@EaglesPJHL / Twitter screen shot 20-Year-Old Hockey Player Drops Dead During Game: 'We Are Asking for Your Prayers' In a statement, the Ayr Centennials requested prayers for the friends and family of the deceased during the difficult time. By Grant Atkinson September 1, 2022
Sportsnet / Twitter screen shotCommentary ESPN Touts New Female NHL Commentator, But There's One Major Problem: Many Fans Can't Stand Her She made history as the first woman to be a regular play-by-play voice for a national network - but many fans aren't happy about it. By Grant Atkinson May 12, 2022
Xavier Laine / Getty images Revenge Served Cold: USA Hockey Unleashes Fury on Sellouts, Crushes Chinese Team by Massive Margin A Chinese hockey team featuring mostly North American-born players suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of Team USA. By Grant Atkinson February 10, 2022
Paul Sancya / AP American Hockey Players with No Chinese Heritage Set to Represent China Against US While Using Fake Names Some North American athletes were willing to shun their own countries in order to achieve their dream of playing in the Olympics. By Grant Atkinson February 7, 2022
Nicole Raviv / YouTube screen shot 'Something Really Special': 12,000 NHL Fans Take Over for Anthem Singer to Deliver Stunning Rendition Hockey fans gave a stirring rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' before a game between the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins. By Erin Coates June 10, 2021
Robert Riger / Getty Images American Sports Legend, Gold Medal Winner of 1980 'Miracle on Ice' Team Found Dead 'I will always be so grateful to have been given the opportunity to play and to have had a friend in Mark Pavelich,' a teammate said. By Erin Coates March 6, 2021
Jason Franson / The Canadian Press via AP Lone Player Kneels for Anthem as NHL Drops Puck on Playoffs Matt Dumba of the Minnesota Wild knelt during the national anthem before an NHL playoff game. By The Associated Press August 1, 2020
Tom Pennington / Getty Images NCAA Cancels Basketball Tournament, All Other Sports Championships The decision came one day after the NCAA announced games that were scheduled to start next week would be played in mostly empty arenas. By The Associated Press March 12, 2020
C-SPAN / YouTube screen shot 'Miracle on Ice' Hockey Team Appears at Trump Rally, Fires Back Against Critics The 1980 US hockey team gathered with President Trump at a Las Vegas rally and found that liberal politics might be a tougher opponent than the Soviets were. By Jack Davis February 24, 2020
SPORTSNET / YouTube screen shot Shortest Player in Modern NHL History Pummels Player Nearly a Foot Taller Than Him in a Fight As video of the game shows, Gerbe began the chain of events with a body check that flattened Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux. By Jack Davis February 22, 2020