Hockey headlines for February 11, 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Americans hand Canada worst defeat in Olympic history (Toronto Sun)
‘Somebody’s coming back with a gold:’ Panthers’ Olympians ‘thrilled’ to represent home countries (Miami Herald)
Sweden not overdoing it with William Nylander ahead of 2026 Winter Olympic tournament (New York Post)
White House shines spotlight on Tkachuk brothers with Olympics social media post (Ottawa Sun)
Panthers rookie Sandis Vilmanis addresses questionable hit on Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy: ‘Of course I didn’t mean to do that’ (Boston Globe)
After Poulin injury and physical tilt with U.S., Canadians struggling to find ‘the line’ at Olympics (Globe & Mail)
NHL stars ready to show Olympics what 4 Nations missed out on (New York Post)
2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tourney will get asterisk with Russia’s absence (New York Post)
St. Louis' Matthew Tkachuk: Olympics will be 'one of the highlights of my playing career' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
For Wild star Quinn Hughes, Olympics is for hockey only (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lakeville’s Jake Oettinger heads to the Olympics in hockey’s most important position: goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Travis Sanheim learned hard work growing up on a grain farm in small-town Canada. It helped make him an Olympian. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Brock Faber heads to second Winter Olympics with a different experience waiting (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
No injury was going to keep Victor Hedman from his first Olympics (Tampa Bay Times)
Sweden’s Rasmus Andersson gets upgraded role in Olympics (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Carolina Hurricanes star Sebastian Aho looks to help Finland defend Olympic gold (Raleigh News & Observer)
Avalanche star Martin Necas wants to lead the next golden era for Czechia hockey (Denver Post)
For Moritz Seider, German team, growing hockey at home 'ultimate goal' (Detroit Free Press)
Sharks forward partied after winning historic Olympic medal. Is another celebration in store? (Dallas Morning News)
Is it good or bad that the Edmonton Oilers only have three Olympians? (Edmonton Sun)
Stuart Skinner meshing well in Penguins’ locker room, with Arturs Silovs in net (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames prospect Matvei Gridin joins exclusive club as teenaged AHL all-star (Calgary Sun)
Jim Robson, legendary Vancouver Canucks broadcaster, dead at 91 (Vancouver Province)
‘Miracle’ teammates continue work of late teammate Mark Pavelich (St. Paul Pioneer Press)