Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his confidence that ice hockey can develop fast in China as the country prepares to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Former Detroit Red Wings player Tomek Valtonen has been named as the new head coach of the Polish men's team by the Polish Ice Hockey Association (PZHL).

Luc Tardif has been re-elected President of the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) for a fourth and, what he has promised, final term in office.

Jim Paek, who led South Korea's ice hockey team during this year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, has been awarded a new three-year contract, it has been announced.

Tage Pettersen has been appointed as the new President of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association.

Sportradar has announced a partnership with the Champions Hockey League (CHL) to help guard the competition from manipulation and betting fraud.

German Ice Hockey Association (DEB) President Franz Reindl has been unanimously re-elected for another four-year term.

Belarus' Andrei Skabelka has been appointed as the new coach of Kazakhstan's ice hockey team, it has been announced.

Milos Riha has been appointed as head coach of the Czech men's ice hockey team, but he was only the third-choice candidate.

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has taken the decision to allow home nation China to enter a men’s and a women’s team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

A three-year deal has been announced by Ice Hockey UK for Bauer Hockey to continue as kit provider for British national teams.

Sarah Murray, who managed the unified Korean women’s ice hockey team at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, has been appointed the coach of Owatonna High School’s (OHS) girls’ team in her native Minnesota.

Robb Stauber, who guided the United States’ women’s ice hockey team to the Olympic gold medal at Pyeongchang 2018, has been appointed the co-head coach of the Minnesota Whitecaps along with wife and former college goalkeeper Shivaun. 

The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed who will play in each group at next year's men's World Championship in Slovakia.