Ice Hockey

8/6/2025 |  Seattle NHL team’s mascot has a close encounter with a brown bear during video shoot in Alaska (Associated Press (AP)) SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Kraken forward John Hayden and the team’s blue-haired troll mascot had a close call with a brown bear during a promotional video shoot in Alaska.
Hayden and the mascot named Buoy were on a fly-fishing outing in Katmai National Park as part of a trip promoting youth hockey when the bear approached, video released by the team shows.

8/4/2025 |  Florida Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk named 'NHL 26' cover athlete (United Press International (UPI)) Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will be on the cover of NHL 26, EA Sports announced Monday. A full reveal for the video game will premier Wednesday.

7/31/2025 |  Buffalo Sabres home arena to remain KeyBank Center after reaching 10-year naming rights extension (Associated Press (AP)) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres’ home arena will continue being called the KeyBank Center after the two sides announced a 10-year naming rights extension on Wednesday.
The new deal will kick in next year and run through 2035-36. The Cleveland-based bank has a large regional presence in Buffalo, and took over the downtown arena’s naming rights after acquiring First Niagara Bank in 2016. As part of the extension, the bank’s name will be featured on the Sabres’ helmets for away games starting this season.

7/28/2025 |  Game Changers: Girls Only Hockey Club Encourages Female Participation on the Ice (Athletic Business) Doug Grandy, a father in New Brunswick, Canada, is redefining girls’ participation in hockey. Rink Rebels is a recreational and competitive hockey club specifically for female athletes that Grandy founded after seeing the disparity in playing opportunities offered to young women compared to young male hockey players

7/25/2025 |  All 5 ex-Hockey Canada players acquitted in sexual assault trial (United Press International (UPI)) July 25 (UPI) -- All five players of the gold medal-winning 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room have been acquitted of all charges in a trial that has shaken the Canadian hockey world.