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Russian ice hockey coach fired after kicking own player (VIDEO)
Vladimir Gromilin has been axed by Russian ice hockey team Sarmaty Orenburg after a clip on social media showed him kicking 19-year-old Jegor Razumnjak during a game this week, signaling the end of his three-year reign.
Jan 15, 2022 18:26
Teen dies after neck is sliced open by skate during hockey match
Tributes have been paid to high school hockey player Teddy Balkind, who has been described as an "amazing young man" after he died in Connecticut following a horrific accident during a match.
Jan 8, 2022 09:35
National hockey teams ‘thrown off plane in mask row’
Russian players and staff were not allowed to take a flight because outraged Canadian passengers complained that they were not wearing masks, an official caught up in the alleged incident has said.
Jan 1, 2022 14:24
‘North American snobbery & greed’: Russian official condemns NHL Olympic snub
The refusal to allow NHL stars to appear at the Beijing Olympics supposedly because of Covid concerns is a commercial step based on North American snobbery and greed, says Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Dec 28, 2021 10:22
Hockey stars disappear in bizarre scenes (VIDEO)
Two stars in a Swiss hockey league got more than they bargained for in a recent clash as the pair plunged into an icy ditch at the side of the rink.
Dec 25, 2021 15:28
NHL pulls players from Beijing Olympics despite near-100% vaccination rate
The NHL has officially pulled the plug on its players competing in next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing after a surge in Covid-19 infections in the sports league which had previously heralded its own mass vaccination drive.
Dec 22, 2021 17:33
Russia’s Soviet-style hockey jerseys prove too much for Finnish ex-PM
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has blasted Russia's decision to don kits in tribute to the USSR during recent ice hockey matches against his homeland.
Dec 20, 2021 16:15
Hockey fans claim Russia is about to be gifted Olympic gold in China
Hockey fans have reacted to the possibility of NHL players not traveling to the Winter Olympics, with some claiming the move will boost the Russian team's chances of winning gold.
Dec 20, 2021 15:20
Hockey player dies from cardiac arrest after passing out during game
Hockey league bosses have announced that a player who fell ill on the bench during a game died on his way to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in the ambulance.
Dec 15, 2021 10:19

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