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2021 in ice hockey
Ice hockey events in the year 2021
The following were the events of ice hockey for the year 2021 throughout the world. In 2021, some hockey events were shortened, postponed, or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Championships
- Note: Due to the cancellation of all tournaments below the top division, no relegations occurred.
- April 26 – May 6: 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships in Frisco, United States
 Canada defeated  Russia, 5–3, to win their fourth World U18 Championship title. Sweden defeated  Finland, 8–0, to win the bronze medal.
- January 5 – 12: 2021 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Linköping and Mjölby, Sweden[a]
- May 21 – June 6: 2021 IIHF World Championship in Riga, Latvia
- December 25, 2020 – January 5, 2021: 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, Canada
- August 20 – 31: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, Canada
Divisions
- All divisional tournaments aside from the top championship division were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships
- 2021 IIHF World U20 Championship (Junior)
- 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships
- 2021 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
- 2021 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship
- September 2, 2020 – February 27: 2020–21 KHL season
- March 2 – April 28: 2021 Gagarin Cup playoffs
North America
Europe
Asia
Deaths
January
- Rob Flockhart, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota North Stars).[1]
- John Muckler, 86, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres) and executive.[2]
- Gord Renwick, 85, Canadian ice hockey administrator, president of CAHA (1977–1979) and vice-president of IIHF (1986–1994).[3]
- George Robertson, 93, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens).[4]
- Bruno Ghedina, 77, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[5]
- George Armstrong, 90, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), Stanley Cup champion (1962–1964, 1967).[6]
- Gert Blomé, 86, Swedish ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1964).[7]
- Christian Daigle, 42, Canadian ice hockey agent.[8]
- Mihail Popescu, 60, Romanian Olympic ice hockey player (1980).[9]
February
- Art Jones, 85, Canadian ice hockey player (New Westminster Royals, Portland Buckaroos, Seattle Totems).[10]
- Jake McCoy, 79, American Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[11]
- Ralph Backstrom, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings), six-time Stanley Cup champion.[12]
- Clayton Pachal, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Colorado Rockies).[13]
- Adam Kopczyński, 72, Polish Olympic ice hockey player (1972).[14]
- Don Dietrich, 59, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, New Jersey Devils).[15]
- Jack Vivian, 79, Canadian ice hockey coach (Bowling Green Falcons, Cleveland Crusaders).[16]
- Jocelyn Hardy, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders) and coach (Shawinigan Cataractes).[17]
- Bob Hindmarch, 90, Canadian academic and ice hockey coach (UBC Thunderbirds, national team).[18]
- Glynne Thomas, 85, British ice hockey player (Streatham Redskins, Wembley Lions, national team).[19]
- Gary Inness, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers).[20]
- James Sedin, 90, American ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1952).[21]
- Irving Grundman, 92, Canadian ice hockey general manager (Montreal Canadiens).[22]
- Miloš Novák, 68, Czech ice hockey player, 1971 European U19 bronze medalist.[23]
- Alexander Barinev, 68, Russian ice hockey player (Kristall Saratov, HC Spartak Moscow, VEU Feldkirch).[24]
March
- Boris Kosarev, 69, Belarusian ice hockey player (Traktor Chelyabinsk, HC Dinamo Minsk) and coach (Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk).[25]
- Walter Gretzky, 82, Canadian ice hockey coach, complications from a hip injury.[26]
- Mark Pavelich, 63, American ice hockey player (New York Rangers), Olympic champion (1980).[27]
- Ray Cullen, 79, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars, Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings).[28]
- Timur Faizutdinov, 19, Russian ice hockey player (HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg).[29]
- Bob McKnight, 83, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic silver medallist (1960).[30]
- Swede Knox, 73, Canadian NHL ice hockey linesman.[31]
- Alex Andjelic, 80, Serbian Olympic ice hockey player (1964) and coach, complications from COVID-19.[32]
- Bob Plager, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers), traffic collision.[33]
- Bobby Schmautz, 76, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks).[34]
April
- Manfred Buder, 85, German ice hockey player (SG Dynamo Weißwasser).[35]
- Red Gendron, 63, American ice hockey coach (Maine Black Bears, Albany River Rats, Indiana Ice).[36]
- Bob Wheeler, 90, American ice hockey player.[37]
- Johnny Peirson, 95, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins) and broadcaster.[38]
- Viktor Shuvalov, 97, Russian ice hockey player and footballer (VVS Moscow), Olympic champion (1956).[39]
- Kent Angus, 68, Canadian businessman and uniform supplier to the International Ice Hockey Federation[40]
- Miroslav Fryčer, 61, Czech ice hockey player (HC Vítkovice, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (Orli Znojmo).[41]
- Hugh Coflin, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks).[42]
May
- Jim Johnson, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Fighting Saints).[43]
- Jean-Luc Phaneuf, 65, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Toros, Birmingham Bulls).[44]
- Vladislav Yegin, 32, Russian ice hockey player (Spartak Moscow, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg).[45]
- Jiří Feureisl, 89, Czech footballer (FC Karlovy Vary) and ice hockey player.[46]
- Gilles Lupien, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers), Stanley Cup champion (1978, 1979).[47]
- Gordon McMillan, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Michigan Wolverines).[48]
- Marek Trončinský, 32, Czech ice hockey player (Progym Gheorgheni, Bílí Tygři Liberec, Sheffield Steelers).[49]
- Murray Dowey, 95, Canadian ice hockey player, Olympic champion (1948).[50]
- Markus Egen, 93, German Olympic ice hockey player (1952, 1956, 1960).[51]
- Abner Oakes, 87, Canadian-born American ice hockey player (Dartmouth) and coach.[52]
June
- Dave Reid, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).[53]
- Howie Glover, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).[54]
- Tom Kurvers, 58, American ice hockey player (New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils), Stanley Cup champion (1986).[55]
- René Robert, 72, Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies).[56]
July
- Gerry Abel, 76, American ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).[57]
- Matīss Kivlenieks, 24, Latvian ice hockey goaltender (Columbus Blue Jackets, national team).[58]
- Bryan Watson, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals).[59]
- Pentti Isotalo, 94, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1952) and referee (1964).[60]
- Ron Hutchinson, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).[61]
- Ed Patenaude, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers, Indianapolis Racers).[62]
- Yevgeni Pupkov, 45, Kazakhstani ice hockey player (Kazzinc-Torpedo, SKA Saint Petersburg, Khimik Voskresensk) and coach, COVID-19.[63]
- Einar Bruno Larsen, 81, Norwegian footballer (Vålerenga, national team) and Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[64]
- Frank Ashworth, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks).[65]
August
- Gord Cruickshank, 56, Canadian ice hockey player (Maine Mariners).[66]
- Tony Esposito, 78, Canadian-American Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens), Stanley Cup champion (1969).[67]
- Rod Gilbert, 80, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (New York Rangers).[68]
- Ernest Aljančič Jr., 76, Slovenian ice hockey player (Yugoslavia national team).[69]
- Jimmy Hayes, 31, American ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks).[70]
- Jan Suchý, 76, Czech ice hockey player (HC Dukla Jihlava), Olympic silver medalist (1968).[71]
- Vladimir Shadrin, 73, Russian ice hockey player (HC Spartak Moscow, Oji Eagles) and coach, Olympic champion (1972, 1976).[72]
- Jim Bartlett, 89, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens).[73]
- Sune Bergman, 68, Swedish ice hockey player (Troja-Ljungby) and coach (HV71, Frisk Asker).[74]
- Ray Kinasewich, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey Bears) and coach (Edmonton Oilers).[75]
September
- Jack Egers, 72, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals).[76]
- Fern Perrault, 94, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers).[77]
- Fred Stanfield, 77, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres).[78]
- Ladislav Lubina, 54, Czech ice hockey player (HC Pardubice, HC Dukla Jihlava, HC Oceláři Třinec), Olympic bronze medallist (1992).[79]
- Lou Angotti, 83, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues) and coach.[80]
- Tomáš Prokop, 27, Czech ice hockey player (Mountfield HK, Motor České Budějovice, Draci Šumperk).[81]
- Karl-Sören Hedlund, 83, Swedish ice hockey player (Västerås, Skellefteå AIK, national team).[82]
October
- Neil Hawryliw, 65, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Islanders).[83]
- Jim McInally, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Hamilton Red Wings, Nashville Dixie Flyers).[84]
- Leo Boivin, 89, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins) and coach.[85]
- Tony Featherstone, 72, Canadian ice hockey player (Oakland/California Golden Seals, Minnesota North Stars, Toronto Toros).[86]
- Ron Serafini, 67, American ice hockey player (California Golden Seals).[87]
November
- John Aiken, 89, American ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens).[88]
- François Blank, 90, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1952).[89]
- Boris Sádecký, 24, Slovak ice hockey player (HK Orange 20, HC Slovan Bratislava, Bratislava Capitals).[90]
- Charlie Burns, 85, American-born Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins), world champion (1958).[91]
- Dušan Pašek, 36, Slovak ice hockey player (HC Slovan Bratislava, HC Košice, ŠHK 37 Piešťany).[92]
- Bill Reichart, 86, Canadian-born American Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[93]
- Rašid Šemšedinović, 80, Serbian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[94]
- Tom Colley, 68, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars).[95]
- Enrico Bacher, 80, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (1964).[96]
- Rod Blackburn, 82, American ice hockey player (New Hampshire Wildcats).[97]
- Matti Keinonen, 80, Finnish Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Lukko, HJK, national team).[98]
- Günter Oberhuber, 67, Austrian Olympic ice hockey player.[99]
December
- Peter Hayek, 64, American ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars).[100]
- Jim Troumbly, 93, American ice hockey player.[101]
- Gerry Foley, 89, American-Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings).[102]
- Len Thornson, 88, Canadian ice hockey player (Fort Wayne Komets, Indianapolis Chiefs, Huntington Hornets).[103]
- Bob Peters, 84, Canadian ice hockey coach (Bemidji State Beavers).[104]
- Bill Mahoney, 82, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars).[105]
- Greg Tebbutt, 64, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins).[106]
- Curt Ridley, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers).[107]
- Giovanni Mastel, 78, Italian Olympic ice hockey player.[108]
- Bob McCammon, 80, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers).[109]
- Ralph Warburton, 97, American Olympic ice hockey player (1948).[110]
- Jim Wiley, 71, Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (San Jose Sharks).[111]
- Thomas Milani, 69, Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player (Minnesota Fighting Saints, Kalamazoo Wings, Italy national team).[112]
- Jean Vassieux, 72, French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans, national team).[113]
Notes
See also
References
- ^ Former Kamloops Chiefs/Vancouver Canucks player Rob Flockhart dies at age 64
- ^ Former Oilers coach Muckler passes away
- ^ Hockey Canada statement on passing of Gordon Renwick
- ^ George Thomas Robertson
- ^ La Sportivi Ghiaccio Cortina piange Bruno Ghedina (in Italian)
- ^ Maple Leafs great, Hall of Famer George Armstrong dies at 90
- ^ Frölundas guldhjälte Gert Blomé, 86, död (in Swedish)
- ^ L’agent de joueurs Christian Daigle n’est plus (in French)
- ^ Popescu passes away
- ^ Scoresheet
- ^ Former Gopher, 1964 Olympic hockey player Jake McCoy dies
- ^ Backstrom dies at 83, won Stanley Cup six times with Canadiens
- ^ Claytob Pachal
- ^ Zmarł Adam Kopczyński (in Polish)
- ^ Dietrich
- ^ Jack Vivian, pivotal figure in BGSU hockey program, dies at 79
- ^ Décès de l'ancien joueur de hockey Joe Hardy (in French)
- ^ Robert George Hindmarch (Bob)
- ^ Glynne Thomas
- ^ Flyers Family Mourns Passing of Gary Inness
- ^ James Sedin
- ^ Irving Grundman
- ^ Jihlavský hokej smutní. Zemřel Miloš Novák, další hokejista z vítězné éry (in Czech)
- ^ Скончался бывший хоккеист "Спартака" Баринев (in Russian)
- ^ Бывший главный тренер хоккейного «Динамо-Минск» умер в возрасте 69 лет (in Russian)
- ^ Canada's Hockey Dad Walter Gretzky passes away at 82
- ^ Death of 'Miracle on Ice' Olympic hockey team star Mark Pavelich ruled suicide
- ^ Ray Cullen dies but his jingle and hockey past remembered
- ^ Russian hockey player Timur Faizutdinov, 19, dies after being hit by puck
- ^ Bob McKnight
- ^ Local linesman Swede Knox saw Battle of Alberta up close and personal
- ^ Serbian ice hockey coach and Olympian Andjelic dies age 80
- ^ Bob Plager, former NHL bruiser, dead in car crash
- ^ Schmautz dies at 76, scored OT goal for Bruins in 1978 Stanley Cup Final
- ^ Hockeytown trauert um Eissport-Legenden (in German)
- ^ UMaine ice hockey coach Red Gendron dead at 63
- ^ Robert J. Wheeler
- ^ Former Bruins player and broadcaster Johnny Peirson passes away at 95
- ^ Ушел из жизни первый чемпион мира и олимпийский чемпион по хоккею Виктор Шувалов (in Russian)
- ^ Kent Angus, 1952–2021
- ^ Former Toronto Maple Leaf Frycer dead at 61
- ^ Hugh Coflin
- ^ Jimmy Johnson, original member of the Flyers and part of a blockbuster trade, dies at 78
- ^ Jean-Luc Phaneuf (in French)
- ^ Бывший хоккеист «Автомобилиста» Владислав Егин скончался в 32 года Archived 2021-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Do nebe odešel sportovní velikán Jiří Feureisl (in Czech)
- ^ Canadiens mourn the loss of Gilles Lupien
- ^ Obituary for Gordon Warner McMillan
- ^ Бывший хоккеист сборной Чехии Трончинский умер в возрасте 32 лет (in Russian)
- ^ Murray Dowey
- ^ Deutscher Eishockey-Bund Trauert Um Füssener Legende Markus Egen (in German)
- ^ Abner Oakes III
- ^ David S. Reid
- ^ Howard Edward Glover
- ^ Wild assistant Former NHL player Tom Kurvers dies at 58 from lung cancer
- ^ French Connection winger and ex-Leaf Rene Robert dies
- ^ Gerald S. Abel
- ^ Columbus Blue Jackets statement on the passing of Matiss Kivlenieks
- ^ Former NHL defenseman Bryan 'Bugsy' Watson dies at 78
- ^ Jääkiekkoleijona Pentti Isotalo on kuollut
- ^ Ron Hutchinson
- ^ Edgar Arnold ‘Rusty’ Patenaude
- ^ Pupkov dies of Covid-19
- ^ VIF-legende er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Frank Winsor Ashworth
- ^ Gordon Richard Cruickshank
- ^ Blackhawks Legend Tony Esposito Dies After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer, Team Announces
- ^ Rangers legend and HHOFer Gilbert passes away
- ^ Aljancic dies at 77
- ^ Former NHLer Jimmy Hayes passes away at 31
- ^ Zemřel legendární obránce Jan Suchý (in Czech)
- ^ Vladimir Shadrin passes away
- ^ Jimmy Bartlett
- ^ Trenerlegenden Sune Bergman er død (in Norwegian)
- ^ Roman Kinasewich (Ray)
- ^ Jack "Smokey" Egers
- ^ Perrault, Fernand (in French)
- ^ Fred Stanfield, two-time Stanley Cup winner with Bruins, dies at 77
- ^ Zemřel Ladislav Lubina (†54), získal tituly s Pardubicemi i medaile z MS (in Czech)
- ^ Flyers’ first-ever captain Lou Angotti dies at 83
- ^ Bývalý obranca Žiliny tragicky zahynul, mal len 27 rokov (in Czech)
- ^ Karl-Sören Hedlund har gått bort (in Swedish)
- ^ Neil A. Hawryliw
- ^ James Patrick McInally (Jim)
- ^ Former Bruins Captain Leo Boivin Passes Away at 89
- ^ Featherstone, Anthony 'Tony' James
- ^ Ronald William "Ron" Serafini
- ^ John J. Aiken Sr.
- ^ Le légendaire Francis Blank est décédé (in French)
- ^ Slovak Player Boris Sádecký Passes Away
- ^ Charles F. Burns
- ^ Умер вице-президент «Братиславы». Несколько дней назад во время матча погиб хоккеист клуба (in Russian)
- ^ UND great Bill Reichart, captain of the 1964 U.S. Olympic team, dies at age 86
- ^ Tužna vest: Preminuo jedan od najvećih hokejaša Srbije Rašid Šemsedinović (in Serbian)
- ^ Tom Colley (1953–2021)
- ^ Il Bolzano piange la scomparsa di Enrico Bacher (in Italian)
- ^ Roderick H. Blackburn
- ^ Jääkiekkolegenda Matti ”Mölli” Keinonen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- ^ Günther Oberhuber
- ^ Peter Milton Hayek
- ^ James "Slimmy" F. Troumbly
- ^ Gerald James "Gerry" Foley
- ^ Komets legend Len Thornson passes away at the age of 88
- ^ Bemidji State's Bob Peters, who won 13 national hockey titles, dies at 84
- ^ Former Peterborough Petes captain Bill Mahoney dies at 82
- ^ Greg Tebbutt
- ^ Ridley death evokes memories of iconic goalie's mask from 1970s
- ^ Giovanni Mastel
- ^ Former Flyers, Canucks coach passes away
- ^ Ralph A. Warburton
- ^ Former San Jose Sharks head coach dies at 71
- ^ Former Bulldog Tom Milani passes away at age 69
- ^ Décès de Jean Vassieux (in French)
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