Heavyweights Canada and the United States both claimed comfortable 4-0 victories to reach the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Under-18 Championship.

Switzerland consigned France to relegation at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Under-18 Championship with a comfortable 2-0 victory today in St Catharines, Canada.

A peak of 2.5 million people in Finland - 45 per cent of the country - watched their nation win gold at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship, it has been claimed.

The United States’ “Miracle on Ice” hockey team were named as the winners of the William E. Simon Award at the United States Olympic Endowment (USOE) annual lunch in New York City.

Sweden ensured they completed the Group A at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship with a 100 per cent record after they overcame defending champions Canada in Helsinki.

Russia continued their perfect start to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship after they fought back to see off a tough challenge from hosts Finland in Helsinki.

China is seeking help from the Czech Republic as it looks to improve at ice hockey and biathlon in the run-up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Canada have secured the gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in the Czech Republic thanks to an outstanding 6-1 victory over last year’s champions Russia.

Canada’s perfect record at this year’s Ice Hockey World Championship looked under threat tonight but the Olympic champions managed to claw back the game and defeat Sweden 6-4 to continue their winning streak in the Czech Republic.

The United States today put a spanner in the works of Russia’s title defence by overcoming last year’s Winter Olympic hosts at the Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship in the Czech Republic.

Austria produced the shock result today at the World Ice Hockey Championships, winning a decisive shootout over neighbours Switzerland in Ostrava on a day where Germany, Slovakia and Belarus were other winners.

Canada began their pursuit for a first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship podium finish for six years in perfect fashion today with a regulation 5-1 victory over Latvia in Prague's O2 Arena.

Beijing 2022 have denied claims the conversion of water into artificial snow will negatively impact local populations should the Chinese capital be successful in its bid to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

South Korea have claimed the gold medal and secured promotion back to Division IA of the Ice Hockey World Championship at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Division I Group B tournament in Eindhoven.