MILAN — The NHL’s return to the Olympics this year is the closest the world has come to international best-on-best hockey in more than a decade, but it isn’t quite that. Russia’s absence from the ...

The national team, which famously hosted the 2018 World Cup and reached the quarterfinals that year, will once again watch ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Russia’s status at the Olympics in recent years has been complicated, to say the least. Following the ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation has reopened the debate surrounding Russia‘s place in international hockey. This development came after they issued a new statement on Friday regarding the ...

After Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed hosting hockey games between the USA and Russia, a friendly has now been ...

All 12 nations participating in men’s hockey at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will be finalized by Dec. 31, with the teams’ GMs locking in 22 skaters and three goalies apiece. Russia will ...

Russia and Belarus won't participate in the 2026 Olympics and steps back are "not simple," IIHF President Luc Tardif says. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images In the lead-up to another major hockey ...