Hockey stick blades come in a variety of curves, but during the Olympic Games, players are required to use blades with less ...

There are only two rule changes coming in 2025-26. The league now requires each team to have three goalies on its roster — ...

Get to know the basics of Olympic hockey — learn how the men’s and women’s tournaments are structured, how games are scored ...

Body checking is now legal in top leagues in Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, and across Eastern Europe, as well as in the PWHL.

Hockey is chock-full of unusual rules — some written down in the official NHL rulebook, others left unspoken but just as firmly upheld. From picking up the stick of another player to leaving piles of ...

Michigan defenseman Seamus Casey and Boston College forward Cutter Gauthier battle for position during the third period of the Frozen Four semifinal game at Xcel Energy Center. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY ...

The 2026 World Juniors has the same format it followed in 2025, with two, five-team groups battling it out to get the easiest ...

The Vegas Golden Knights help fans understand one of hockey’s most common penalties — hooking — and how it impacts the game.

There are a lot of unwritten rules in hockey and New York Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick thought the Detroit Red Wings violated one on Sunday, Nov. 16.