https://internationalhockey.net/ International hockey, mapped without the fog. en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://internationalhockey.net/iihf-divisions-promotion-relegation/https://internationalhockey.net/iihf-divisions-promotion-relegation/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTIIHF World Championships connect competitive levels through promotion, moving a team upward for the next championship season, and relegation, moving it… https://internationalhockey.net/iihf-world-championship-history/https://internationalhockey.net/iihf-world-championship-history/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe IIHF recognizes the 1920 Antwerp Olympic tournament as the first men's ice hockey World Championship. The first stand-alone championship followed in 1930. https://internationalhockey.net/1972-summit-series-game-guide/https://internationalhockey.net/1972-summit-series-game-guide/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe 1972 Summit Series was an eight-game Canada–Soviet Union hockey series: four games in Canada, then four in Moscow. https://internationalhockey.net/how-iihf-tournaments-work/https://internationalhockey.net/how-iihf-tournaments-work/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTMany IIHF tournaments begin with round-robin groups, award three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime or shootout win, one for an overtime or… https://internationalhockey.net/international-ice-hockey-rink-size/https://internationalhockey.net/international-ice-hockey-rink-size/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe current IIHF rule book does not define every international rink as one oversized surface: Rule 1.2 specifies a rink 60 metres long and 26 to 30 metres… https://internationalhockey.net/olympic-ice-hockey-history/https://internationalhockey.net/olympic-ice-hockey-history/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTOlympic ice hockey began at the Antwerp 1920 Summer Games, four years before Chamonix staged the event later recognised as the first Olympic Winter Games.