Category: League News & Galleries
2016-2017 Draft Party Planned
Stirring up a frenzy of speculation about who will be drafted where, and what people will do if they get drafted to the Grinders, details for the 2016-2017 Draft Party have been announced. This year’s event is planned as follows: Date & Time: Friday, Sept 2. 19:00-22:00, with the actual draft starting at 20:00. Location: […]
BIIH Members Making an Impact
What’s this we see? Canadian Marc Simon and Chinese national Zhang Dongdong made it to international news recently, appearing in a CBC article about the rise of hockey in China ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The article, titled You want to play hockey, eh? China looks for Canadian help ahead of 2022 Beijing […]
Hockey Night in Beijing (HNIB) 2016
Hockey Night in Beijing was a great success, despite the rain. An amazing community that rocked the fan zone and cheered louder than any other year. Thanks to everyone that came out.
Refs Corner, First Edition: Referee Davison Clears up Week 5 Questions
With the first five games of the Beijing International Hockey League completed, the league referees took time out of their busy schedules to reflect on the progress of officiating in the league. Referee-in-Chief and resident expert on all things life-related, Greg “Fella” MacIsaac feels “The level of refereeing has gone way up in the league.” […]
League Lines up for International Tilt
The BIIH will take its annual break from ignoring nationalities as four teams have been chosen to once again face off in Hockey Night in Beijing. This year, Team Canada will face team Team World and Team USA will face Team Finland. Tickets are on sale at the Irish Volunteer in Lido or from select […]
Are helmets unsafe?
A new study done by Virgina Tech suggests that most helmets worn by most youth and even pros are, yes, UNSAFE. “More than a quarter of all helmets worn by hockey players, from the NHL to youth leagues, are unsafe, according to an independent study provided to “Outside the Lines” that ranked hockey helmets based […]
2015 Ice Breaker Tournament & 2015-2016 Registration
1. Ice Breaker Tournament – this tournament will take place on August 28-29th, 2015. A good opportunity to get back on the ice and meet some of the new and returning players. We’re happy to have Dalian and Mongolia join us once again. The cost of the tournament is RMB 500/ player, which includes minimum […]
