Ice Hockey

4/6/2026 |  Buffalo Sabres clinch a playoff spot to end the longest drought in NHL history (Associated Press (AP)) Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres’ playoff drought is finally over.
Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red Wings in regulation. Buffalo’s playoff drought was among the four North American major sports’ longest active streaks, ranking second behind the NFL’s New York Jets, who last qualified in 2010.

4/4/2026 |  PWHL Breaks Women’s Hockey Attendance Record With MSG Game (Front Office Sports) The PWHL smashed its attendance record with a roaring, sold-out Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
The three-year-old league’s first game at MSG featuring the New York Sirens vs. the Seattle Torrent brought in 18,006 fans, breaking the previous record it set at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena in February. It marks the highest-attended game in women’s hockey history.

3/31/2026 |  ‘It’s Shocking’: Maple Leafs React To Firing Of General Manager Brad Treliving Following Overtime Win Against Ducks (Yahoo Sports) ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Toronto Maple Leafs managed to secure a 5-4 overtime victory against the Anaheim Ducks on March 30, 2026, but the on-ice result and the building for the sequel of this matchup was almost entirely overshadowed by the pre-game dismissal of General Manager Brad Treliving.

3/27/2026 |  For women's hockey fans, the league's first U.S. broadcast is a watershed moment (NBC Sports) Growing up, Kate Hoos was told girls don’t play hockey.“If you can find a girls team, we’ll let you play,” she recalled being told. But there was no girls team at the time — and it wouldn’t be until a decade later, at age 20, that she learned to skate. 

3/24/2026 |  Retired Hockey Coach Claims AD Created 'Culture of Fear' in Letter to Yale President (Athletic Business) Retired Yale University men's hockey coach Keith Allain has written a letter to school president Maurine McInnis, accusing athletic director Victoria Chun of creating a "toxic environment" for teams.