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What will Olympic hockey rosters look like without NHL players?
In the aftermath of the NHL-NHLPA decision, here's who could make the teams, and what countries have emerged as the new favorites.
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Sources: NHL eyeing too-short ice for Olympics
While the NHL is concerned about the status of the ice hockey arena for the Olympics, sources said there are no indications the league would pull out of the event - despite reports that the ice arena surface is about 3 feet too short.
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'No Plan B' if Olympic hockey arena is not ready
An official for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics said "there is no Plan B" if the main ice hockey arena, which is still under construction, is not ready for the Winter Games.
Panthers
NHL
Panthers' Tkachuk skating, but return date TBD
Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk is skating again following offseason surgery, but a timetable for his return to game action remains unclear.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
Team USA hockey reveals 2026 Milan Olympic jerseys
The uniforms are an homage to the 1960s squad, which won America's first ice hockey gold medal.
Islanders
NHL
Isles' Schaefer earns Team Canada consideration
Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer, who is just 18 years old, has earned Canadian Olympic team consideration with his stellar play this season.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
Matthew Tkachuk to McAfee: We want to win a gold medal more than anything in the world
Matthew and Brady Tkachuk join "The Pat McAfee Show" to discuss their gold medal aspirations at the 2026 Olympics for Team USA.
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NHL questioning untested ice ahead of Olympics
Rink construction delays have the NHL concerned about potential safety issues for players who could play on untested ice surfaces in the upcoming Olympics in Italy.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
Knight scores 3, U.S. takes 2-0 lead over Canada
Hilary Knight scored three times, including an exclamatory empty-net goal, as Team USA routed Canada 6-1, taking a 2-0 lead over their cross-border rivals in the hockey exhibition Rivalry Series.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
U.S. women beat Canada to kick off Rivalry Series
Taylor Heise scored and set up each of Abbey Murphy's three goals, and the United States women's national hockey team opened the pre-Olympic Rivalry Series with a 4-1 win over Canada on Thursday night.
NHL
Who makes the Olympic hockey cut? Roster predictions for U.S., Canada, more
The NHL is back at the Games (Feb. 11-22). Here's a look at which players will make the cut for the big five.
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What to know with 100 days until the Milan-Cortina Olympics
The 2026 Olympics will have more sports and more athletes than any Winter Games in history. We've got 100 things to know.
Canadiens
NHL
Habs' Laine out 3-4 months; Olympics in doubt
Canadiens forward Patrik Laine will miss the next three to four months following core surgery, which may put his status for Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in question.
Islanders
NHL
Olympic sendoff event off; Isles to host '27 ASG
The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the Islanders' arena and plan to hold All-Star Weekend festivities there in 2027, ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported Tuesday night.
Jaromir Jagr
NHL
Ex-NHL great Jagr, 53, starts 38th pro season
At age 53, Jaromir Jagr began his 38th professional season by playing on the fourth line for his hometown Kladno Knights in a 3-1 victory over Vitkovice in the Czech league.
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NHL players may play on untested ice at Olympics
Organizers for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games say construction delays at the primary hockey arena may force the Olympic event, which will include the return of NHL players for the first time in over a decade, to be played on untested ice.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
IIHF moves women's hockey worlds to Nov. 2026
The 2026 women's hockey world championship will take place in November in Denmark, the sport's governing body announced Friday.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
How Thompson, Bedard, Keller, others are using 4 Nations snubs as Olympic motivation
NHL players will participate in the Games for the first time since 2014, with rosters revealed in January.
NHL
Projecting -- and debating -- the Olympic hockey rosters for Team USA and Canada
It's not only hockey's best rivalry, but one of the nastiest in all of sports. We debate who makes the cut.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
Pavelski, Mounsey lead U.S. Hockey HOF class
Longtime NHL players Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise and Scott Gomez headline the United States Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025. which will also include Olympic gold medal-winning women's defender Tara Mounsey and longtime photographer Bruce Bennett,
Jack Eichel
Olympic Sports
USA Hockey realizes golden Olympic opportunity
The expectation for Team USA, which hasn't won an Olympic gold medal in men's hockey since 1980, "is to go to Milan and win the gold medal," Jack Eichel said.
Olympics - Ice Hockey
Matthew and Brady Tkachuk on Olympic gold, Canada rivalry and new NHL CBA
What's it like being on the cover of a video game with their dad? And what are their thoughts on the Winter Games?
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Kaepernick, Lynch join hockey diversity event
Former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Marshawn Lynch are turning their attention to boosting diversity and inclusion in hockey.
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Former Czech ice hockey great Černý dies at 85
Josef Černý, one of the highest-scoring forwards in the former Czechoslovakia who helped his country win three Olympic medals, has died at the age of 85.
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NHL players get OK to participate in '26 Olympics
NHL players will be allowed to participate in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics after league and international officials finalized an agreement Wednesday.
Ice Hockey Standings
| Group A | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 CAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 GER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Group B | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ROC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 DEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 CZE | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 SUI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Group C | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 SWE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 SVK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 LAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Group A | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| FIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| ROC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| SUI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Group B | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| CZE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| SWE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| CHN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
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Alice Robinson wins 2nd straight World Cup GS; Shiffrin 6th
Alice Robinson of New Zealand raced to her second straight women's World Cup giant slalom victory Saturday at Mont-Tremblant, while American star Mikaela Shiffrin finished sixth.
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Pro-Palestinian activists stopped from disrupting torch relay
Two groups of pro-Palestinian activists were prevented by authorities from coming into contact with the opening stages of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay, Italian police said.
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Cross country skiing champ Diggins gets 30th World Cup win
Olympic cross country skiing champion Jessie Diggins of the United States earned her 30th World Cup victory by winning a 20-kilometer skiathlon.
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Ilia Malinin wins 3rd straight figure skating Grand Prix Final
Ilia Malinin of the United States lived up to his reputation as the "The Quad God," winning his third straight figure skating Grand Prix Final and solidifying his place as the gold medal favorite at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Nearly half of tickets for Milan-Cortina Olympics still unsold
With exactly two months to go to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, only slightly more than half of the 1.5 million tickets for the games have been sold.
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Eileen Gu wins freeski debut in Shaun White's Snow League
Eileen Gu returned to the mountain where she closed out her winning stay at the Beijing Olympics to capture the first Snow League title for freeskiing.
