NHL

Hockey players are just like other human beings. Everyone goes through struggles, and athletes are no different. In the NHL, the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program is available to all players and their families.

The Tkachuks are back in action, this time on the same ice together. Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are both down in South Florida this weekend for the NHL All-Star Weekend. This is the third All-Star selection for Brady, the captain of the Senators, and the second for Matthew, currently in his first season with the Panthers.

Overtime in the NHL makes for some of the most exciting action in the game of hockey. The sudden-death factor in OT adds tension and suspense and teams go back and forth, up and down the ice with scoring chances on each end.

On a night that was supposed to be about the Flyers' support of the LGBTQ+ community, the focus quickly shifted toward Ivan Provorov’s boycott of the event. The Flyers defenseman elected not to participate in warmups with the team on Tuesday night because he refused to wear Philadelphia’s Pride Night jerseys and use a stick with rainbow tape on it.

World Juniors action kicks off this week in the Maritimes, as 10 of the best U20 teams from around the world are meeting for 11 days of competition. Hockey fans that are tuning into international hockey may notice that the rules aren’t exactly like the NHL.