The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo are less than two months away, and new reports are emerging that the main hockey rink may not be ready in time. The Palaitalia Arena at Santa Giulia is this Games’s only new venue, with organizers focusing on using existing venues in both Milan and Cortina-d’Ampezzo, a ski... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, The NHL's Department of Player Safety Announced a six-game suspension of Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron for his cross-check of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub. [1] Perron's cross-check was an attempt at revenge for a blow dealt to Dylan Larkin, the Red Wings star forward and captain, which in fact came from... Continue Reading →
Photo credit Boston Globe Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic remains on an indefinite leave of absence from the team following an incident around 1 a.m. in Boston Saturday morning, November 18th, in which the police responded to a call from the player’s wife, Brittany, who told officers, per the portions of the police report that... Continue Reading →
Head coach Candice Moxley is back behind the bench for Western University’s women’s hockey team following an investigation led by London, Ontario, lawyer Elizabeth Hewitt.[1] Western, a university in London, whose sports teams play in U-Sports, the rough equivalent of NCAA DI athletics, retained Hewitt in August, according to sources, to investigate allegations that Moxley... Continue Reading →
On October 28th, Adam Johnson died after his neck was slashed by the blade of an ice skate. (Read about the incident here). Johnson’s death spurred a public conversation as to how hockey should work to avoid similar future tragedies. In the past few weeks, several players have added neck protection to their uniforms, and... Continue Reading →
On October 26, 2023, the National Hockey League (NHL) issued a statement that caught almost everyone outside of those affected unawares. The NHL announced it was suspending the Ottawa Senators’ restricted free agent Shane Pinto for forty-one games for “activities related to sports wagering.”[1] Pinto was sitting out of camp without a contract for unrelated... Continue Reading →
Adam Johnson, 29, a former Pittsburgh Penguin, sadly succumbed to a skate cut to his neck on Saturday, October 28th.[1] Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in Britain’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) when his throat was cut by a skate blade during a collision with Matt Petgrave, 31, of the Sheffield Steelers.[2] Following... Continue Reading →
(Photo credit WTOL11) As previously reported here, Bowling Green State University’s (BGSU) men’s NCAA DI hockey team began its season without head coach Ty Eigner and three players.[1] The team is now 1-5 on the season after losing a pair of games by identical scores of 5-2 over the weekend at home against Western Michigan.... Continue Reading →
(Photo credit The Globe and Mail) Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the umbrella organization comprised of the country’s three major junior leagues, continue to face legal issues on multiple, interconnected fronts related to player conduct, Hockey Canada oversight of player conduct at IIHF events, and the CHL’s relationship to its own players.... Continue Reading →
Bowling Green State University’s men’s NCAA DI hockey team, a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), faces a tougher than expected start to the season. On Monday, September 18th, the University placed head coach Ty Eiger on administrative leave and suspended three players on an interim basis pending a full investigation of an... Continue Reading →