Hockey headlines for February 18, 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Penguins’ Erik Karlsson collects assist in Sweden’s win against Latvia (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Moritz Seider shows leadership as Germany reaches Olympic hockey QF (Detroit Free Press)
Morrissey, Marchand poised to return from injury for Team Canada (Winnipeg Free Press)
Former Original Misfit retiring after France eliminated from Olympics (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gold medal game a moment of truth for Canada’s women’s hockey roster (Globe & Mail)
Connor Hellebuyck gives Team USA goalie edge in battle vs. Sweden (New York Post)
The Rangers subplot to US-Sweden showdown at Olympics (New York Post)
Through experience, Maple Leafs' Tavares knows Fiala's Olympic pain (Toronto Star)
'The guy is unbelievable': Senators amazed by Tim Stutzle's dominance at Winter Olympics (Ottawa Sun)
Ehlers, Danes fall short of potential worlds repeat in Milan (Winnipeg Free Press)
Predators' Roman Josi, Juuse Saros will meet in Olympics quarterfinals (The Tennessean)
Walby’s old buddy Kreis ready to take on the Slovaks (Winnipeg Free Press)
As Bill Haslam searches for new GM, it's time the Nashville Predators face the music (The Tennessean)
Edmonton Oilers: What's going wrong and where do they go from here? (Edmonton Sun)
The Winnipeg Jets have landed for the NHL stretch drive (Winnipeg Sun)
With Olympic break over, Wings return to ice working to shake rust (Detroit News)
Flyers return to practice after the Olympic break with playoffs on the mind: ‘The urgency, the compete level needs to be up’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Sabres return to practice Wednesday. Here’s what to watch as they continue playoff chase (Buffalo News)
How Adam Foote can draw on history to motivate his last-place club (Vancouver Province)
Why it’s important for Red Wings to get this player back on the ice (MLive.com)
Rangers return to practice and so do Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox (New York Newsday)
Filip Hallander and Kris Letang are full participants as Penguins return to practice after break (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Fully recovered Dylan Holloway ready to return to play for Blues after break (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Joshua practises, McMann ponders future as Maple Leafs return to ice (Toronto Star)
Should the Canucks try to land twins Markus and Liam Ruck in the NHL Draft? (Vancouver Province)
Former Penguins forward Cal O’Reilly signs in Norway (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Chicago Blackhawks prospect suspended 20 games after testing positive for prohibited substance (Chicago Tribune)
Penguins forward, Rhode Island native Noel Acciari mourns rink shooting (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)