Hockey

U.S. forward Troy Terry scores the game-winning goal against Russia in the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship semifinal in Montreal on Wednesday.

U.S. Defeats Russia In Hockey World Junior Semifinal, Faces Canada For Gold

4:42pm January 05, 2017

by Laura Wagner

Thanks to a heroic shootout performance from 19-year-old Troy Terry, the U.S. advanced to the final of the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship on Thursday.

Dani Rylan, commissioner and founder of the National Women's Hockey League, speaks in September in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Women's Hockey Takes Stage As New Pro Sports League

3:12pm January 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

Founder Dani Rylan launched the league in October with teams in Boston, Buffalo, Connecticut and New York City. For girls who want to play pro, she says, the NWHL can turn dreams into reality.

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An ice hockey match between the U.S.A. and Canada in February 1936, during the Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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A Cup's Adventures And Oddities On Ice: 140 Years Of Hockey Trivia

3:31pm May 11, 2015

by NPR Staff

Do you know what gross item was originally used as a hockey puck, or what hockey tradition was established at the very first game? Test your know-how, with some help from trivia expert A.J. Jacobs.

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Val James of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes warmup prior to a preseason game against the Boston Bruins at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1986.

As First Black American NHL Player, Enforcer Was Defenseless Against Racism

10:03am February 27, 2015

by David Sommerstein

Val James became the first American-born black player in the NHL in 1982. He faced vicious racism, including fans throwing bananas on the ice. After 30 years in silence, he is talking about it now.

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Raleigh Basketball, Hockey Teams Clash Over Schedule

7:30am June 05, 2013

Word of a dispute between the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State University hit the news over the last week.

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