On Feb. 12, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) executive director Marty Walsh announced that the NHL will bring back the World Cup of…
There’s nothing that invokes more national pride than belting out your country’s goal song during an international tournament. Since the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off is the first best-on-best hockey in…
We are now just days away from the start of the highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off – the first NHL best-on-best competition in nearly a decade. With the United States’…
The first-ever CHL/USA Prospects Challenge is just around the corner, and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has announced the roster for the two-game challenge. There are 22 players on the…
During the 2021-22 NHL season, a writer at The Hockey Writers tackled a complex list of who are the best Sweden-born players in the league. Historically, the country ranks among…
It may be called the National Hockey League, but it sure feels more like it could be an international one. Of course, the now-defunct International Hockey League was in operation…
Russians comprise some of the most talented, most dominant players in the NHL today. In the past decade alone, they have won Vezina Trophies, “Rocket” Richards, Hart Memorials, Art Ross…
When André Peloffy suited up for the expansion 1974-75 Washington Capitals, he became the first player born in France to play in the National Hockey League. Originally selected by the…
With the 2024 Under-17 Hockey Challenge just around the corner (starting on Nov. 3), Canada has fielded two teams full of the country’s best players for the tournament. While these…
*This archive was originally published in Sep. 2021 The Chinese Ice Hockey Association (CIHA) has a goal. They have been expanding in the hockey market for years now and they…