At the Winter Olympics, hockey’s fiercest ritual collides with strict IIHF rules and the global spotlight of Milano Cortina, where every dropped glove can carry consequences far beyond the rink.

Fights will not take place in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games because the NHL players will have to abide by the stringent rules ...

You almost certainly won't see fighting in Olympic hockey matches because international rules have harsh penalties.

Recent brawls between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel highlight rising tension between the U.S. and Canada as the longtime ...

In the NHL, fights are technically penalised with a five-minute major but are openly tolerated and woven into the sport’s fabric, a huge draw for a lot of fans. In contrast, international hockey ...

Fans were treated to a rare fight between goalies when a scuffle broke out during Monday's game between the San Jose Sharks ...

Our Ask Me Anything team explain the ice hockey rules in the Winter Olympics.

Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jeremy Swayman made NHL history with the first outdoor goalie fight during the Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium. Sparked by an on-ice confrontation with Brandon Hagel, ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Curtis Douglas received a $2,018.23 fine during a Battle of Florida match because he violently ...

Brandon Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk dropped the gloves on Thursday during a pass Lightning-Panthers brawl, with Team USA and Team Canada stars scrapping before the Winter Olympics ...

That a fight broke out in a hockey game isn’t all that unusual, even with the National Hockey League doing what it can to cut down on them. But a fight where the goalies were the main event? Now that ...

The US-Canada men's hockey Olympic rivalry, born a century ago, has produced plenty of teeth-clenching drama, but after ...