A hockey team from Israel laced up for games in Toronto—on the heels of a ban from international tournaments getting overturned
In two games organized by the private Israel Elite Hockey League (IEHL), Israeli and Canadian players wore the white-and-blue Magen David as the IEHL’s Israel Selects for a friendly series March 2 and March 4 in Toronto. The Israel Selects’ games against the team from Redeemer University, a Christian college in Hamilton, Ont., came days […]
Three hockey players from Canada have joined Israel’s U20 national team in the controversial IIHF tournament in Bulgaria
A homegrown twist to the international sport drama.
The Israeli hockey team ban has been reversed five days ahead of men’s U20 championship games in Bulgaria
Israel’s junior ice hockey team will be permitted to compete after all in next week’s World Championships in Bulgaria beginning on Monday, Jan. 22. In a statement released Wednesday, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in Switzerland announced it had reversed the original removal of the Israeli team, after receiving safety assurances from Bulgaria’s own […]
National Hockey League joins the call for the International Ice Hockey Federation to reverse its ban on Israeli teams in 2024 tournaments
The IIHF claimed it was about the safety and security of all players.
Andrew Cristall wants to ‘represent’ his Jewish identity in the NHL as he signs with the Washington Capitals
Cristall, 18, fasted on Yom Kippur ahead of his team’s game on Oct. 5, 2022.
Honey and Barry Sherman’s son is building a hockey arena to celebrate their legacy
The first and only hockey arena in North America to be owned by a Jewish federation.
Canada’s 2022 Maccabiah hockey teams blast out of the gate with resounding wins
The twin brothers from Calgary play volleyball with the Under-18 men’s team, while Tissenbaum is the goalie for the women’s ice hockey team. The Toronto native now works in Boston.
The Greater Toronto Hockey League is looking into alleged antisemitic remarks made by a parent of a player on the Don Mills Mustangs
The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) has opened an investigation into an allegation of antisemitism after an incident at a game on March 6. At that game, a parent of a player on the Avenue Road Ducks Under 13 A team allegedly heard a parent of a player on the Don Mills Mustangs team use […]
Eliezer Sherbatov is the Canadian hockey player who escaped from ‘a real war’ in Ukraine
Canadian hockey player Eli Sherbatov escaped the war in Ukraine with just a backpack, after bombs fell near his team’s hotel Thursday Feb. 24. 2022.
Here are some Jews to root for at the 2022 Winter Olympics
The CJN’s resident sports podcasters list some prominent Jewish athletes.
