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CBC
4 days ago
- General
- CBC
IIHF, PWHL not aligned over 2026 women's hockey worlds scheduling
The International Ice Hockey Federation has postponed announcing the host city of the 2026 women's world hockey championship. The IIHF introduced running a women's championship in the same year as an Olympic Games in 2022, but the arrival of the Professional Women's Hockey League has made scheduling the 2026 world championship thorny. The IIHF said in an email Monday the allocation of the 2026 women's championship was postponed until its semi-annual congress Oct. 3-4. The 2022 championship was held Aug. 25 to Sept. 4. In Herning and Frederikshavn, Denmark, after February's Olympic Games in Beijing. International Ice Hockey Federation women's committee chair Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer said in April that March-early April for the women's championship is in the IIHF bylaws, and that Denmark's summer tournament was a one-off. "That was only for that year," Kolbenheyer said then. "We always wanted to put it back to the original dates." But the PWHL, entering its third season, does not want two long international breaks within weeks of each other. The Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, run Feb. 6-22. "We've had ongoing discussions with the IIHF," PWHL executive vice-president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford said Friday during a conference call about league expansion. "We do not have a date for that event, location for that event. "We do know the Olympics are happening in February, but anything beyond that is not confirmed. So that's the information we have today, and we'll continue to work closely with the IIHF and various national federations." WATCH l U.S. dethrones Canada at 2025 women's hockey worlds: United States take down Canada in overtime to win women's hockey worlds gold 1 month ago Duration 2:13 Tessa Janecke was the benefactor of a bad turnover by the Canadians, as she buried a pass from Taylor Heise to clinch a 4-3 overtime victory against Canada. This gave the United States the win over their rivals for a third-consecutive women's world championships tournament. PWHL expanding by 2 teams Canada will host the 2027 women's championship. The PWHL's second season ran from Dec. 1, 2024 to May 26 when the Minnesota Frost defended the Walter Cup. Each team played 30 regular-season games. The league will expand by two clubs next season in Vancouver and Seattle. Kolbenheyer said during April's women's championship April 9-20 in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic that a survey was issued to the women's hockey community seeking opinions on world championship dates "but we decided at the council level that it would be too late to do any changes" to 2026. The international hockey calendar is crowded. It also includes the men's championship in May, the world under-20 men's championship in December-January, the women's under-18 championship in January and the men's under-18 championship in April. The IIHF also holds multiple lower-level divisional tournaments in those categories that promote and relegate countries. The NCAA's women's Frozen Four in mid-March also dictates the women's championship's timing.
The Irish Sun
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tyrone suffer big blow as former All-Star forward quits panel on eve of All-Ireland group series throw-in
CATHAL MCSHANE has decided to step away from the Tyrone senior football panel. The news was confirmed on Wednesday after the player informed the 2 Tyrone manager Malachy O'Rourke's side suffered the major blow on Wednesday 2 Cathal McShane has confirmed he will step away from the Tyrone inter county panel The Owen Roes man has been a prominent figure for the county since his senior debut against He played a key role in Tyrone's Ulster and The 29-year-old had fallen in and out of favour in recent months after prolonged fitness battles due to an ankle injury, and drop in form. But he was named in the starting fifteen by Malachy O'Rourke for the Ulster Championship opener last month against Cavan. READ MORE ON GAA His final appearance for McShane made a total of 106 senior appearances for Tyrone - 45 in the championship, 41 in the National League, and 20 in the Dr McKenna Cup. Across all those fixtures, he registered an impressive 8-156. He enjoyed a sensational season in 2019, widely regarded as the top forward in the country, helping Tyrone reach the All-Ireland semi-finals before falling to Kerry. Most read in GAA Football The previous year, he played in the final defeat to Dublin. His standout performances earned him an All-Star award. In 2021, McShane played a vital impact role during Tyrone's run to a fourth All-Ireland title. 'It's a failure on the camogie association' - RTE GAA pundits don't sit on fence over 'no-brainer' skorts saga He scored one of the key goals in their dramatic extra-time semi-final win over Kerry and struck again in the final against Mayo to help seal the victory. Having struggled to nail down a regular starting role in recent seasons, McShane has now opted to step away from inter-county football for the remainder of the year. The four group winners advance directly to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Preliminary quarter-finals are contested by the teams who finish second and third. As per the previous editions of this format, each team will play one game at home, one away and one at a neutral venue. The much-maligned system will be replaced for the 2026 Championship. Meanwhile, Westmeath's bid to become the first team to win the Tailteann Cup twice will see them face Limerick, Antrim and London. The second-tier competition begins on May 10-11.
