Ice Hockey

Sports data and betting-related services company Sportradar has agreed a two-year partnership with the Eishockey Liga, the top division of ice hockey in Austria.

US media giant Comcast is set to assume full control of NHL ice hockey franchise the Philadelphia Flyers after agreeing a deal to acquire the stake in the team’s parent company held by the late Ed Snider.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has entered into a two-year partnership with the Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA).

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman has said the impact of the return of its World Cup of Hockey property will not determine whether the North American league continues its participation in the winter Olympic Games.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has expanded its partnership with Sportradar to incorporate the sports and betting-related services company’s Fraud Detection System (FDS) into its practices.

Organisers of the World Cup of Hockey have stated that they are seeking to utilise the resurrected national team tournament as the anchor point for an expanded effort by the National Hockey League (NHL) to tap into the global ice hockey market.

Craig Leipold is to increase his stake in the Minnesota Wild after agreeing to buy out minority owner Matt Hulsizer’s 27-per-cent share in the North American NHL ice hockey franchise.

China will from next month become the host of a new ice hockey team in the Kontinental Hockey League. Mark Dreyer looks at how this fits into the country’s ambitions for the sport.

Ice hockey’s Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has confirmed it will add a Beijing-based club next season as it seeks to compete against North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) in Asian markets

The NHL North American ice hockey league will expand to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season after billionaire businessman Bill Foley was awarded the competition’s 31st franchise, but an expansion bid by Quebec City has been deferred indefinitely.

The National Hockey League (NHL) has chosen Las Vegas for its next expansion franchise, according to multiple reports, with the decision set to make it the first North American major league to set foot in the Nevada city.

Organisers of the Champions Hockey League (CHL) have today (Tuesday) unveiled major reform plans for the pan-European ice hockey competition, along with extending its commercial partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency.

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman has warned that the North American league’s teams are not interested in “paying for the privilege” of participating at the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

The Ukrainian capital of Kiev and Belfast in Northern Ireland have been awarded hosting rights to the lower tier events connected to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) men's World Championship in 2017.

René Fasel has today (Thursday) pledged to tap into the opportunities afforded by back-to-back winter Olympic Games in Asia and resolve the ongoing uncertainty surrounding participation at PyeongChang 2018 after being re-elected for a sixth, and final, term as president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has been given a legacy boost after South Korea’s government confirmed that two ice sports venues scheduled for demolition after the Games will now remain in place.