Shortly after a Stanley Cup champion is crowned, the whir of a lottery machine jostling ping-pong-sized balls sets in motion NHL draft...

The Stanley Cup’s official home is the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) in Toronto, but nowadays, each year’s champion NHL team is allowed to...

The Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup — now the Stanley Cup — was once the top prize for Canadian amateur hockey teams. The idea was...

The hockey stick blade's curve location or type has an enormous influence on shooting the puck. Think of it this way: the puck will...

NHL Hall of Fame forwards Paul Kariya and Joe Sakic pioneered the use of composite hockey sticks during the 1990s. Kariya and Sakic...

The lifelong benefits associated with providing opportunities for kids to learn to play hockey are immeasurable. Hockey helps kids...

The National Hockey League was founded in 1917, and in the 103 years since, teams have achieved some truly remarkable feats—some...

Hockey has a long, rich history of players doing extraordinary things, and the record books are filled with remarkable achievements. Most...

There’s an old saying in sports: “People who can’t play, coach.” Ouch—that has a bit of a negative ring to it. But in hockey and many...

If you’ve ever wondered about the business end of professional hockey—the pro hockey contract—you may be surprised to learn how widely it...

The neutral zone trap—also known as the “trap”—is a defensive strategy in hockey, designed to apply extensive pressure to an opposing...

Hockey rituals can be a fun part of the game. One hockey tradition is the tendency of some fans to lob objects onto the ice. Oftentimes,...

After Bauer introduced its Supreme hockey skates in 1933, featuring the first permanently attached skate blade, not much changed in...

An ice resurfacing machine—or ‘zamboni’—operates by shaving the top layer of ice off of a hockey rink, washing the remaining ice, and...

The on-ice officials who oversee a hockey game are divided into two groups—referees and linesmen. Both wear the standard black helmet,...

Hockey rink dimensions, and everything else on the ice for that matter, can be mysterious to the new hockey player, parent, or casual...

As we discussed in The History of Hockey Skates, Part I, the 1800s saw a boom in ice skating as a form of recreation, which drove...

If you didn’t make it as a professional player, or even if you never played a game in your life, there are plenty of hockey jobs out...

Like most sports, hockey has its share of good luck superstitions. Depending which end of the crazy stick you hold, pro hockey players...

While there is no right or wrong hockey skate sharpening radius, finding the one that feels natural to your brand of hockey is crucial to...