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	ICEHOCKEY 2005 IIHF WCH ::
		Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 03:07 PM Canada hangs on to the top spot in the IIHF World Men’s Ranking despite the loss to Czech Republic in the gold medal game of the 2005 IIHF World Championship in Vienna, Austria.
		Championship: World Champion Czech Republic to play host Latvia in the 70th IIHF World Championship in Riga
		Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 03:06 PM The draw to determine the four Preliminary Round groups for the 2006 IIHF World Championship was conducted today in Riga, Latvia, the host city of the 70th flagship event of the IIHF.
	www.icehockey2005.com (199 words)

	Ice Hockey World Championships information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While the top European players were officially able to compete in the World Championships while retaining their amateur status, players in the National Hockey League were prohibited for many years from entering in the tournament.
		Canada boycotted the World Championships for seven years as a result, during which the IIHF moved the championships out of the Olympics in 1972 and 1976 in an attempt to resolve the issue.
		The Championships ran the risk of established countries being displaced from pool A by the new teams as they advanced from pool C. As the IIHF depended on advertising revenue derived from the established countries, it decided to expand pool A to accommodate the existing pool A teams plus the new rising teams.
	www.search.com /reference/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships (1210 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ice Hockey World Championships
		Subsequently ice hockey featured at the Winter Olympics, where the World Championship was decided when the two events occurred concurrently.
		Canada boycotted the World Championship for seven years as a result, during which the IIHF moved the championships out of the Olympics in 1972 and 1976 in an attempt to resolve the issue.
		The Championship ran the risk of established countries being displaced from pool A by the new teams as they advanced from pool C. As the IIHF depended on advertising revenue derived from the established countries, it decided to expand pool A to accommodate the existing pool A teams plus the new rising teams.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ice-Hockey-World-Championships (2281 words)

	The Ultimate Ice hockey - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Ice hockey is played on a hockey rink by six players per side, each of whom is on ice skates.
		North American hockey codes, such as those of Hockey Canada and USA Hockey, tend to be a hybrid of the NHL and IIHF codes.
		Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing women's sports in the world, with the number of participants increasing 400 percent in the last 10 years.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Ice_hockey (1361 words)

	swissinfo - Key players missing at ice hockey world championships in Riga
		Leuenberger said Switzerland's surprise victories over ice hockey greats Canada and the Czech Republic on the way to the quarter-finals in Turin are serving as points of reference.
		Ice hockey is certainly very physically demanding, but for prestige the annual World Championships undoubtedly ranks behind the Olympics and the World Cup, which both take place every four years.
		In the 2005 World Championships in Innsbruck Switzerland were again beaten by Sweden in the quarter-finals, but that time only 2-1.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/front/detail/New_look_hockey_team_takes_the_ice_in_Riga.html?siteSect=105&sid=6688782&cKey=1146830457000 (544 words)

	2005 Hockey World Championships
		All of the 2005 ice hockey and 2005 roller hockey world championships including inline hockey, hardball hockey, and ice hockey.
		There are two inline hockey world championships, each with different rules, and each sanctioned by a different skating federation: One event is organized by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) and the other event is organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
		Hardball hockey is roller hockey played on quad roller skates using a ball and it is also often called rink hockey, ball and cane hockey, and traditional roller hockey.
	www.skatelog.com /worlds/hockey/2005 (247 words)

	SportsKnowHow.com - History of Ice Hockey - Page 2 of 2
		Netting was first added to hockey goals in the early 1900s to stop the puck and show that the puck had actually passed between the goal posts.
		Today’s hockey players from the junior leagues to the NHL wear layers of protective padding from their shin guards to their helmets.
		After World War II hockey took hold in the Soviet Union and the Russians became a force to reckon with on the ice.
	www.sportsknowhow.com /hockey/history/hockey-history-2.shtml (683 words)

	2007 Ice Hockey World Championships: News, Live Events, Video, Schedules, Results, Photos and more - WCSN
		Canada's hockey teams always play with high expectations at major tournaments, but the young team short on NHL talent that won gold still surprised plenty of people at the world championships.
		Russia was indulging in a bout of soul-searching on Monday after watching rival Canada lift the ice hockey world championships trophy for a record 24th time.
		Finland battled back, but Canada was able to hold on in the third period of the IIHF world championships.
	www.wcsn.com /icehockey (1581 words)

	IHWC.net 2007
		Rick Nash was close to be named championship MVP already two years ago in Austria, but now he finally got it in Moscow.
		World Champion Canada will play in next year's Group B with the USA in Halifax, while Czechs and Russians will meet in Group D in Quebec City.
		Canada ready to host 2008 IIHF World Championship
	live82.ihwc.net /english (340 words)

	10th Table Hockey World Championships - official site - Main page
		The Organizing Committee of the 2007 World Championships and the Russian Table Hockey Federation (RTHF) thank representatives of the national federations, the ITHF members, for their choice of Moscow at the 2005 conference in Riga and are very glad that Russian capital will host the 10th jubilee world championships.
		We hope that the World Championships in Moscow will become the most exciting and the largest ever (in the number of the players, prize amount and attention of media and public) international table hockey tournament and will bring only good emotions, impressions and memories to all those to turn out.
		The official web site of the 10th world championships will be the place to come for the latest news on preparations for the tournament and join live broadcasts of the competitions during the championships.
	worldcup07.boardhockey.ru /eng/index.shtml (488 words)

	Player Bio: Digit Murphy :: Women's Ice Hockey
		In 2001, members of the media awarded Murphy the New England Hockey Writers' Coach of the Year award, and in 1997 Murphy's fellow coaches and the media honored her with both the ECACHL/KOHO and the New England Hockey Writers' Coach of the Year awards.
		She was also a color analyst at the 2004 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships for College Television (CSTV) and the 2000 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships for Oxygen Media.
		Among many professional accomplishments, Murphy is most proud of the ongoing grassroots growth of women's ice hockey and the development of female athletes and coaches.
	brownbears.cstv.com /sports/w-hockey/mtt/murphy_digit00.html (1206 words)

	SI.com - Hockey - World Championships are up for grabs in Helsinki - Thursday April 24, 2003 12:10 PM
		The last host nation to win the worlds was the Soviet Union, which prevailed in Moscow in 1986.
		Selanne, the San Jose Sharks' leading scorer who became a free agent Monday, believes many host nations have failed to win the championship on home ice because they were too fired up.
		Phoenix Coyotes goalie Sean Burke, who led the Canadians to their last world title in 1997 in Finland, is back for his fifth championship.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2003/04/24/world_championships_preview (862 words)

	VL of Sport - Ice Hockey
		Special Hockey International provides an ice hockey program for any child or adult regardless of age, race or gender, who is mentally challenged, is physically able to walk and wishes to learn and play the game
		Ice Hockey was established in the early 1900's with the first ice rink in Adelaide.
		European Hockey Net under development, with the aim is to bring the whole of European ice hockey together on one site - more exposure of the national leagues, with information in English which is accepted as the international internet language.
	sportsvl.com /ball/icehockey.htm (1957 words)

	USA Hockey (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship hits American soil in 2005, arriving at the Ralph Englestad Arenas in Grand Forks, North Dakota and Thief River Falls on December 25, 2004.
		USA Hockey on Oct. 27, 2003 named 16 players to the preliminary roster for the 2004 United States National Junior Team, which will compete at the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2003-Jan. 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland.
		USA Hockey on May 23, 2003 announced that University of Wisconsin Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach Mike Eaves (Madison, Wis.) will serve as head coach of the 2004 U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete at the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
	www.usahockey.com /usa_hockey/04worldjrs/04worldjrs (946 words)

	Women's World Hockey Championships
		Women's hockey was accepted into the 1998 Winter Olympics as a full medal sport for the first time.
		In addition to the IIHF sanctioned Women's World Hockey Championships, which started in 1990, there was also a women's hockey World Tournament in 1987 that got the ball rolling for women's hockey on the international front.
		If you watched the recent women's world championships on TV (held in Lake Placid from April 11-17 1994), you would have probably noticed that quite a bit of body checking was allowed, although it was not supposed to be.
	www.whockey.com /int/wwc (1557 words)

	Latvia 2006 - Ice Hockey World Championships - European Hockey.Net
		The Semi-Annual Congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation allocated the men’s 2013 IIHF World Championship to Sweden.
		The championship sites will be the capital Stockholm (Globe Arena, 13.850) and the southern city of Malmö, where a 12.500-seat arena is currently being built.
		World Women's championships extends with a U18 championship.
	www.eurohockey.net /worldchampionships (259 words)

	Hockey Forum - Hockey Fan Forums - NHL Boards
		Got a question or want to post a comment about the history of hockey, this is the area.
		Each Christmas the World Juniors take over a host country to match-up some of the hottest NHL prospects battling for their home country's bragging rights.
		With the future of the NHL's participation in Olympic Hockey in limbo, the World Cup of Hockey could become the place for all the NHL stars to battle it out for national bragging rights.
	www.hockeyforum.com (539 words)

	Ice Hockey Betting and Odds Comparison
		Compare Ice Hockey betting odds from the UK's leading Internet bookmakers and always get the best odds.
		For the best Ice Hockey odds, click on a betting event below.
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	odds.bestbetting.com /ice-hockey (85 words)

	Europe Daily Travel News » Ice Hockey World Championships 2005
		The 2005 IIHF World Championship will take place in Vienna and Innsbruck from April 30 to May 15.
		The world championship will start on April 30, 2005 with the preliminary round – the national team of Austria as the organiser will have a fix spot.
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	www.europeetravel.net /2005/01/18/241/ice-hockey-world-championships-2005 (753 words)

	RCC/Taking Numismatics to the Ice
		Finland celebrated the 1991 Ice Hockey World Championships with uncirculated and proof strikes of a 100 Markkaa coin.
		The hockey coin shows two players in pursuit of the puck on its reverse, while the coin’s obverse, a design common to the entire series, features the Olympic rings, the 1984 Winter Olympics logo, and the Yugoslavian Coat-of-Arms.
		As with most world coins, my bet is you can find them cheaper that the catalog prices I have listed either at a coin show or through a mail order list of a world coin dealer.
	www.raleighcoinclub.org /articles/1997/ice.html (987 words)

	Boxing Day marks the start of the 2006 IIHF World Hockey Championships - Ice Hockey
		The growth of hockey in the United States has placed them amongst the top teams in recent years with improved player development and increased popularity of the sport and they are considered by many to be the favourites going into this year’s tournament.
		Canada will be going in with a young team with their attempt to defend their gold medal from last year.
		Be prepared for some great hockey from these young players as dreams of gold and a future NHL career abound.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art38697.asp (278 words)

	World Championships - Eurosport (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sweden's Niklas Kronwall added a trio of individual honours to his ice hockey world championship gold medal on Sunday.
		Canada came from a goal down to beat Slovakia 4-1 in the second quarter final of the World Ice Hockey championships in Latvia on Wednesday.
		At the world championships in Riga,Sweden take on the United States in the opening game of the quarter-finals.
	www.eurosport.com /icehockey/world-championships/2006 (430 words)

	Ice Hockey Events Worldwide
		Although most of the links are to the Men's Hockey teams, there are also many Women's Hockey teams not to be overlooked.
		NCAA Ice Hockey Championships - official site of the Frozen Four includes schedule and ticket information, results, history, and more for the Division I and Division III championships.
		World Pond Hockey Championships - in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick; February 16 - 19, 2006; tournament that brings teams from around the world together to celebrate the proud Canadian tradition of pond hockey.
	www.partyguideonline.com /sports/hockey.html (1256 words)

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