Hockey headlines for February 22, 2026

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Predators' Juuse Saros, Erik Haula win bronze medal at Olympics with 6-1 win over Slovakia (The Tennessean)
Sidney Crosby's injury casts shadow over much-anticipated U.S.-Canada Olympic showdown (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Morrissey ruled out for gold medal game (Winnipeg Free Press)
Pavel Zacha discloses concussion kept him out of Olympics, but center clear to return from break with Bruins (Boston Globe)
Jonathan Lekkerimaki needs season-ending shoulder surgery: report (Vancouver Province)
Canadian players know the importance of a Canada-U.S. rematch for gold (Globe & Mail)
‘Way bigger than us’: Canada players carry hopes, dreams of an entire nation (New York Post)
Toews, Crosby and the golden goal at the Vancouver Olympics (Winnipeg Sun)
This U.S. men's hockey team was built to face Canada in the gold medal match (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canada, U.S. meet for Olympic gold in must-watch showdown (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why Canada vs. U.S. means so much at the Olympics — to fans and players alike (Vancouver Province)
USA vs. Canada: an Olympic men’s hockey gold-medal game for the ages (Orange County Register)
What legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight taught Jon Cooper about hockey (Globe & Mail)
Mike Sullivan reminds Team USA of ‘incredible’ Olympic position they’re in (New York Post)
Matthew Tkachuk at the center of Team USA’s march to the gold medal game (Miami Herald)
‘Incredible’ Connor Hellebuyck not letting NHL playoff woes get to him in Olympics (New York Post)
Canada’s Rat Line much more than one-dimensional agitators (New York Post)
Golden Knights on both sides vying for 1st gold medal with USA, Canada (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senators winger Drake Batherson says 'whole country is praying' Sidney Crosby suits up in gold-medal game (Ottawa Sun)
Divided Olympic loyalties for Jets netminder Eric Comrie (Winnipeg Sun)
American-born Oilers torn between Uncle Sam and Captain McDavid (Edmonton Sun)
Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room will be a house divided for Olympic gold-medal game (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings excited about Larkin, U.S. vs. Canada final: ‘The biggest rivalry’ (Detroit News)
Flames feeling the hype for Canada-U.S. Olympic men's hockey gold-medal showdown (Calgary Sun)
Why Warriors are rooting hard for Macklin Celebrini ahead of USA-Canada Olympic gold medal match: ‘That kid’s just unreal’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Gaudreaus support U.S. at Milano Cortina 2026: 'It gives me chills' (Columbus Dispatch)
Golden Knights goalie returns from ‘fun experience’ in Olympics (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Options for the right mix of Oilers' D as March 6 trade deadline looms (Edmonton Sun)
Matthew Knies has brief scare as Maple Leafs' intense mid-winter training camp nears end (Toronto Sun)
Despite healthier center depth, Blues to keep Pavel Buchnevich in the middle (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers center Sean Couturier is bringing ‘a fresh mindset’ into the final stretch (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Veteran defenseman is back with the Sharks, but his NHL career is in limbo (San Jose Mercury News)
Seattle Totems legend Guyle Fielder dies at 95 (Seattle Times)