IIHF Women's Hockey World Championships
FILE - Then-USA Hockey women's General Manager Reagan Carey is interviewed in Plymouth Township, Mich., Dec. 15, 2016. Reagan Carey is bringing her Olympic gold-medal-winning resume to lead the Premier Hockey Federation through a critical offseason of expansion and the looming threat of competing for talent with a second North American pro women’s hockey league. The PHF announced Tuesday, April 26. 2022, that the former head of USA Hockey’s women’s programs is its new commissioner heading into it eighth season. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Former USA Hockey women's director named PHF commissioner

By John Wawrow Apr. 26, 2022 08:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 file photo, Canada's Geneviève Lacasse (31) blocks a shot by United States' Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) during the third period of a rivalry series women's hockey game in Hartford, Conn. The puck drops on a women’s world hockey championship more than two years after the last one on Friday Aug. 20, 2021. Who’s counting? American forward Kendall Coyne Schofield is, for one..(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Women’s world hockey championship drops puck after delay

Aug. 18, 2021 04:08 PM EDT

Team Sonnet Ella Shelton, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Loren Gabel during first period PWHPA Dream Tour hockey action against Team Bauer in Calgary, Monday, May 24, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Calgary to host women’s world hockey championships in August

Jun. 02, 2021 05:53 PM EDT

NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) spins out as NASCAR driver Harrison Burton passes him during the Geico 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday, April 25, 2021 in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
The Latest: Women's world hockey rescheduled to late August

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

FILE - Kendall Coyne Schofield, left, of the United States and Nelli Laitinen of Finland vie for the puck during the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championships final match between the United States and Finland in Espoo, Finland, in this Sunday, April 14, 2019, file photo. The International Ice Hockey Federation is scrambling to reschedule the women’s world hockey championships after health officials in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, scrapped holding the tournament next month due to COVID-19 concerns. IIHF chief Rene Fasel told The Associated Press by phone he was blind-sided by the decision, which was made at essentially the last minute. (Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva via AP, File)
Women's hockey feels sting from latest virus cancellation

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2021 06:24 PM EDT

FILE - Kendall Coyne Schofield, left, of the United States and Nelli Laitinen of Finland vie for the puck during the IIHF Women's Ice Hockey World Championships final match between the United States and Finland in Espoo, Finland, in this Sunday, April 14, 2019, file photo. The International Ice Hockey Federation is scrambling to reschedule the women’s world hockey championships after health officials in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, scrapped holding the tournament next month due to COVID-19 concerns. IIHF chief Rene Fasel told The Associated Press by phone he was blind-sided by the decision, which was made at essentially the last minute. (Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva via AP, File)
IIHF: Women's world hockey championships in Canada postponed

By John Wawrow Apr. 21, 2021 01:12 PM EDT

US women's hockey coach steps down due to COVID-19 concerns

By John Wawrow Apr. 17, 2021 01:35 AM EDT
Assistant coach Joel Johnson is taking over the United States women’s national hockey team after Bob Corkum abruptly stepped down while citing COVID-19...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, speaks with International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (Nikolai Petrov/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)
IIHF pulls hockey worlds from Belarus, seeks new host

Jan. 18, 2021 11:45 AM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2020 12:05 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 12:03 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2016, file photo, National Women's Hockey League All-Star players take time for a "selfie" before the start of an all-star game at Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y. A person with direct knowledge of the plans tells The Associated Press the U.S.-based National Women’s Hockey League is in the process of establishing an expansion franchise in the Toronto area, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File)
Oh, Canada: NWHL confirms plans to expand into Toronto

By John Wawrow Apr. 22, 2020 08:00 AM EDT

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2020 12:05 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2020 03:25 PM EDT
CRICKET India-South Africa 2nd ODI in Lucknow on March 15, 3rd ODI in Kolkata on March 18, postponed. Australia-New...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2020 01:35 PM EDT
HANDBALL Olympic women’s qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women’s...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2020 12:07 PM EDT
HANDBALL Olympic women’s qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women’s...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2020 12:07 PM EDT
HANDBALL Olympic women’s qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women’s...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2020 03:53 PM EDT
HANDBALL Olympic women’s qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women’s...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 02:12 PM EDT
HANDBALL Olympic women’s qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women’s...