Ice Hockey

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.

12/9/2025 |  Bill Daly: If Olympic ice unsafe, NHL players won't take part (ESPN) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said that if the league's players feel the quality of the ice at the Olympics in Milan is unsafe, "then we're not going to play."
"It's as simple as that," Daly told reporters after the NHL board of governors meetings on Monday.

12/9/2025 |  Maple Leafs' Bobby McMann to have hearing with NHL (Reuters Sports) December 9 - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday, the league announced.
McMann received a match penalty for high-sticking during a break in play early in the third period of Toronto's 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday. His action came in response to a cross-check from Lightning forward Oliver Bjorkstrand.

12/9/2025 |  Size of new Milan ice hockey arena defended by organisers (Reuters Sports) MILAN, Italy, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The size of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics ice hockey arena was defended by Games organisers and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Monday after reports that it was shorter than the standard used in NHL venues.