Tag Archives: United States
Photos: Visiting The 1932 And 1980 Winter Olympic Ice Rinks In Lake Placid, New York
Last week, I had the pleasure to visit Lake Placid, New York, home to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics Games. While there, I got a chance to visit the ice rinks where the Games took place, including the historical … Continue reading
U.S. Government Releases Order Facilitating Return of Foreign Athletes To United States
Friday afternoon acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf signed an order that exempts certain foreign professional athletes who compete in professional sporting events organized by certain leagues, including their essential staff and their dependents, from proclamations barring … Continue reading
NHL Optimistic That Extended United States-Canada Border Closure Won’t Push Season Restart Back Any Later
Photo: CTV News Despite the border between the United States and Canada’s closure to non-essential travel being extended through June 21, the NHL is still “hopeful” that it won’t “materially affect the resumption of play timelines we are currently contemplating,” … Continue reading
United States Rally From Two-Goal Deficit in Third Period But Fall To Finland, 3-2, in World Junior Championship Gold Medal Game
Photo: @SportsCentre Despite a late rally to tie the game after being down by two in the third period, the United States fell to Finland by a score of 3-2 in the IIHF World Junior Championship game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on … Continue reading
More Americans than Canadians in the NHL? It’s Already Happening
Photo: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Hockey, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet? Well that might be stretching things a bit. But the fact of the matter is the percentage of Americans in the NHL has never been higher, and the percentage of … Continue reading
Nike Unveils 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Jerseys
On Sunday morning, the Hockey News revealed the jerseys for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 13 countries will participate in the event: the United States, Canada, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, … Continue reading