National Hockey League

Team USA Olympic projected lines by NHL.com have Tkachuks, Eichel leading way

Today, NHL.com senior writer Dan Rosen plays coach of Team USA with his projected lines:

Olympic hockey bold predictions: Jordan Binnington’s excellence, USA’s medal hopes and more

With puck drop around the corner, The Athletic asked its hockey staff for their bold predictions for the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Olympics 2026: Why this U.S. men's hockey team is different and poised to overcome woeful overseas history

When the U.S. men's hockey team goes to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics, it will try to shake off an ugly history of overseas performances. Since NHL players first went to the Olympics in 1998, the Americans have never medaled outside of North America.

When is NHL Olympic break? Key remaining dates in 2025-26 season

The NHL will take a break this month to send players to the Olympics and the trade deadline will follow soon after they return.

Explainer-Olympics-Can Transgender Athletes Compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Games?

The 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics opens on Friday, bringing the world's top athletes ‌together ​in the biggest winter sports show on earth. The Games will ‌be the last one to be held with the existing and fragmented regulations regarding the eligibility of transgender athletes in women's categories.