Ice Hockey-Neck guards mandatory for players at 2026 Winter Olympics, BBC reports
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will make neck guards mandatory for players at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
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Playing hockey no longer a 'hobby' with 10 p.m. practices for PWHL's Sarah Nurse
Playing hockey for a living has changed the way some women in the Professional Women's Hockey League see themselves in the game.
Sarah Fillier motivated to transform re-tooled Sirens into PWHL contenders after 2 last-place finishes
If Sarah Fillier's aspirations involve her becoming the best women's hockey player in the world, the New York Sirens centre is hardly satisfied following her PWHL rookie of the year season.
Source: No added discipline for Stars' Rantanen for boarding - ESPN
The NHL Department of Player Safety has decided Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen will not receive any supplemental discipline for his boarding major against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, a source told ESPN on Wednesday.
PWHL's 3rd season features growth and Olympics as league grows to 8 teams
The puck drops on the PWHL's third season on Friday, officially beginning the league's eight-team era.
Ottawa Charge won't play at smaller Lansdowne arena, PWHL says
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) says the Ottawa Charge will not play at the smaller TD Place arena that's part of the recently-approved plan to redevelop parts of Lansdowne Park.
Edmonton, Red Deer to co-host world junior hockey championship in 2027
Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., will host the 2027 world junior hockey championship after two previous plans to share the international tournament between the cities were scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New study of salt in the sweat of PWHL players aims to help them hydrate better
New research is looking to help current and future female hockey players hit their highest potential by examining how athletes in the Professional Women's Hockey League sweat.