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3/24/2026 |  Retired Hockey Coach Claims AD Created 'Culture of Fear' in Letter to Yale President (Athletic Business) Retired Yale University men's hockey coach Keith Allain has written a letter to school president Maurine McInnis, accusing athletic director Victoria Chun of creating a "toxic environment" for teams.

3/19/2026 |  NHL Power Rankings: How each NHL team would fill out a March Madness-style bracket this year (CBS Sports) This is an exciting time of year to be a sports fan with March Madness beginning this week and the NHL playoff races hitting a crescendo. With that in mind, I decided to add a little NCAA Tournament flair to the new NHL Power Rankings.

3/17/2026 |  NHL and NHLPA Announce International Growth Strategy in Germany (SportsTravel) The National Hockey League Players’ Association and National Hockey League have announced a joint long-term international growth strategy to deepen the NHL’s presence in Germany.
Key components of the plan include strategic investment in growing the game through grassroots, content and other fan engagement initiatives across Germany, forging new business partnerships and a commitment to bringing more NHL regular season games to the country. The strategy will begin with the 2026 NHL Global Series Germany, a pair of games between the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks at PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf on December 18 and December 20, 2026

3/17/2026 |  World Cup of Hockey 2028 Heads to Europe and North America (SportsTravel) he World Cup of Hockey 2028 will be hosted in Canada and Europe in February 2028, it has been announced.
Two NHL arenas — Scotia Place, the new home of the Calgary Flames that is scheduled to open for the 2027-28 season, and Rogers Place, home of the Edmonton Oilers — will host the next edition of the World Cup of Hockey along with O2 Arena in Prague, Czechia, marking a key milestone in the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association’s plan for expanded, eight-nation premier international best-on-best hockey.

3/16/2026 |  The PWHL is riding a post-Olympic boost in ticket sales and marketing opportunities (Associated Press (AP)) Sarah Fillier spent her first two seasons with the New York Sirens accustomed to staring at empty blocks of seats across the bench during home games.
Because of poor turnouts, the PWHL team — for practical and visual purposes — limited ticket sales for seats in Sections 2-11 located behind the benches at the Prudential Center, home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils