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Habs to place Price on off-season LTIR

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be placed on the off-season long-term injured reserve list, general manager Kent Hughes announced Wednesday.

FIH, Hockey India delegations inspect progress of India's largest hockey stadium at Rourkela

World Cup 2023. The FIH and Hockey India delegations, during their visit to the steel city, inspected the infrastructure at the stadium and other aspects like connectivity, logistics, accommodation, city beautification and security arrangements with senior state government officers. They appreciated the support extended by Odisha towards development of hockey after sports secretary R Vineel Krishna made a presentation on the preparations.

FIH, Hockey India inspect Birsa Munda stadium months before World Cup

The team, comprising members of the International Hockey Federation or the FIH and Hockey India, expressed satisfaction over the ongoing work at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium. They also inaugurated a training centre there and took stock of activities going on at Rourkela Airport, which will be used as a transit hub for the players, staff and others. FIH acting president Seif Ahmed, congratulated Odisha and Hockey India for the work that they had done.

Feels great when hard work is recognised: Star defender Harmanpreet on FIH nomination

Harmanpreet who was part of the silver medal-winning team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, and also won bronze at the Asian Champions Trophy Dhaka in 2021, won the top award and his first in the 2020-21 edition. "It's a huge honour for me to be nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Award yet again. I have always tried to give my best and contribute to the team's success and it feels great when your hard work is recognized through the FIH Star Awards," Harmanpreet was quoted as saying in a press release.