OGDEN, Utah — What does 11-year-old A.J. Ellinwood enjoy about playing hockey? “Everything,” she replied. “The people in hockey are nice. The coaches are nice. Playing hockey is nice. “It’s one of the ...

Developmental advancements and safety enhancements mirroring NHL trends have, by all accounts, made hockey as skillful and respectful as ever at the younger levels of the game. Fighting is a definite ...

For years, girls and women who came from hockey playing families were often reduced to or referred to by referencing their fathers and brothers. Soon however, there will be a wave of hockey players ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A high-school Allen Arndt wouldn't believe his eyes. The teenager who couldn't be caught near an ice rink is now the man helping 50 Quad City kids begin their journey. "You get ...

William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people ...

CRANBERRY, Pa. --One hundred kids wearing Sidney Crosby jerseys were already excited to have won the opportunity to practice with new equipment at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Monday. Then, to their ...

Raise your hand if you have had that thought in relation to your kids’ sports experiences. It was a notion brought up by performance psychologist Michael Gervais on a recent Youth Inc. podcast. "I ...

The Mimi Dipietro Skating Center in Patterson Park should've opened for the season, but costly repairs are postponing it. Now ...

The kids are also aware that they can’t fight, or they’ll get kicked out,” said Nelson, whose older brother, Brock Nelson, is an 11-year veteran center for the NHL's New York Islanders. The ...