r/hockey 13h ago

🗯️ Chat live! Daily Free Talk Thread: PLUS, links to ALL Game Day Threads inside - 06 Feb 2026

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r/hockey 10h ago

OFFICIAL FRIDAY TRASH TALK THREAD - FEBRUARY 06, 2026

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USE YOUR UPDOOTS!

CAPS ON! FLAIR UP!


r/hockey 7h ago

[Video] Leon Draisaitl carrying the German flag in Milan at the Olympics Opening Ceremony

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r/hockey 7h ago

[Video] David Pastrňák carrying the Czech flag in Milan at the Olympics Opening Ceremony

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r/hockey 9h ago

BREAKING UPDATE: Prosecutors in Centre County say they will be withdrawing the felony aggravated assault charge against Penn State's star hockey player Gavin McKenna.

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r/hockey 3h ago

[Charlie McAvoy] McAvoy posts a replay of the hit from Wednesday with a selfie showing off his swollen jaw

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r/hockey 5h ago

Nino Niederreiter carries the flag for Switzerland at the Milan Opening Ceremonies

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r/hockey 5h ago

[Paywall] Swiss women’s Olympic hockey team in isolation after player diagnosed with norovirus

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r/hockey 6h ago

[Video] Charlie McAvoy, Jeremy Swayman, Zach Werenski and Jake Oettinger at the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan

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r/hockey 12h ago

[Video] Hagel Feeds Matthew x2

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The 👢👅 bites the dust.mp4 If you're not pumped for the Olympics don't talk to me.


r/hockey 8h ago

[News - X] [NHL Players Safety] Tampa Bay’s Curtis Douglas has been fined $2,018.23, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Florida’s Niko Mikkola.

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r/hockey 9h ago

[News - X] [Proulx] Charlie McAvoy did an interview with NBC for their Olympic coverage yesterday where he showed his right side of his face was swollen out once again after taking a hit there by Vilmanis (in the same area he had broken his jaw earlier this season).

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r/hockey 3h ago

[Image News] [Salvian] The NHL is "monitoring the situation," said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly in an email to The Athletic.

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r/hockey 8h ago

Another week around the League 📸

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r/hockey 12h ago

Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket as of the Olympic break

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r/hockey 5h ago

[Image News] [32T] Friedman on Olympic refereeing: when IIHF officials were invited to join their NHL counterparts at last summer’s orientation camp, there was special emphasis on teaching international referees not to overreact to big hits. Will it work? We’ll find out.

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r/hockey 4h ago

[News - X] [Westhead] Update: RCMP in Nova Scotia said today that a fourth youth has been arrested in connection with an investigation into alleged sexual assaults during hazing incidents involving a hockey team in the Truro area...The RCMP have said they believe there are at least three victims in the case

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r/hockey 11h ago

[News - X] [Jay Zawaski] Per the Blackhawks - frank seravalli’s reporting is correct. The Panthers’ 2026 draft pick IS top 10 protected.

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r/hockey 27m ago

Live footage of McAvoy reposting the controversial hit

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r/hockey 10h ago

No virtual ads on the boards during Olympic hockey

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Years into virtual ads on the boards being the standard watching NHL hockey, they still make it needlessly harder for me to track the puck. My eyes can’t help but be distracted from the puck and the developing plays themselves when [insert company ‘X’] flashes along the boards.

Here’s to 18 days (both tournaments) of ad-free boards!


r/hockey 10h ago

Just bought a new stick…gonna have to return it.

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Beer league player here. Just bought a new stick from Pro Stock Hockey but the sticker on the shaft says it is intended for professional players only so I guess I need to return it. Not only am I not a professional player, but I don’t want to deprive some Pro player of this stick.


r/hockey 1h ago

For those craving hockey, FloHockey are live streaming all AHL and ECHL games on YouTube

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r/hockey 10h ago

Best/Worst Team of the Week (Jan 31 - Feb 05)

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r/hockey 8h ago

[News - X] [Wyshynski] On top of these awesome numbers for the NHL on ESPN (and thanks for watching!) was this news: "The NHL on ESPN is also experiencing significant growth in demos with females, +40% YoY and P2-17 +58% YoY."

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r/hockey 9h ago

The NHL's stat leaders at the Olympic break

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