Hockey

A mother in Akron, Ohio, is sharing her gratitude to the man who shielded her little boy from a flying hockey puck on Thursday during a Cleveland Monsters game.

Konstantin Koltsov, former Pittsburgh Penguin and boyfriend of tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, has died, according to his Russian hockey team.

A Minnesota mother of two has been arrested after running into a youth hockey team staying at a hotel she was in before allegedly coercing two of the 15-year-old players into sex, according to police.

Four current NHL players have been charged with sexual assault in connection to an alleged incident in 2018 when they were on the Canadian World Junior team.

Israel has been barred by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) from competing in world championship events over “security concerns.”

The U.S. national junior hockey team rose to sing the national anthem after winning the the 2024 hockey world junior championships.

The Cleveland Monsters hockey team got tons of help at Friday night’s game with its efforts to bless local children for Christmas.

British hockey fans gave player Matt Petgrave a sustained standing ovation when his photo appeared on the arena big screen Sunday.

Police in England have arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter in the in-game death of former NHL player Adam Johnson last month, The Daily Mail Online reports.

Ex-NHL player Adam Johnson’s family is demanding that officials in the U.K. do something to bring to justice the man whose actions killed him.

The South Yorkshire Police are continuing their investigation into the death of U.S. hockey player Adam Johnson.

Former National Hockey League player Adam Johnson died after taking a skate to the neck during a game in the UK Saturday, his team confirmed.

A fight broke out during a hockey game in Thailand, and one player raised everyone’s eyebrow as his team waded into the melee.

Alex Graham, a 20-year-old professional hockey player in England, has died. He was only 20 years old.

A substitute gym teacher in Detroit has been fired and barred from working in education after she reportedly hit an 11-year-old in the head with a hockey stick while aiming for another student.

Celebrated Evangelical pastor Franklin Graham has defended a Christian hockey player’s right to sit out gay-themed activities, saying such faith-based choices don’t make him “homophobic.”

Last month the National Hockey League celebrated a transgender hockey tournament for trans “women” to play against natural-born females.

The NHL released a “diversity & inclusion” report related to “racial demographics,” “gender identity,” and “sexual orientation.”

A rising junior hockey star died in the locker room ahead of Tuesday’s preseason tournament game on Tuesday evening, according to reports.

A determined Massachusetts teen walked his high school graduation stage Friday after sustaining a hockey injury last September that left him paralyzed from the waist down, WCVB reported.

The Hershey Bears honored Parsons by giving him ceremonial puck drop duties prior to their Tuesday night game. However, it appears someone forgot to tell the Pennsylvania native that you’re supposed to wait for the players to show up before you drop the puck.

The National Hockey League (NHL) continued to distance itself from all things Russian hockey on Monday by announcing a suspension of ties with the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

A U.S. Premier Hockey League player has been banned for life after he delivered a brutal punch to a referee’s face on the ice Sunday.

The Chinese genocide Olympics is becoming the defection games as now at least three Americans have abandoned the U.S.A. for China.

A 20-year-old prospective player for the St. Louis Blues was robbed at gunpoint on the grounds of the famed St. Louis Arch on Monday evening.

ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — Last month’s death of “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey standout Mark Pavelich was ruled a suicide, a Minnesota medical examiner said Monday.

MOSCOW — A Russian hockey player has died after being hit in the head by the puck during a game, his club and the league said Tuesday. He was 19.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Pavelich, the speedy center from the Iron Range who played on the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team, has died at a treatment center for mental illness. He was 63.

A Michigan family believes their son died from depression caused in-part by politicians who canceled school hockey over the coronavirus.

Minnesota has issued new sports rules that will force all hockey players from the ages of five and up to wear masks even while playing.

It’s not unusual for someone to get tackled to the ice at a hockey game. However, it is unusual when it’s the police who are doing the tackling.

The Vancouver Canucks hockey team is the latest sports organization to receive criticism that their team name or logo negatively impacts the Native American community.

Hall of Fame NHL player Bobby Orr has made his presidential preferences known, and he is endorsing President Trump.

The American Hockey League canceled the rest of its season Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting its focus toward an uncertain future.

Many NHL fans miss their teams. It’s been two months since the league suspended its season due to the Chinese coronavirus. Hockey lovers feel the void. Now, imagine being a fan of the Quebec Nordiques. The current stoppage of play is nothing to them. Fans in Quebec City haven’t seen their team skate in a quarter-century. If you ask former players, it is time for that to change.

Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer.