The most prominent Latvia-born players to reach the NHL are defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh, who helped the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 1996 and played 875 games in 15 NHL seasons, and goalie Arturs Irbe, who had 218 wins and 33 shutouts in 13 seasons.

Before Olympic hockey begins, a few NHL stars took a moment to share their dream alternate sports.

The 2026 Olympic men's hockey tournament officially begins on Wednesday, Feb. 11, with the preliminary rounds, and it's shaping up to be an intense run of games between 12 teams. What makes the 2026 Olympics stand of is that it brings the return of NHL players,

The men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will begin Wednesday with Team Slovakia playing Team Finland followed by Team Sweden against host Team Italy.

Check out the complete 2026 Winter Olympics hockey schedule, with dates and times of each event.

RIGA, Latvia (AP) Latvia's Olympic Committee secretary general says a second player on its national men's ice hockey team is suspected to have tested positive for a banned substance at the Sochi Winter Games. Zorzs Tikmers wrote on Twitter: ''I can only ...

Grand Rapids Griffins forward Eduards Tralmaks was selected to represent Latvia at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 6-22. Tralmaks, a native of Riga, Latvia, has 18 points (14-4—18), six penalty minutes and a plus-15 rating in 31 ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics is in full flow in Milano Cortina and The Athletic is here to take you every step of the way. We’ve got you covered through all the week’s events at the games from ice hockey to curling, as well as the weekend’s NBA All-Star game, with plenty more to enjoy in between.

TNT Sports – and streaming platform discovery+ – will show every single minute of Winter Olympics action, with TNT Sports 2 showing 24/7 coverage and viewers able to pick between live streams of events. The BBC also boasts TV rights throughout the Games, but is restricted to one live channel, plus one live stream online.

Latvians woke up to go to work Monday morning, only to find they didn't have to. Their parliament had met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national ice hockey team chalked up its best result at the world championship. Latvia, where hockey is the ...

Listing every NHL player in the 2026 Olympic men's hockey tournament and the countries with the deepest pro rosters.