by Neal McHale | Jan 27, 2021 | Calgary Flames, Homepage, NHL, Olympic Hockey
If the byproduct of a condensed season with play limited to the same six to seven opponents, is that by the third meeting–you’ll be sick of their faces coming at you in the corner or in front of the net, allow me to re-introduce one Matthew Tkachuk. For...
by Kevin Greenstein | May 22, 2019 | Books, Darryl's Dispatch, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, Olympic Hockey, Product Reviews
Inside Hockey Editor-in-Chief Kevin Greenstein and senior writer Darryl Houston Smith recently watched the documentary The Russian Five, which tells the story of Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Slava Kozlov, Slava Fetisov and Igor Larionov joining forces on the...
by Matthew Dibiase | Feb 24, 2018 | Archived Features, Hockey History, NHL, Olympic Hockey, Product Reviews
It’s been 20 years when the Winter Olympics opened its gates and welcomed the NHL’s elite players to compete for Olympic gold in Nagano, Japan in 1998 however, today, in Pyeonchang, South Korea no NHL players are competing and one is left with a sense of psychic...
by Chris Lynch | Jan 26, 2018 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA, Olympic Hockey
When the National Hockey League decided to not stop their season to allow their athletes to partake in the 2018 Olympics in Korea, there was great disappointment, division, and opportunity. While fans were unhappy to not see the world’s best players skating for...
by Kevin Greenstein | Jan 16, 2018 | Hockey History, Homepage, Olympic Hockey
International tournaments have presented some of the most exciting moments in hockey history. From the “Miracle on Ice” in the Lake Placid Olympics of 1980 to the Canada Cup in 1987 and 1991 to the US’s scintillating World Cup win in 1996 to Sidney...
by Seth Rothman | Feb 24, 2015 | Homepage, NCAA, New York Rangers, Olympic Hockey
NEW YORK – Thirty-five years ago, television broadcaster Al Michaels asked a question that’s become synonymous with hockey in America. The question had a major impact on the five rings of the 1980 Winter Olympics in upstate New York. The answer has left an indelible...
