Hockey is always hockey, but there are some differences between the rules in the NHL compared to the Olympics.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics will be the first to feature active NHL players since the 2014 Games in Sochi. The Olympics use International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) rules. While there are many ...

Just as in the NHL, if an Olympic game is tied after 60 minutes, there will be overtime and a possible shootout. But there are differences in rules.

On the Olympic stage, it triggered ejections, a tournament suspension, and a crash course in IIHF rules for every hockey fan ...

Canada beat Czechia 82 seconds into 3-on-3 overtime. Finland also tied it late and needed more than three minutes to defeat Switzerland. The U.S. allowed a goal with 91 seconds left in the third ...

The first Olympic Winter Games took place in 1924, but Olympic men's hockey was first contested in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium. Canada defeated the United States 2-0, as seven nations competed ...

NHL players are heading back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years, so hockey's biggest stars will need to brush up on the international rulebook. The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics will be the ...