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Time for Hockey Canada Tops World Cup Men’S Olympic Groups Set I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I I I 2 I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I IceTimesNovember 2016 / Vol. 20, No. 5 Time for hockey Canada tops World Cup Men’s Olympic groups set I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I 2 IceTimes November 2016 / Vol. 20, No. 5 From the IIHF President da, coming against one of the most unique overnight, but with the expertise that has teams ever assembled in the history of inter- assembled within our Committees, we are national hockey. The story of Team Europe’s well prepared to face them. Turning a new leaf success at the 2016 World Cup, coupled with the passion and memorable play pro- This fall also saw the sixth edition of our By René Fasel duced by Team North America, made this annual World Girls’ Ice Hockey Wee- tournament quite unique and memorable. kend, which has continued to grow and We have officially launched into pre- develop to the point where we are being parations for the new season. With a I welcome the return of the World Cup and look approached by nations from all over the new Council and a new mandate, forward to the next edition. Hockey fans are world, seeking to host their own events. there is much work to be done. the best in the world, and deserve to see the world’s top players compete on these kinds As we continue to build new initiatives and The 2016/2017 season should be a thrill. of big stages as often as possible, because invest into growing the women’s game, this We will hit the ground running in just over a the international game is simply that good. event will only increase in importance. We month when the 2017 World Junior Cham- also have the women’s Olympic qualifica- pionship returns to Canada and the cities On the IIHF side, we closed out the summer tion tournament set to continue through of Montreal and Toronto. Based on our ex- with the 2016 Semi-Annual Congress, whe- February 2017, when we will know which perience from an excellent co-hosting effort re the new IIHF Committees were confirmed teams will join the Games in Korea. by both cities back in 2015, the new year and its members named (see page 5). will definitely start out with a bang. But before we look too far ahead, there is a These Committees form an integral part very exciting IIHF Ice Hockey World Cham- In what was an unusual but very exciting of the IIHF’s efforts to improve the game, pionship to get excited about. This is could twist to the fall season, we got to have an and the tasks that each one has been as- be one of the most intriguing co-hosting early taste of international hockey when the signed will shape our sport into the future. efforts we have yet seen, with Germany NHL and NHLPA came together and set the and France coming together to put on our stage for a spectacular return of the World There are a lot of issues and challenges annual tournament in Cologne and Paris. Cup of Hockey. ahead. We are approaching an Olympic More details will come out in the next few year, and as the spotlight falls on ice hoc- months as we unveil our plans to bring the Toronto was the ideal venue to host this best- key we want to showcase our efforts to pro- 2017 Worlds to these two countries, but in on-best tournament, which brought together mote and grow the sport, and also to make the meantime it’s time to get ready for what the world’s top players in an innovative com- it as safe as possible for everyone to par- should be another top notch international petition that finished with a victory for Cana- ticipate. These challenges won’t be solved ice hockey season. I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I 3 IceTimes November 2016 / Vol. 20, No. 5 Championship program, the Women’s Olym- promote our sport further and bring more kids vision II Group A will take place at the same News and Notes pic Qualification and the IIHF Continental Cup to hockey. Without well-functioning communi- time in Gangneung at the new Olympic ve- for the 2016/2017 season. cation we cannot achieve our goals with the nues that will be completed by November, the national teams. We will launch a junior hockey 10,000-seat Gangneung Hockey Centre (pic- IIHF The referees and linesmen come from 43 di- advisory board with chairman Vice President tured) and the 6,000-seat Kwangdong Hockey fferent countries from all around the world. The Hofer. The project will create ideas to bring Centre at the Youngdong College. In total 12 The International Ice Hockey Federation hos- referees were assigned for most of the tour- kids and teenagers to hockey. “ teams – six men’s U18 teams and six women’s ted a Transfer of Knowledge Accreditation naments between now and next spring. An senior teams – will participate at these events. Workshop in October with FIFA and UEFA exception is the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World KOREA in October. Experts from each of the three Championship in Germany and France where LATVIA sport federations gathered together to ex- 35 referees and 40 linesmen made the long Together with the PyeongChang Organizing change knowledge of their respective ac- list. The final assignments for this event will be Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic The Latvian Hockey Federation elected former creditation systems. Security through RFID, done in February taking into consideration the Winter Games (POCOG) the International Ice Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis as its biometrics or similar security features in the performance of the on-ice officials in internatio- Hockey Federation has found an agreement new president. badge were among the topics discussed. nal and national play. to host two tournaments at the same time in Gangneung, the city where the coastal cluster Kalvitis, 50, is currently chairman of the natural “This is exactly what the Transfer of Knowle- AUSTRIA of the Olympics is located. gas company Latvijas Gaze. He’s a co-owner dge is about, to discuss, to exchange and to and was a board member of Latvian KHL team implement great ideas from these experts, on Gernot Mittendorfer was elected new pre- The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Cham- Dinamo Riga. all areas incorporated within the realm of sport sident of the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation, pionship Division II Group A and the 2017 IIHF entities,” said IIHF Transfer of Knowledge Di- replacing Dr. Dieter Kalt, who served as presi- Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Di- He succeeds Kirovs Lipmans, who has hea- rector Cornelia Ljungberg. dent for 20 years. ded the federation for almost 20 years (1994- 1995, 1998-2016). “The security topic is a major concern for all Vice President Dr. Siegfried Ledolter also an- federations and event hosts. It goes without nounced his retirement after 20 years in office. During Lipmans’ tenure Latvia became an es- saying that the more we focus together on this tablished top-division nation and reached the topic the more we can all benefit and achieve “I am very pleased that we have received the top-8 at the World Championship three times the desired result.” confidence of the General Assembly to work and qualified four times for the Olympics inclu- the next four years for the development of ding an eighth-place finish in Sochi 2014. Du- IIHF the Austrian ice hockey,” said Mittendorfer in ring Lipmans’ era Latvia also hosted for the first his inaugural speech as the new president. time the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, 431 men and women were nominated to “We hope for a good collaboration between in 2006 in Riga. officiate at IIHF tournaments of the World the federation, leagues and clubs, so that we I Welcome I Bulletin I IIHF I Competition I Results I Gallery I Interview I i I 4 IceTimes November 2016 / Vol. 20, No. 5 RICHIE DUNN JACK KIRRANE ber in Lone Tree near Denver where he was Obituaries living with his family after ending his career Richie Dunn played almost 500 NHL games Jack Kirrane was a two-time Olympian for in 2014. He was 34. He wore the national and represented the United States in the the United States and captain of the his- team jersey at the 2006 Olympics and at 1977 World Juniors, the 1981 Canada Cup toric 1960 gold-medal winning team. He the 2010 IIHF Ice Hockey World Champi- and the 1986 World Championship. He died also represented his country at the 1958 onship in Germany, and also played in one on 20 September, age 59. and 1963 World Championships. Kirrane U20 and one U18 World Championship. He passed away on 25 September at age 88. played 344 NHL games, most of them with MATTI HAGMAN the Colorado Avalanche. GEORGE KONIK Matti Hagman died on 11 October at age 61. George Konik passed away on 21 October at age 79 after a lengthy battle with Parkin- He was the first Finnish-born and -trained son’s disease. The Canadian-born player NHL player. He reached the Stanley Cup fi- made the NHL when the league expanded WALTER BUSH nal with the Boston Bruins and played for with the Pittsburgh Penguins. After gaining the Edmonton Oilers. He played in the 1976 American citizenship he represented the IIHF Life Member and Hall of Fame member Olympics, in four World Championships and United States in two World Championship Walter Bush passed away on 22 Septem- two Canada Cups.
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