Five goals in the opening period powered hosts Japan to a gold medal clinching 6-1 victory over China here today at the Asian Winter Games.

Around 1,000 female ice hockey players took part in the second Global Girls' Game, where a number of matches were consecutively played over two days in 38 countries on six continents. 

Triple world ice hockey champion Anne Schleper has announced her retirement from the United States' women's team.

Olympic silver medallist Josef Augusta, a former Czechoslovakia national team ice hockey player has died at the age of 70 in Jihlava, following a lengthy fight with pancreatic cancer. 

Iran’s ice hockey team have been disqualified from the 2017 Asian Winter Games competition here but will still be allowed to play unofficial matches.

Earlier this month, at around the same time as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was visiting National Hockey League (NHL) offices in New York, a media release dropped into my inbox.

Japan and Switzerland secured the final two places in the women's ice hockey tournament at next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang as two qualification events came to a close today.

Japan's women's ice hockey team set up a winner-takes-all clash with Germany at their home qualification tournament for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics.

A decision on National Hockey League (NHL) players participation in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics is likely to be made next month, according to International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel.

Alan Ashley, the United States' Chef de Mission for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, says the country has made a "plan B" in case National Hockey League (NHL) players don't play in the men's ice hockey competition.

Kazakhstan began their Almaty 2017 Winter Universiade ice hockey campaign in sublime style as they thrashed China 22-0 this evening.

Infront Sports & Media have signed a series of agreements which will enable MTV Oy to broadcast flagship ice hockey events live in Finland.

Finland will challenge a joint bid from Belarus and Latvia for the right to stage the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championshi.

Hayley Wickenheiser, the quadruple Olympic champion and seven time International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships gold medallist, has announced her retirement from the sport.

Rivals the United States and Canada will meet in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 Women’s World Championship final for the 10^th consecutive time after victories in the Czech Republic today.