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I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I IceTimesOctober 2017 / Vol. 21, No. 4 A new season Semi-Annual Congress IIHF Pre-season wrapup I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I 2 IceTimes October 2017 / Vol. 21, No. 4 From the IIHF President Strong partnerships lead to strong initiatives. The 2017 Semi-Annual Congress closed a busy Infront Sports and Marketing–a company res- summer for the IIHF. We held our 15th Develo- ponsible for marketing and promoting our World pment Camp in Vierumaki, Finland, and in Gra- Cooperation is key Championship–has entered into an agreement nada, Spain introduced a new camp dedicated with the IIHF to support the growth of the game to goaltender development in women’s hockey. By René Fasel by financing new and exciting development We also held a officiating camp in Switzerland projects. The Growing the Game Fund, as it’s to prepare referees and linesmen for the upco- A new season begins...with new projects, called, marks a big step forward in the close ming season. new partnerships, and new opportunities cooperation between the IIHF, its membership, on the horizon. and Infront...three organizations with a mutual A big thanks goes out to the camp organizers interest to raise ice hockey up to the next level. for their invaluable contribution to ice hockey The IIHF is above all else an organisation built development, and to the IIHF Sport Department on relationships. We have been fortunate to Strong partnerships also lead to constructive for its hard work in organizing these events. have built valuable partnerships between the dialogue. I would like to thank our members for IIHF, its membership, and ice hockey’s other their active cooperation and engagement during There is much to look forward to this season, major stakeholders. the 2017 Semi-Annual Congress, most notably starting with the U20 tournaments in December at the two workshops covering governance re- leading up to the World Juniors in Buffalo, USA. I am reminded of this good fortune each year, form and new proposals to the IIHF Rule Book. The Champions Hockey League heads into its particularly when our membership gets toge- fourth season with a retooled structure, and we ther for the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress. As we move into the next few years, tough ques- also celebrate the tenth season of the Kontinen- tions surrounding governance reform must be fa- tal Hockey League. This Congress takes place each Septem- ced. There is a lot of pressure on all federations– ber. A few months have passed since the end from the International Olympic Committee, from And we can’t forget about PyeongChang 2018. of the World Championship, our hockey family media, from the public–to enhance transparen- We will miss the NHL at the upcoming Olym- have been enjoying some time off in the sum- cy and analyze their internal structure to ensure pic Winter Games, but regardless we will deliver mer season or taking part in camps and other they follow the principles of good governance. a top-quality men’s event alongside an equally development programs to help grow the sport. thrilling women’s event. It is my goal that we have a strong structure in We then get the chance to reunite at the place within the federation that can keep the As we go into the 2017/18 season, I wish every Congress, where we can share ideas, renew positive aspects of our current structure while country playing in an IIHF tournament the best of old friendships, and forge new partnerships adding new safeguards in place to ensure the luck, and hope that you can meet, work together ahead of the start of the international season. IIHF’s long-term stability. and build new partnerships for the future. I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I 3 IceTimes October 2017 / Vol. 21, No. 4 2018 IIHF ICE HOCKEY 2018 Women’s World Championship in 2015 and The 28-year-old Michael Grosz, master of News and Notes WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017, and won a gold medal with Canada’s business administration, served five years National Women’s Development Team at with the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Champi- The IIHF has released the the 2015 Nations Cup. As a player she is a onship Organizing Committee and takes over PYEONGCHANG 2018 schedule of the 2018 IIHF Ice three-time world champion with Canada’s the position of Michael Pfuhl, who will occupy Hockey World Championship National Women’s Team (2000, 2004, 2007). the position of Technical Director. The dates and matchups in Denmark. for the 2018 Winter Olympic FINLAND The 36-year-old Stefan Schaidnagel, Sports Games ice hockey events CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHEDULE diploma scientist, now assumes the central have been set with the re- Lauri Marjamaki has decided not to extend management position of the sports director lease of both the men’s and Host Denmark will compete in Group B at his contract as head coach of the Finnish na- within the DEB and cooperates closely with all women’s tournament schedules: the 11,000-seat Jyske Bank Boxen in Hern- tional team after the 2017/2018. national team coaches especially with men’s ing and plays on the first night on 4th May at national team head coach Marco Sturm. MEN’S ICE HOCKEY EVENT 20:15 in a neighbouring clash with Germany. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association signed A North American battle between Team USA a two-year contract with Jukka Jalonen HUNGARY WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY EVENT and Canada awaits fans in Herning earlier that as head coach of the Finnish men’s national day at 16:15. team for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons. Finnish coach Jarmo Tol- The 2018 Olympic Winter Games, to be held in vanen will be behind the PyeongChang, South Korea, officially kicks off Group A at the 12,500-seat Royal Arena in the Marjamaki will stay behind the bench for the bench of the Hungarian with the Opening Ceremony on 9th February. capital of Copenhagen will open with Russia upcoming season that includes the 2018 men’s national team and The men’s and women’s tournament games vs. France at 16:15 before defending champi- Olympic Winter Games in Korea and the 2018 also lead the U20 national will be split up between the newly-constructed ons Sweden take on Belarus at 20:15. IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Den- team. Gangneung Hockey Centre, which can hold up mark. ot 10,000 spectators, and the 6,000-capacity CANADA Tolvanen spent the past two seasons with Kwandong Hockey Centre. GERMANY Stjernen in the top Norwegian league. With Delaney Collins will serve the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, he was The Gangneung arena will host the majority of as head coach of Cana- The German Ice Hockey Federation has set an assistant coach with the Finnish U17 na- the men’s hockey games, as well as both gold da’s National Women’s Un- up a new, two-pronged approach to sports tional team which was followed up with being medal games. Kwandong arena will house all der-18 Team. and administration, and has appointed Mi- named the head coach of the U18 and the the women’s games with the exception of the chael Grosz as new General Secretary and U20 teams. He was leading the U20 team at semi-finals and the final. Collins served as an assis- Stefan Schaidnagel as the new Director of the 1992 and 1993 World Juniors and again tant coach with Canada’s National Women’s Sports. in 2007. Under-18 Team at the IIHF Ice Hockey U18 I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I 4 IceTimes October 2017 / Vol. 21, No. 4 ITALY International Business Department. He also 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship tional team. He arrived in served as Consultant for the World Bank. He Division I Group B in Belfast. Warsaw in July and signed The Italian Ice Sports Fe- has been the Chairman and Director at Chu- a two-year contract. The deration (FISG) announces bu Electric Power Company, Incorporated The native of Sudbury, Ontario, was the 59-year-old replaces Ja- that Clayton Beddoes will since June 2015 and June 2008 respectively. head coach of the Netherlands’ men’s na- cek Plachta whose contract be the new head coach of tional team for six years between 1994/1995 was not renewed after three the men’s national team. In addition to Mizuno, Tsutomu Hanzawa and 1999/2000. He had a second stint in the years. was appointed as the new JIHF New Gene- 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 seasons. During Beddoes, who currently holds the role of as- ral Secretary. He is a former player for the his 14 years as head coach in the top Ger- Nolan coached the Buffalo Sabres and the sistant coach of ERC Ingolstadt in the Ger- national team, representing Japan in the man league DEL he also got the chance to New York Islanders in the National Hockey man DEL, succeeds Stephan Mair on Italy’s Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980. be behind the bench of Team Canada at the League. He won the Jack Adams Award as bench in order to continue the technical pro- Deutschland Cup as an assistant coach. NHL Coach of the Year in 1997.