Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) chairman Anders Larsson has backed a proposition to award World Championships to Russia, the Czech Republic and Sweden.

Organisers have announced that a bear will be the official mascot for the 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Slovakia.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel has told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that there are four options "on the table" for men's ice hockey at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Slovenian ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has been banned for eight months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after testing positive for a banned substance during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.

Chairman of Ice Hockey UK (IHUK) Richard Grieveson has announced his support to create a new unified UK organisation for ice hockey.

Ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky has joined Chinese club Kunlun Red Star as a global ambassador with the role seen as key to promoting the sport prior to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

Finnish ice hockey pioneer Lauri Mononen has died aged 68 in Kesalahti

Finland, Canada, Russia and Norway will contest the opening matches of next year's men's International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Slovakia as the governing body confirmed the schedule for the tournament.

The Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia have appointed Ivo Jan as the new head coach of the senior men's team after Matjaz Kopitar left after only a month.

USA Hockey have named Tony Driscoll as their new assistant executive director of marketing, communications and events, they have announced.

Host and defending champions Canada are set to be in action on the opening day of the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria on December 26 this year, it has been announced. 

A rebranding exercise and name change has been unveiled by Czech Ice Hockey in order to better reflect modern society. 

Dainius Zubrus, the Lithuanian who played more than 1,000 National Hockey League (NHL) games in a career that ended this year, has been elected as President of his national ice hockey federation - Hockey Lietuva - at what is a vital stage in its development.

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) held an ice making seminar in Beijing as preparations continue for the 2022 Winter Olympics in China's capital.