Team USA hockey defenseman leaves World Juniors game on stretcher after being struck by puck
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The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic men's ice hockey tournament begins Wednesday with round-robin play, and it's the first time NHL players have participated in the Winter Games since 2014.
MILAN, Feb 3 : U.S. captain Hilary Knight said players must be willing to adapt to shorter playing surfaces at the Milano Cortina Games, with the women's ice hockey tournament set to begin on Thursday.
International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif expects a "fantastic tournament" when NHL players return to the Olympics next month — despite some significant construction delays at the main arena.
Cole Hutson, a standout defenseman for the U.S. World Junior team, was taken off the ice on a stretcher and briefly hospitalized after being struck by a puck against Switzerland on Saturday night in a preliminary-round game in the IIHF World Junior Championship at St. Paul, Minnesota.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is “disappointed” that the main arena slated to host ice hockey at February’s Olympics isn’t yet completed with less than two months to go before the Games are scheduled to be played.
For the players fighting to make the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team, two Rivalry Series games against the United States this week could be an opportunity to cement their spots on the team.
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 shorter than NHL-regulation size.