A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal.
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The U.S. and Canada set to square off in Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal match
Canada was long the top dog of Olympic women’s hockey. But with a win Thursday, the Americans could do more than earn a third gold medal — they could prove the sport’s balance of power has shifted.
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With a win over Sweden, the U.S. men’s hockey team will play for an Olympic medal
A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.
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Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record
The Washington Capitals star came into Friday’s game two goals shy of tying the NHL’s career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.
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Panthers win their 1st Stanley Cup, top Oilers in Game 7 to avoid historic collapse
The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions and they took the hardest path possible to the title. The Panthers won the first three games of the series, then lost the next three before Monday’s win.
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Minnesota becomes the inaugural champion of the Professional Women’s Hockey League
The trophy was presented to the team by tennis legend Billie Jean King, who is a founding advisory board member for the league, which currently has six teams.
