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In Salt Lake City, Sports Drive a New Vision for Downtown
10 Oct 2024A proposal to remake the area would please the owner of the city’s N.B.A. and N.H.L. teams. But others, including classical musicians, aren’t so thrilled.
The Link Between Billie Jean King and the Professional Women’s Hockey League
13 Aug 2024Kendall Coyne Schofield reached out to King years ago. In January the league had its first game.
The Miniature Secrets of Championship Rings
12 Jun 2024More diamonds isn’t enough. One jeweler is wowing sports teams with reversible faces and detachable compartments.
N.H.L.’s Move to Salt Lake City Is Latest Sports Downsizing
02 Jun 2024Professional leagues are embracing smaller markets in their search for newer stadiums and arenas and the potential for more devoted fan bases.
Unopened Case of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million
26 Feb 2024The sealed case could include the highly prized Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Or not. The buyer may never find out.
Former N.H.L. Player Faces Sexual Assault Charges in Canada
29 Jan 2024The accusation, made in London, Ontario, in 2018, has put the country’s hockey organization into turmoil and outraged the public.
Quebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol
10 Jan 2024Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to bring them back. But younger voters may be starting to forget the team.
Everybody’s Ejected After a Senators-Panthers Fight
28 Nov 2023All 10 skaters on the ice got a game misconduct in the Senators-Panthers game on Monday night in Ottawa.
How Phoenix Fans Watch Their Teams May Change How You Watch Yours
18 Oct 2023Numerous franchises are expected to overhaul their local media deals, returning games to free networks. The transition is underway in Arizona.
Scenes From More Than a Century of Sports
27 Sep 2023Whether blasting through gender barriers or writing at superhuman speed, here are five moments when New York Times sportswriters went the extra mile for the news.
A Former Hockey Enforcer Searches for Answers on C.T.E. Before It’s Too Late
23 Sep 2023Chris Nilan fought more than 300 times during a pro hockey career, then had years of addiction and anger problems. A high-risk candidate for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Nilan is being studied by Boston University.
The New Professional Women’s Hockey League to Launch in 6 Cities
29 Aug 2023Three Canadian and three American teams will begin play in the Professional Women’s Hockey League in January.
The Messy Relationship Between Romance Novels and Ice Hockey
09 Aug 2023Hockey romance is a thriving literary subgenre, but some of its fans on TikTok are creating content that blurs the line between fictional players and real-life ones, dividing the community.
Rocky Wirtz, Chairman of Chicago Blackhawks NHL Team, Dies at 70
29 Jul 2023He assumed control of the team after his father’s death and helped bring it to prominence. But the mishandling of an assault accusation dimmed that success.
The Mind Is Willing, So the Body Doesn’t Have Much Choice
25 Jul 2023These men, many in their 80s, may have titanium hips and implantable defibrillators. But they plan to play hockey until they go to that big locker room in the sky.
Vegas Golden Knights Win Their First Stanley Cup
14 Jun 2023The Golden Knights beat the Panthers, 9-3, to win the N.H.L. championship, four games to one.
South Florida’s Heat and Panthers Chase N.B.A. And N.H.L. Titles
09 Jun 2023It is rare for teams from one market to play in the Stanley Cup and N.B.A. Finals in the same year, and a first for southern franchises, but it was bound to happen.
Winners Get Their Due. But Losers Are Wonderfully Human.
06 Jun 2023There’s glory in defeat. Losses, at least, make athletes more relatable to the rest of us.
MetLife Stadium Will Host NHL Outdoor Doubleheader in 2024
05 Jun 2023Over two days in February 2024, the N.F.L. stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the Rangers against the Islanders, and the Devils against the Flyers.
The Hockey Championship the U.S. Men Just Can’t Seem to Win
29 May 2023American men have achieved thrilling victories at the Olympics, but they haven’t won a world hockey championship in decades.