Swedish Olympic champion Niklas Kronwall has announced his retirement from ice hockey at the age of 38.

Team GB, Ice Hockey UK and Nottingham's National Ice Centre (NIC) teamed up to offer a free ice hockey taster session as part of the "Nation’s Biggest Sports Day".

Double World Championship-winning head coach Jukka Jalonen has signed a new contract with Finland which keeps him in the job until May 2022.

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) has reached an agreement with the men's Swedish Hockey League (SHL) that will contribute up to SEK400,000 (£33,000/$41,000/€37,000) a year for the compensation of earning losses for women's national team players.

Russian ice hockey player Evgeny Kuznetsov could face further sanctions after he accepted a four-year doping ban following a positive test for cocaine.

The Champions Hockey League (CHL) is claiming record engagement numbers on owned media platforms, following the instigation of an innovative "fan-first" strategy aimed at driving long-term commercial growth.

Russian ice hockey player Evgeny Kuznetsov has been given a four-year doping ban after testing positive for cocaine during this year's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

Mark Pavelich, a member of the famous United States ice hockey team which masterminded the "Miracle on Ice", is facing assault charges after reportedly attacking a neighbour with a metal pole.

Mikhail Zakharov has been re-appointed as the head coach of the Belarus men's ice hockey team.

Slovakian ice hockey side Slovan Bratislava are to re-join the country's Tipsport Liga after dropping out of the Russian-dominated Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

The National Hockey League (NHL) have admitted they are "nowhere near a resolution" on whether or not their players will compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The Canadian women's ice hockey team will hold their annual season-opening training camp in Liverpool, Nova Scotia next month.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with promising young ice hockey players at a national development programme aimed at developing future talent in the sport.

Russian ice hockey star Alex Ovechkin claims China has the potential to be a future power in the sport following a five-day ambassadorial visit for the National Hockey League (NHL).