Mi'kmaw man up for NHL Community Hero Award
Ryan Francis, a 27-year-old Mi'kmaw man, is one of three finalists for the NHL's Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award for his work with the Nova Scotia-based Indigenous Girls Hockey Program.
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Junior Women's Hockey World Cup: Mizo coach’s struggle bears fruit
SAI Hockey Centre in Thenzawl, Mizoram, will be glued to their screens when India face off against the Netherlands in the semifinals of Junior Hockey World Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on Sunday. After all, it’s not every day that three from the same academy take the field together in the semifinals of one of the biggest competitions that the game has to offer. Lalremsiami, Lalrindiki and Marina Lalramnghaki – the three players from Mizoram who are part of the junior women’s team – have all trained at SAI Hockey Centre, Thenzawl.
FIH Pro League: Indian Women's Hockey Team Loses To Second String Netherlands Side In Shootout
The Indian women's hockey team dished out a below-par performance to suffer a 1-3 loss to Olympic champions Netherlands' second string side in the shootout after both sides were locked 1-1 in the regulation time in the second match of their FIH Pro League tie on Saturday. Rajwinder Kaur scored in the first minute of the match and the Dutch side, playing here without any player who have won gold in the Tokyo Olympics last year, equalised in the 53rd minute through captain Jansen Yibbi to take the match to the shootout.
FIH Pro League: Indian women's hockey team loses to second string Netherlands in shootout
Netherlands' second string side in the shootout after both sides were locked 1-1 in the regulation time in the second match of their FIH Pro League tie on Saturday. Rajwinder Kaur scored in the first minute of the match and the Dutch side, playing here without any player who have won gold in the Tokyo Olympics last year, equalised in the 53rd minute through captain Jansen Yibbi to take the match to the shootout.
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UAE win Ice Hockey World Championship in Luxembourg
UAE beat hosts Luxembourg 8-1 to win their division of the Ice Hockey World Championship for the first time with a 100 per cent record.
Junior Women's Hockey World Cup: India face Netherlands in semifinals as history beckons
India's best performance in the tournament so far is a bronze medal finish in the 2013 edition of the event in Monchengladbach, Germany. Unbeaten so far in the tournament, the Indians have exceeded expectations in the event, beating Wales 5-1, upsetting Germany (2-1), Malaysia (4-0) and Korea (3-0). It was a cohesive effort from the Indians in the tournament so far with all the departments clicking for the Salima Tete-led side.
As Jets’ playoff hopes fade, focus shifts to important off-season
Mathematically, the Winnipeg Jets have “hope.” Realistically, eyes should be turning to the off-season and what needs to change.