More Sports / Ice Hockey Jun 16, 2022
NHL will not allow players to take Stanley Cup to Russia or Belarus
League officials have told both teams that their Russian or Belarusian players will have to hold off on taking the Cup home.
Ice Hockey Jun 8, 2022
Lightning cruise past Rangers to even NHL East finals at two games each
It is the first time the home teams have won the first four respective games of a conference final series since 1991.
Ice Hockey Jun 7, 2022
Colorado swept the host Oilers 4-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference final to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the title in 2001.
Ice Hockey May 31, 2022
Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers eliminate Hurricanes in Game 7
The Rangers, who are 5-0 in elimination games this postseason, will face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals.
Ice Hockey May 1, 2022
Lightning enter playoffs seeking rare Stanley Cup three-peat
Two Florida teams will be aiming to lift the fabled Stanley Cup at the end of the grueling playoff tournament, while three Canadian teams are hoping to end that country's 29-year drought.
More Sports / Ice Hockey Mar 10, 2022
Alex Ovechkin skates into Canada’s Ukrainian enclave as scorned star
by David Shoalts
Ovechkin is one of Russia’s most famous athletes, and his friendship with Putin, who has a singular passion for ice hockey, is widely known.
Ice Hockey Mar 1, 2022
International ice hockey body suspends Russian and Belarusian teams
USA Hockey and Hockey Canada both backed the decision of the IIHF to suspend teams from both countries and revoke Russia's 2023 World Junior Championship hosting rights.
Ice Hockey Feb 27, 2022
Dominik Hasek slams Alex Ovechkin, calls for NHL to ban Russians
The 57-year-old Hall-of-Famer's demand came in a series of tweets which lambasted Russian legend Ovechkin for comments regarding the Ukraine crisis on Friday.
Winter Olympics / Ice hockey Jan 26, 2022
Ice hockey 'the Canadian way': Size, speed and aggression
by Steve Keating
Instead of stocking its roster with NHL All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Canada has been left scrambling to find coaching staff and players.
More Sports / Ice Hockey Jan 20, 2022
On frozen ponds, far from Olympics, Chinese hockey fans show their love for the game
The passion of amateur hockey players in northeast China's rust-belt city of Anshan draws a sharp contrast with the country's wider indifference to the sport.
More Sports / Ice Hockey Jan 2, 2022
The cold was so extreme for this year's Winter Classic that the rink was heated before the game to keep the ice surface at an optimum temperature.
More Sports / Ice Hockey Dec 29, 2021
Lightning top Canadiens in overtime as the NHL returns from pause
In the absence of goalie tandem Andrei Vasilevskiy and Brian Elliott — both in COVID-19 protocol — American Hockey League call-up Maxime Lagace made 27 saves for the win.