Ice Hockey

Dallas-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Dundon has agreed a deal to purchase a majority stake in NHL ice hockey team the Carolina Hurricanes.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has confirmed the North American ice hockey league’s board of governors has agreed to consider an application from the city of Seattle for an expansion franchise.

The Seattle City Council has approved a Memorandum of Understanding with investment firm Oak View Group (OVG) to renovate the city’s KeyArena in an effort to attract an NBA basketball team or NHL ice hockey franchise to the Washington State city by 2020.

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to resist imposing a blanket ban on Russian athletes at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating such action would place the sport’s health at risk.

A new professional ice hockey team, Zshokay Sports, has launched in China.

Notre Dame Stadium, home of the University of Notre Dame’s American football team, will host the NHL’s 2019 Winter Classic, one of two outdoor game announcements made by the North American ice hockey league.

Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey players could be withdrawn from the upcoming 2018 winter Olympic Games in protest at sanctions imposed on Russian athletes who have been accused of doping.

NHL ice hockey franchise the New Jersey Devils has become the first club in the North American league to form a strategic partnership with a National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) team.

NHL ice hockey team the New York Islanders has made a move to return to its old home in the suburbs of New York City, but will be faced with a rival bid to develop a new stadium by Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise New York City FC.

The City of Seattle and investment firm Oak View Group (OVG) have agreed a deal to redevelop the KeyArena in a move that could return NBA basketball or NHL ice hockey to the Washington city, while NHL franchise the Calgary Flames has dropped plans to build a new arena in the Canadian city.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Rene Fasel has written off any chance of a late deal for National Hockey League (NHL) players to compete at the 2018 winter Olympic Games, stating “that train has left the station”.

China is set to launch a men’s ice hockey league next year to aid preparations for the 2022 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, according to Xinhua.

NHL ice hockey franchise the Carolina Hurricanes is reportedly the target of a takeover bid by Chuck Greenberg, the former chief executive of Major League Baseball team the Texas Rangers.

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The Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) has expanded the ice hockey club competition into China by adding a new franchise in the city of Shenzhen.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has announced that the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs will contest the first outdoor game to be held at a US service academy, while the Tampa Bay Lightning have been awarded hosting rights to the 2018 All-Star Game.