Ice Hockey

7/31/2025 |  Buffalo Sabres home arena to remain KeyBank Center after reaching 10-year naming rights extension (Associated Press (AP)) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres’ home arena will continue being called the KeyBank Center after the two sides announced a 10-year naming rights extension on Wednesday.
The new deal will kick in next year and run through 2035-36. The Cleveland-based bank has a large regional presence in Buffalo, and took over the downtown arena’s naming rights after acquiring First Niagara Bank in 2016. As part of the extension, the bank’s name will be featured on the Sabres’ helmets for away games starting this season.

7/28/2025 |  Game Changers: Girls Only Hockey Club Encourages Female Participation on the Ice (Athletic Business) Doug Grandy, a father in New Brunswick, Canada, is redefining girls’ participation in hockey. Rink Rebels is a recreational and competitive hockey club specifically for female athletes that Grandy founded after seeing the disparity in playing opportunities offered to young women compared to young male hockey players

7/25/2025 |  All 5 ex-Hockey Canada players acquitted in sexual assault trial (United Press International (UPI)) July 25 (UPI) -- All five players of the gold medal-winning 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room have been acquitted of all charges in a trial that has shaken the Canadian hockey world.

7/22/2025 |  Serie A, NHL Announce Pre–Olympics Collaboration (SportsTravel) Serie A, the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association have announced a collaboration ahead of the participation by NHL players at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy.
Several events are planned around the NHL/NHLPA European Player Media Tour, which will take place in Milan on August 22, one day before the 2025–2026 Serie A season opener on August 23.

7/17/2025 |  ighlights of the 2025-26 NHL schedule from Matthew Schaefer to Alex Ovechkin and beyond (Associated Press (AP)) The NHL released its 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, 1,312 games set to be played from Oct. 7-April 16 before the chase for the Stanley Cup.
Soon, there will be 1,344, with each of the league’s 32 teams playing 84 games starting in 2026-27. But until that happens, here’s a look at some of the best hockey has to offer next season: