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I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I WGIHW I Results I Gallery I Feature I i I IceTimesOctober 2019 / Vol. 23, No. 4 Time to drop the puck Semi-Annual Congress recap World Girl's Ice Hockey Weekend I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I WGIHW I Results I Gallery I Feature I i I 2 IceTimes October 2019 / Vol. 23, No. 4 From the IIHF President 527-The total number of events that get playing experience for their teams in an were held across the globe during Oc- international environment. I also encourage all tober's World Girls' Ice Hockey Weekend. our participating countries to take a moment during these events to talk to each other, sha- By the numbers Consider that the first weekend we had back re ideas, and potentially create opportunities in 2011 saw 165 events in 21 countries. Ei- to work togetther and host their own joint By René Fasel ght years later: over 500 events, hosted in tournaments. 42 countries and six continents! Most of our The weather is turning and the leaves members that have been involved in this great 1 900 000-The approximate total value in have fallen, which means we have begun initiative from the beginning now have their US dollars in hockey equipment that has been a new ice hockey season! own Girls' Hockey Days centered around the delivered to 47 member national associations weekend. Even professional clubs, including via the IIHF Equipment Support Program. There is already plenty to report in the world two this year from the NHL, are taking part and of international hockey. Here are some key hosting recruitment and Learn to Play events. This program has been around now for 25 numbers ahead of the 2019/2020 season: years, and through the work of the IIHF Mar- This IIHF-led initiative is a great example of keting Department in close cooperation with 81-The size of our IIHF membership, after we a joint cooperation between the IIHF Office our Partners and Suppliers, we have done have added 5 new countries to our ice hockey and our members to exchange resources great work to make hockey more accessible family (read all about our new members here). and knowledge aimed at effectively executing to our developing members by providing gear. It is an incredible milestone for the IIHF to WGIHW events and growing the women's By enabling families new to ice hockey see the reach over 80 members, and a testament to game. positive benefits of the sport and get started the hard work we do to grow the game be- for little or no cost, we are making an impact yond the traditional borders in Europe and 51-The total number of IIHF ice hockey tour- on the game's growth at the grassroot level. North America. Among our new members naments that will take place this year, a record are countries from three continents, including number. In addition to 32 tournaments in our 1-Incredible visit by the IIHF membership with two from the Middle East (Iran and Lebanon), World Championship program, we have five his Holiness Pope Francis I at the Vatican in one from South America (Colombia), and one Challenge Cup of Asia tournaments, seven Rome! To be accorded this exceptional ho- from Central Asia (Uzbekistan). Together with Continetal Cup stages, four Youth Olympic nour and memorable experience was indeed the our new Greek member, I welcome you all Games events -- including the new 3X3 tour- wonderful, and I repeat the IIIHF's pledge to to the IIHF and wish each of them good luck nments--and the first men's Olympic Qualifi- the Pope to work to make our sport better and in their efforts to grow the game that we love cation events. It will be a busy season, and a more accessible to young men and women so much. great opportunity for our member nations to around the world. I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I WGIHW I Results I Gallery I Feature I i I 3 IceTimes October 2019 / Vol. 23, No. 4 a natural ice rink. Since then, the stadium Ice Hockey World Championship twice with News and Notes has mostly played host to football and track Milan as the main venue in 1934 and 1994. and field events. A new investment effort of over €10 million by the city government will Milan will host ice hockey, figure skating and 2021 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD incorporate a new arena that will be up to IIHF short track events, while other sports will be CHAMPIONSHIP Ice Hockey World Championship standards held in the north-east of the country in Cortina, and will also house figure skating, short- Val di Fiemme, Livigno, Bormio and Antholz. track speed skating, and curling. The new Daugava Ice Hall will form part of a major The 15,000-seat PalaItalia in the southeast redevelopment of the old stadium site, which of the city (pictured below) will be used as will be developed into a wider sport and cultural Finnish sports marketing specialists have the primary ice hockey venue for the 2026 center that will cover nearly 11 hectares. agreed a partnership to jointly develop and Olympic Winter Games and will leave a legacy offer exclusive marketing and hospitality as the city doesn’t have an indoor venue of 2022 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD opportunities in Finland for the 2022 IIHF Ice this size right now. CHAMPIONSHIP Hockey World Championship. FULL STORY The second ice hockey venue in the bid is a Hartwall Arena in Helsinki has been chosen 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES disused arena recently known as PalaSharp as the second venue for the 2022 IIHF Ice (but will be named Milan Hockey Arena) that Hockey World Championship in Finland to The 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, was built 1986. After renovation works it would host the tournament together with Tampere Switzerland, awarded the hosting of the 2026 serve as second venue for ice hockey as well The IIHF and the Organizing Committee for the new Tampere Deck Arena. Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to as for ice sledge hockey at the Paralympics 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Milan-Cortina, Italy. and offer a capacity for 7,000 fans. jointly announced the approval of a new ice One preliminary round group and two hockey arena in Riga. quarter-final games will be played at Hartwall The final race had two bids remaining with the Arena, a venue that has already hosted the Italian Milan-Cortina bid getting 47 votes and The arena will be constructed on the Daugava men’s World Championship four times in the Swedish bid of Stockholm-Are getting 34 Stadium sporting grounds, a site that holds the past. The Tampere Deck Arena is under votes. The Olympics will take place from 6 to special meaning in Latvian hockey as the construction and estimated to open in the 22 February 2026 while the Paralympic Winter location of the country’s first-ever ice hockey later part of 2021. Games are scheduled for 6-15 March 2026. arena. In other news, the Finnish Ice Hockey Italy previously hosted the Olympic Winter Dinamo Riga played its first home games Association (FIHA), Infront, a Wanda Sports Games two times in Cortina 1956 and Turin at Daugava stadium, which used to house Group company, and TMG Sports, the 2006. The country previously hosted the IIHF I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I WGIHW I Results I Gallery I Feature I i I 4 IceTimes October 2019 / Vol. 23, No. 4 IIHF OFFICIATING ASSIGNMENTS & on the licence categories, officiate games at GREAT BRITAIN It will be the second time after 2017 in Malaysia LICENSES different levels of IIHF tournaments and other that ice sports will be included. Ice hockey international games involving national teams Martin Grubb has been appointed debuted two years ago with the inauguration The International Ice Hockey Federation has now and clubs. as the new head coach of Great of the Malaysia National Ice Skating Stadium assigned the referees and linesmen for most of Britain Under-20s. outside of the capital of Kuala Lumpur. The the tournaments of the IIHF Ice Hockey World The referees and linesmen come from 52 Philippines surprised pre-tournament favourite Championship program, the IIHF Continental different countries around the world. Grubb steps up from his position as Thailand in the deciding game to win the first Cup and the first Olympic Qualification events. coach of GB U18s, while Richard Hartmann will SEA Games ice hockey tournament. Click here to view all licensed on-ice officials continue as under-20s assistant and Dayle Keen In total 502 female and male on-ice officials were has been named as a new assistant coach. This year’s SEA Games are split into several assigned to 44 events at different categories BELARUS clusters including ice sports in Manila’s and levels. The officials come from 48 different LITHUANIA metropolitan region. The ice hockey tournament countries with the United States (35), Finland The Belarusian Ice Hockey will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Ice Skating (32) and Canada (31) leading the way while at Association selected Mikhail Bernd Haake (pictured, on left) Rink in Pasay south of Manila (pictured below). the other end the list of officials also includes Zakharov to be the new head comes back to Lithuania one year The rink located in a mall has a full-size ice sheet referees and linesmen from members such as coach of the men's national team, after he had led the men’s national and hosted the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Indonesia, Ireland or Macau.