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Britannia Rules the … Rink? Maybe One Day
Ranked 22nd in the world, the British have yet to win a game in this year’s world hockey championships. But ice hockey has grown in Britain. Source link
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Big Question at the Hockey World Championship: Who’s No. 1 (in the Draft)?
KOSICE, Slovakia — The debate over whether Jack Hughes of the United States or Kaapo Kakko of Finland should be the No. 1 pick in the N.H.L. draft next month has detoured to Slovakia, where the...
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How the Blues Went From Last Place to the Stanley Cup Finals
The St. Louis Blues, the N.H.L.’s worst team as late as the morning of Jan. 3, are four wins from hoisting their first Stanley Cup. They advanced to the final round for the first time in 49 years on...
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Back With the Rangers, John Davidson Has Unfinished Business
John Davidson stepped behind a lectern emblazoned with the Rangers logo on Wednesday and got straight to the point. “Dreams do come true,” he said at Madison Square Garden, appearing to become a bit...
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Mentoring His Much Younger Bruins Teammates Is Vintage Zdeno Chara
BOSTON — At 42, Zdeno Chara is 14 years older than the next oldest Bruins defenseman, Torey Krug. Of the four other blue liners who will take the ice for Boston against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1...
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Blues Beat the Bruins and Get Their First Stanley Cup Finals Victory
BOSTON — Carl Gunnarsson scored on a delayed penalty 3:51 into overtime, Jordan Binnington made 21 saves, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins, 3-2, on Wednesday night to tie the Stanley Cup...
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The N.F.L. Has Been Consumed by the Concussion Issue. Why Hasn’t the N.H.L.?
The day after Mother’s Day was the eighth anniversary of the death of N.H.L. player Derek Boogaard. As usual, his mother, Joanne, spent a quiet day of reflection at home in Regina, Saskatchewan, and...
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Suiting Up Hockey’s Stars, One Stitch At a Time
MONTREAL — It’s a ritual broadcast widely every year during the N.H.L. playoffs: powerful hockey players in their power suits entering the arena. And for decades, one bantam-sized tailor has outfitted...
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N.H.L. Preview: Five Story Lines to Watch This Season
The N.H.L. season begins Wednesday, when the last two champions — the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals — square off in St. Louis. The most exciting developments of a season are seldom...
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Joel Quenneville Brings His Stanley Cup Pedigree to Florida
Joel Quenneville wanted to make it clear: He did not take the job as coach of the Florida Panthers because he wanted to be closer to South Florida’s many golf courses. “Oh, I’m a big hacker, not a...
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Divisive Comments by a Hockey Institution Prompt Calls for His Firing
Cherry has been uncharacteristically quiet, suggesting to a columnist at The Toronto Sun that he wasn’t backing down or apologizing. “I have had my say,” he told the newspaper. But on a broadcast on...
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For 16 Transgender Hockey Players, a Groundbreaking Weekend
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Brynn Toohey paced alongside the ice at the Simoni Skating Rink, playfully pushing a golf ball back and forth with her stick. “I want to score a bunch of goals,” she said. From the...
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A Hall of Fame Induction Isn’t Slowing Down Hayley Wickenheiser
TORONTO — On Friday morning, before attending a ceremony to receive her Hockey Hall of Fame ring in advance of her induction on Monday, Hayley Wickenheiser was getting in an hour of study as part of...
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Maple Leafs Fire Coach Mike Babcock
TORONTO — The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs fired Coach Mike Babcock on Wednesday and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe. Babcock had a record of 9-10-4 this season for the struggling Leafs, who...
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Want a Sweet Gig? Don’t Coach the Toronto Maple Leafs.
TORONTO — If there is one thing most hockey observers can agree on, it’s that coaching the Toronto Maple Leafs is a perilous job. Mike Babcock, who was fired on Wednesday after four-plus years with...
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Devils Fire Coach John Hynes After Disappointing Start
The Devils fired Coach John Hynes on Tuesday two months into a season in which a promising roster has produced lackluster results. The assistant Alain Nasreddine will be the interim head coach, with...
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How the Devils’ Season Went Wrong
The firing of Hynes stung Hall. He’d also underperformed after the Devils acquired him from Edmonton in a blockbuster trade in June 2016. After that 20-goal season, Shero asked Hall if he wanted to be...
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Amid Blackface and Abuse Allegations, Hockey Wonders Why Young Canadians...
Bettman’s latest initiative comes at a time when the sport is grappling with both its culture and a decline in popularity in Canada, the country of its birth. At all levels, concerns about ice...
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Women Get a Spotlight, but No Prize Money, in New N.H.L. All-Star Event
The N.H.L. will introduce two new events at its All-Star skills competition on Friday in St. Louis. One involves its players attempting trick shots from an elevated platform in the stands. The other...
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The N.H.L. Has a Scoring Blitz. Defensemen Are Leading It
Within the thoroughly modernized N.H.L., an antique adage has made a comeback: the best defense is a good offense. As rule changes, evolving strategies and advanced training have combined to produce...
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