With the men’s tournament about to begin, it is the perfect time to look back at the full history of Olympic hockey.
It’s been 106 years since “ice hockey,” so called to differentiate it from the game that’s played on grass, made its Olympic debut, the Winnipeg Falcons winning the historic first gold medal at Antwerp, Belgium in 1920, representing Canada.
Along with Canada, Team USA is one of just two countries that have won gold in women's ice hockey since the event was added to the Olympics in 1998. The Americans won that inaugural year in Nagano, then endured four straight Canadian victories until 2018, when Team USA struck back with a dramatic overtime win to capture gold in Pyeongchang.
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US Olympic hockey history has been given an outsized boost from a tiny, proud Minnesota town
The pursuit of a gold medal that has eluded the U.S. men's hockey team since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 appears to be on sound footing. The return of the NHL players after their absence from the last two Winter Games ought to provide a significant boost,
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Unexpected virus outbreak forces postponement of Finland vs Canada women’s Olympic hockey game
The opening women’s hockey game at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will no longer take place as planned. Team Canada’s Women’s hockey matchup, set for Thursday at Rho Arena, has been pushed back after an illness spread across the Finland
HBO's gay hockey romance series 'Heated Rivalry' was a breakout hit—and it's already boosting sales for the sport, just in time for Milan's winter games.
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