Ice Hockey

12/16/2025 |  Boston Bruins honor victims of Brown University, Bondi Beach shootings (United Press International (UPI)) Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Boston Bruins held a moment of silence Tuesday night before their home game against the Utah Mammoth to honor the lives lost over the weekend in two shootings, one at Brown University in Rhode Island and one at Bondi Beach, Australia.

12/15/2025 |  Blockbuster NHL Trades Reshapes League Ahead of Roster Freeze (DEADSPIN) The NHL’s week-long roster freeze begins when the clock strikes midnight on Saturday.
Already, hockey fans who clamor for Santa to bring them trade winds have received amazing presents that will affect the rest of the season and prelude the swap-and-shop fun until the March 6 trade deadline.

12/15/2025 |  Short rinks cut no ice with NHL players, including McDavid (Reuters Sports)

• NHL players unfazed by smaller Olympic rinks
• IIHF says rink size differences are insignificant
• Players prioritize ice quality over rink dimensions

TORONTO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Canadian standout Connor McDavid and a number of his NHL peers are not concerned that the ice rinks for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics will be smaller than what they are used to playing on.

12/10/2025 |  Local organisers say Milan ice hockey rink will be safe for NHL players (Reuters Sports) MILAN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Local organisers said on Wednesday that the main Olympic ice hockey venue in Milan will be in perfect condition after a senior NHL figure raised the prospect that top players could opt out if they felt the new surface is not safe.
With the Games less than two months away, the Santagiulia ice hockey arena is not yet finished. It also emerged this week that the surface will be a little shorter than NHL specifications, raising concerns over the risk of even more high-speed collisions between players.

12/9/2025 |  Hockey at the Winter Olympics will be played on shorter ice than NHL dimensions (Associated Press (AP)) MILAN (AP) — Hockey, one of the premier events at the Winter Olympics and one that is welcoming NHL players back for the first time in more than a decade, will take place on ice that is shorter than NHL-regulation size.