yet materialized. Her assessment was as cleareyed as any about the women’s hockey tournament. For all of the talk about, and hope for, parity in women’s hockey, the tournament will conclude like all but one other at...

Canadian women's under 18 hockey roster announced for cancelled world championship

Matthews, Hedman, Aho among NHL players selected to 2022 Olympic rosters

The International Ice Hockey Federation has begun to announce the first three NHL players who will represent each of the 12 teams competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics men's hockey tournament.

Color of Hockey: Heon hoping to power Mexico to 2022 Beijing Olympics

William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, as part of the NHL's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, he profiles 15-year-old Camryn Heon, a defenseman from El Paso, T...

Jono Bullard: The fight goes on

Sadly, the issue of racism in the sport reared its ugly head this week.  For those that are unaware, an incident occurred in a Ukraine [Read more...]