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Finland beats ROC to win nation’s first Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal
Finland forward Hannes Bjorninen scored the game-winning goal just 31 seconds into the third period. He added an assist on Ville Pokka’s goal in the second period that tied the score after the ROC opened the scoring in the first period. This was the 18th Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament appearance for Finland, which was […]
Continue reading2022 Winter Olympics: Everything you need to know about the men’s Olympic hockey field
The NHL opted out of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games because of a funding dispute with the IOC. That upset the players, who negotiated participation in the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics in their latest collective bargaining agreement. But the league added a caveat to the Beijing Games decision: If there was a material interruption in […]
Continue readingWhat will Olympic hockey rosters look like without NHL players?
On Monday, the NHL announced that it was hitting pause on the 2021-22 season through the Christmas break. On Tuesday, the second piece of disappointing news emerged, as the NHL and NHLPA came to an agreement that NHL players would not be participating in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, after such participation had been […]
Continue readingOilers winger Kailer Yamamoto out with ankle injury
He was hurt Sunday night in a win over the Los Angeles Kings. A first-round pick by the Oilers in 2017, Yamamoto has nine goals and 12 assists in 21 games with Edmonton this season. He also has eight goals and eight assists in 23 games with Bakersfield of the American Hockey League. The Oilers […]
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