“Quite frankly we don’t see what the benefit is from the game standpoint or the League standpoint with respect to Olympic participation.”- Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly When all is said and done, the owners who write the checks have spoken. Citing…
Just a few days ago, 21 nations were still trying to achieve one of the three coveted remaining spots in the men’s hockey competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As of today the number of qualifiers…
Located in Eveleth, Minnesota, the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame announced their 2014 Hall of Fame class. This year’s class will feature four big influences of hockey in the United States in their own way. Leading the class is three-time…
Alex Ovechkin shared a picture of his custom Sochi 2014 Bauer APX 2 skates via Twitter earlier this week. The skates, seen below, feature white/blue/red stripes, much like the Russian flag. He’s also using black felt tongues instead of the…
Team USA certainly set the bar high for themselves at the Vancouver Olympics four years ago when they met Canada in the gold medal game and ultimate took silver after losing in overtime. But their incredible run showed that the…
Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik headline a Slovakian team that will have a tough time doing much damage in the preliminary round where they are situated in Group A with Slovenia, the United States and Russia. Chara definitely…
Martin St. Louis is going to Sochi. The skilled forward was named to the team after his NHL teammate, Steven Stamkos, was ruled ineligible to play by team doctors. Stamkos was attempting to return to the lineup for the Tampa…
The Czech Republic team will enter the Sochi Olympics as underdogs to power house nations like Sweden, Russia, United States and Canada, but the Czech national team boasts a strong mix of talent that could put them in a position…
Team Canada announced their roster this morning for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. As expected, the team is loaded with top notch talent that immediately makes them a front runner to win the gold. Below we’ve laid out…
The U.S. Olympic hockey team roster was announced this past Wednesday at the conclusion of the Winter Classic, and while there weren’t many surprises with some of the names who will appear in Sochi to represent Team USA, one name…