Ice Hockey

7/3/2025 |  NHL players cleared to compete in 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy (United Press International (UPI)) July 2 (UPI) -- NHL players will be cleared to participate in the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade at the 2026 Winter Games, the league, players union and international Olympic and hockey officials announced Wednesday.

7/2/2025 |  NHL, NHLPA, IOC and IIHF Finalize Agreement for 2026 Winter Olympics (SportsTravel) The NHL, NHLPA and international officials on Wednesday finalized a long-ago agreed-to deal to send players to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, the first time that NHL players will be at the Games since 2014.
The league, union, International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee  negotiated the agreement and announced it initially last year. The final touches took time to figure out and opens the door for NHL participation to continue in 2030, something that had also been agreed to in February 2024.

6/27/2025 |  Islanders new GM eager to place stamp on team, projected to take D Schaefer No. 1 in NHL draft (Associated Press (AP)) Barely a month into his new role overseeing the New York Islanders, Mathieu Darche understands there is not much he can take credit for yet in placing his stamp on the franchise.
The 48-year-old first-time general manager was still employed by Tampa Bay in early May when the NHL lottery balls bounced the Islanders’ way, vaulting them 10 spots in the order to land the first pick at the draft in Los Angeles on Friday.

6/27/2025 |  An 84-game season is among the changes coming to the NHL as part of the new labor deal (Associated Press (AP)) An 84-game season is coming to the NHL as part of an extension of the collective bargaining agreement, which is expected to be announced as soon as Friday before the first round of the draft.

6/27/2025 |  NHL and NHLPA close to agreeing on 4-year CBA extension including an 84-game season, AP sources say (Associated Press (AP)) The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games.