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National Hockey League Partners with RCX Sports to Create NHL Street

The National Hockey League has announced a strategic partnership with RCX Sports to launch NHL STREET, a North America-wide youth street hockey league. NHL STREET is a ball hockey experience designed for children ages 6 to 16. Longtime NHL-licensed equipment partner Franklin Sports has created a line of equipment for participants, including branded sticks, balls […]

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Pat Kelleher Receives Multi-Year Extension from USA Hockey

USA Hockey has announced a multi-year contract extension for Pat Kelleher, who has been executive director of the organization since June of 2017. “Pat’s steady leadership, including through the extraordinary times of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been a key reason for the continued strength of our organization,” said Mike Trimboli, president of USA Hockey. “His […]

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Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association Reveals Championship Details

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association in partnership with the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Seattle Kraken, Coachella Valley Firebirds and Oak View Group has announced details surrounding its 2022–2023 season championship weekend. The event will be the final stop of the Secret Dream Gap Tour and will take place in Irvine, El Segundo and […]

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Team USA's Hilary Knight battles with Team Canada's Micah Zandee-Hart in front of the Canadian net during the Rivalry Series on December 15. Photo by USA Hockey

USA Hockey Showcases Women’s National Team in Rivalry Series

As with other women’s sports, USA Hockey has seen an explosion with its women’s national team in recent years. It used to be fans could only see the U.S. women’s team play in exhibitions around the time of the Olympics. Now, that’s all changed with the Rivalry Series. Team USA and Team Canada have had […]

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Brampton, Ontario, to Host 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship

Hockey Canada and the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association have announced that Brampton, Ontario, will host the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship from April 5–16, bringing the international competition to the greater Toronto Area for the first time since 2000. Ten teams will compete for gold at the event at CAA Centre: Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, […]

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Premier Hockey Federation Takes All-Star Game to Canada for First Time

The Premier Hockey Federation has announced that its 2023 All-Star weekend will take place in Toronto, taking the All-Star event to Canada for the first time in league history. Presented by Air Canada and Sailun Tire, this year’s format will include three teams comprised of American, Canadian and Global talents selected from the seven PHF […]

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2024 Host Sites Announced For USA Hockey National Championships

USA Hockey has announced 11 host sites for the 2024 Chipotle USA Hockey Youth, Girls and High School National Championships with events stretching from Western New York to Las Vegas. Champions will be crowned nationwide in late March and early April. USA Hockey has conducted the country’s national championship tournaments since 1938 with teams from […]

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UConn Hockey Arena to be Named Toscano Family Ice Forum

The new state-of-the-art ice hockey arena being constructed at UConn will be named the Toscano Family Ice Forum in recognition of University Board of Trustees chairman Dan Toscano and his family. The naming of the new arena in Storrs, Connecticut, which will have a total capacity of 2,600, is contingent on final approval by the […]

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American Dream Becomes New Home for Metropolitan Riveters

The Premier Hockey Federation’s Metropolitan Riveters will play home games at American Dream, an entertainment and mall complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the next three seasons starting with the 2022–2023 PHF campaign. The agreement gives the Riveters a permanent facility for all practices and games at The Rink, American Dream’s regulation-size ice rink […]

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