Ice Hockey

2/2/2026 |  3 seasons in, PWHL set to enjoy international coming-out party during Milan Cortina Games (Associated Press (AP)) The Professional Women’s Hockey League was but a pipe dream in February 2022 when Kendall Coyne Schofield emphatically declared the urgency needed to address a fractured sport with unrealized potential.
“We need to push for visibility,” Coyne Schofield said then, choking back tears after the United States’ 3-2 gold-medal loss to Canada at the Beijing Winter Games. “We need to continue to fight for women’s hockey because (the status quo) is not good enough. It can’t end after the Olympic Games.”

2/2/2026 |  Olympics ice hockey proving the top attraction as ticket sales approach 1.2 million (NBC Sports) MILAN — Almost 1.2 million tickets have been sold for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and the Paralympics, local organisers said on Monday, with ice hockey topping the list.

1/30/2026 |  Renderings Show Pirate-Theme For NHL Stadium Series in Tampa (SportsTravel) The most distinctive feature of Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium since it’s opening in 1998 has been the 103-foot long pirate ship hovering behind one of the end zones in what is known as Buccaneer Cove.
As the home of the two-time Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers prepares to host its first NHL game, it is no surprise that the league and the venue are leaning into that history, making pirates the theme for the field design and game presentation for the Stadium Series game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins on February 1 at 6:30 p.m.

1/27/2026 |  Penn State's 'Winter Sports Weekend' to Include Pair of Outdoor Ice Hockey Games at Beaver Stadium (Athletic Business) Facility operators at Penn State aren’t shying away from the intense bout of winter weather that has covered much of the Midwest and Northeast with snow and sub-zero temperatures; instead, the Nittany Lions will be hosting two outdoor hockey games at Beaver Stadium this week.

1/27/2026 |  William Nylander fined $5,000 for 'obscene gesture' as frustration mounts for Maple Leafs (CBS Sports) One quick gesture during Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche cost Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander, who wasn't even playing. Nylander flipped his middle finger to the broadcast camera, and the NHL fined him $5,000 for that "obscene gesture."