Russia and Belarus will remain suspended from IIHF competition for the 2025-26 season. The IIHF announced today that the ...

Romania made history going undefeated to earn promotion from the first ever women's U-18 Division III World World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Belarus has never had a women's team ranked in the top pool to be eligible to compete in an Olympics. The ban covers all IIHF events such as world championships and world juniors championships.

So, Russia will be banned from playing at the IIHF World Championships on the Men’s and Women’s sides for at least another season, similar to Belarus. This decision will have mixed reactions ...

Despite the ban, Russia has the No. 2 men's team per IIHF World Rankings, only following Canada. The Russian women are ranked sixth. Speaking at the world juniors championships in January ...

With the 4 Nations Face-Off coming up next week, marking the return of “best-on-best” International Hockey, the IIHF Council ...

Belarus has never had a women's team ranked in the top pool to be eligible to compete in an Olympics. The ban covers all IIHF ...

USA Hockey and Hockey Canada do not allow checking in girls and women's hockey. In Sweden, body checking is part of the rules ...