21.   Sales have topped the record for international hockey attendance.

22.   Sweden is a major force in international hockey.

23.   The International Ice Hockey Federation Monday upheld its suspension from international hockey of holdout Ottawa Senators forward Alexei Yashin.

24.   The United States finished first in round-robin play at the World Championships for the first time, but not in a major international hockey tournament.

25.   There is no center-ice line in international hockey.

26.   Citing one of the many forms of discrimination, Deepali said her kind were even barred from playing international hockey the world over.

27.   England played the tournament with a new-look team with two players making their maiden appearance in international hockey.