July 2020 / Vol
I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Interview I i IceTimesJuly 2020 / Vol. 24, No. 2 Returning to the ice Congress meets online IIHF breaks into Esport I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Interview I I i I 2 IceTimes July 2020 / Vol. 24, No. 2 From the IIHF President be able to play ice hockey in an arena, watch I was so pleased to see the familiar faces of it on TV, or even compete in the backyard all our MNA delegates on screen, and I hope with friends and family. that we will see each other in person sooner rather than later. Making a comeback Whether you talk about strapping on skates and hitting the ice, or watching your favourite Together we were able to forge ahead and By René Fasel team play on television, sports has a tremen- set a plan forward for the 2020/21 season. dous capacity to enrich people’s daily lives, We have assigned all tournaments and pus- In the aftermath of one of the most dis- by giving them the chance to feed into their hed the Council and presidential elections ruptive events to occur to the sporting passions, whether for ice hockey, golf, ten- to 2021. You can read more about the 2020 world in decades, we have taken our nis, or even esports! Extra-Ordinary Congress on Page 8. first major steps towards reopening and resuming international ice hockey. So in effect, it is the responsibility of the That said, we are aware that COVID-19 has IIHF, its member national associations, and not disappeared, and we cannot assume Here we sit in July, having gone through the all sports leagues and federations to try to that we have seen the last of the disruptions 2019/20 season with over half the tourna- find ways in which people can safely return to our sport from this pandemic.
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