Finland’s Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | August 10, 2023 Can Finland repeat and win gold in back-to-back Winter Olympics? With NHL players, it’s a strong possibility. If all goes well, we could see NHLers competing at the 2026 Winter…
Sweden’s Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | August 8, 2023 The last time the Winter Olympics took place in Italy, Mats Sundin, Henrik Lundqvist, and a slew of Detroit Red Wings players helped Sweden bring home gold. Can the next…
Canada’s Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | August 3, 2023 After winning back-to-back gold medals in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, Canada has been trending in the wrong direction – albeit with non-NHL players. In 2018, Canada won bronze…
United States’ Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | August 1, 2023 While the NHL “intends to participate” in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, a final decision has yet to be made. “The NHL and its players’ association have agreed to…
Bandy: The Other Ice Hockey Kyle Knopp | June 2, 2023 The sound of blades grinding the ice of players skating at high speeds, blistering 100+ MPH slap shots, beautiful end-to-end rushes with tape-to-tape passes, and sprawling kick saves by goaltenders…
United States & Canada Women’s Olympic Hockey Rivalry Revisited Brooke LoFurno | March 10, 2023 *This was originally published before the 2022 Olympic gold medal game There isn’t a rivalry in hockey that is more storied than the United States and Canada. Whether it’s the…
“Miracle on Ice” 40 Years Later: Where Are They Now? THW Archives | February 22, 2023 In the 2004 film, Miracle, Kurt Russell, who plays Herb Brooks, talked about the best moment of the 1980 Olympics experience, and he refers to the team gathering together on…
Today in Hockey History: Feb. 22 Matthew Zator | February 22, 2023 Perhaps the most famous hockey game ever played took place on this date, as two Olympic tournaments had memorable days. The 1980s provided us with plenty of big performances on…
5 Oilers You Didn’t Know Were Olympians Brian Swane | October 19, 2022 *This was originally published in Sep. 2021 On Friday, Sept. 3, the National Hockey League announced an agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to have NHL players participate…
Team Canada’s Matt Tomkins Has Earned an NHL Shot Dayton Reimer | February 22, 2022 It wasn’t the result that the Canadians hoped for, but for Matt Tomkins, the 2022 Beijing Olympics could not have gone better. Initially slotted as the team’s backup, he made…
Weekly Lost & Found: Ducks, Sharks, Oilers & Olympic Recap Sean Raggio | February 21, 2022 Not only do we get to talk about the NHL this week, but we get to talk about men’s and women’s Olympic hockey as the tournament is now in the…
3 Takeaways as Team Slovakia Win Bronze, Slafkovsky is Crowned MVP Luke James | February 20, 2022 It just had to be him. 17-year-old sensation Juraj Slafkovsky netted a brace for Slovakia as they defeated Sweden 4-0 to win bronze at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing,…