Archives for February 8, 2026

'Dahlin, the Sabres’ captain, explains that the Olympics trumps even the NHL when it comes to national pride through sports in Sweden. Sweden doesn’t have a Super Bowl. It doesn’t herald the Stanley Cup as North America does, unless there’s a Swedish superstar playing deep into the postseason. The Swedish Hockey League, Dahlin explained, is the spectator sport. But a nation … [Read more...] about From Olympic dreams to Olympic teams: Buffalo’s hockey stars share their inspirations

'But the players wanted this. Badly. And the league was undoubtedly right to cede to that request during collective bargaining negotiations. You've got guys who have been in the league for a decade like Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Nathan MacKinnon and Auston Matthews who have not gotten the chance to be in the Olympics a single time because the NHL hasn't gone since the 2014 … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Olympic faceoff looms as players finally getting long-awaited chance