Ice Hockey

Russia-Ukraine War: FIFA ban means 2018 World Cup hosts can't take part in 2022, check here how Russia fared in past

Russia have taken part in 4 World Cup tournament since December 1991. Since their entry into the World Cup as Russia, their best result was a quarterfinal finish in 2018 when they were the hosts. 

Mar 01, 2022, 09:12 AM IST

Russia-Ukraine War: Ice hockey federation suspends Russian, Belarusian teams until further notice

On Monday, the International Olympic Committee’s executive board recommended federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition. USA Hockey backed the IIHF’s decision.

Mar 01, 2022, 08:13 AM IST

Kaja youth honing Ice hockey skills in minus 20 degrees celsius

The district administration constructed an Ice Hockey ground here last year, to encourage local youth to play this game. 

Dec 19, 2020, 02:56 AM IST

Winter Olympics 2018: North, South Korea hockey players team up

 Female hockey players from the rival Koreas were paired up with each other today to form their first-ever Olympic squad during next month’s Pyeongchang Winter Games, as their countries press ahead with rare reconciliation steps following a period of nuclear tensions.

Jan 25, 2018, 18:33 PM IST

Olympics: Six Russian ice hockey players banned for doping

Inna Dyubanok, Ekaterina Lebedeva, Ekaterina Pashkevich, Anna Shibanova, Ekaterina Smolentseva and Galina Skiba were all found to have committed doping violations by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following re-analysis of samples taken from the Sochi Games.

Dec 12, 2017, 23:37 PM IST

Ice hockey: Next wave of Chinese hockey players eye 2022

A crop of young Chinese players have their eyes firmly fixed on a more distant prize: the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Apr 15, 2016, 07:27 AM IST

Watch: How Vladimir Putin celebrated his birthday

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent his 63rd birthday on the ice Wednesday, playing hockey with NHL stars against Russian officials and tycoons.

Oct 08, 2015, 09:20 AM IST