PWHL recap of the 2026 Olympic Games for February 12 | Pro Hockey News

The preliminary round of the women’s ice hockey tournament at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics concluded today and each of the PWHL’s 61 Olympians will compete in the quarterfinals to be played on Friday and Saturday. Below is a closer look at today’s notable performers and upcoming action. SUMMARY OF THURSDAY’S PRELIMINARY ROUND CANADA […]

3 lessons from Germany’s 3-1 win over Denmark at the 2026 Men’s Olympic Tournament – The Hockey Writers Olympics Latest news, analysis and more

The highly anticipated first game of the 2026 Olympic tournament for both Team Germany and Team Denmark has arrived, and many top NHL players got to take the ice in their first Olympic competition. Germany got off to a hot start and managed to hold their lead throughout the match. Denmark played a strong match […]

Olympic hockey: Auston Matthews scores in USA’s 5-1 win over Latvia

The United States men’s hockey team opened their tournament on Friday afternoon, handily defeating Team Latvia 5-1 to kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Toronto Maple Leafs and Team USA captain Auston Matthews wasn’t the standout player on the ice, but he did find the back of the net in the first game […]

Senators ready to go big on insurance behind Linus Ullmark?

According to Chris Johnston of The Athleticlook for the Ottawa Senators to enter trade talks for Jesper Wallstedt, should the Minnesota Wild make their top goaltender prospect available before this season’s trade deadline. Speculation about Wallstedt has increased, in part because the Wild are looking for a top center. Also because Samuel Hlavaj shone in […]

Could the Oilers turn to the Canucks for a Bottom-Six Center?

If the Edmonton Oilers aren’t willing (or able) to go big and give up high-end assets for a player with real impact before the March 6 trade deadline, they will almost certainly look to increase depth, targeting a bottom-six forward and possibly a bottom-pairing defenseman as well. Even if they land a bigger piece and […]

3 lessons from Canada’s 5-0 win over the Czech Republic – The Hockey Writers Olympics Latest news, analysis and more

On Thursday, Canada and the Czech Republic faced off in their first match of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It was also the first time since the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi that NHL players could participate. Related: Guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics women’s hockey tournament The Czech Republic […]

Insider: Maple Leafs’ trade return from Oilers for Oliver Ekman-Larsson

The name Toronto Maple Leafs has been floating around the rumor mill quite a bit this season. And with that comes a lot of trade speculation surrounding their players. The latter concerns Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who is associated with the Edmonton Oilers. Ekman-Larsson, 34, is in the middle of a recovery season. After struggling to find […]

Macklin Celebrini lights the lamp! First Olympic goal for Canada

Macklin Celebrini scored the first goal for Team Canada in the opening game of the men’s hockey tournament of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics against the Czech Republic. The 19-year-old San Jose Sharks superstar tipped in a Cale Makar shot with just 5.7 seconds left in the first period. This gave Canada a 1-0 lead […]

Oilers are once again linked to 20-plus goal scorers in the latest insider predictions

Just as everyone in the hockey world was starting to feel like Bobby McMann was a done deal with the Edmonton Oilers, conflicting reports surfaced suggesting that GM Stan Bowman had actually been in talks with the Toronto Maple Leafs about Nicolas Roy and Oliver Ekman-Larsson – and not the Alberta native Wainwright. While this […]