Ice Hockey Federation bans Russia and Belarus from all competition, strips Russia of 2023 World Juniors
National Hockey League cuts ties with Russian business partners as numerous players, including Olympic gold medalists Hayley Wickenheiser and Dominik Hasek, lash out at IOC and NHL to take stronger actions. Ovechkin criticized for support of Putin

China’s Olympic men’s ice hockey team could be left out in the cold in Beijing
New IIHF president Luc Tardif on Chinese hockey: “They didn’t do their job properly preparing for the competitions”. Final decision on team’s participation at Beijing 2022 will be made after two-game “test event”.

French ice hockey leader Luc Tardif elected as new president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
IIHF election to replace René Fasel goes four rounds, lasts three hours. Tardif: “Alone we go faster, but together we go further”
