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In Canada, Syrian refugee kids find belonging through hockey

Sports

When a hockey coach in Newfoundland, Canada, heard a Syrian refugee boy named Yamen Bai wanted to play hockey, he put out a call for donations. A year later, Yamen is keeping up with his teammates and scoring goals.

Jordan Greenway will become the first black ice hockey player to skate for Team USA at the Olympics, pictured here at the IIHF World Junior Championship on Dec. 28, 2016.

Another ‘Miracle on Ice?’ American unknowns to take on star-studded Russian team.

Sports
Kevin Sylvester's backyard ice rink in Toronto, Ontario.

A real hockey meltdown threatens Canada’s signature sport

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Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic ice hockey team poses next to the jersey and uniform he wore when the U.S. defeated the Soviet Union in what is known as the "Miracle on Ice" at Heritage Auctions in New York City

Mike Eruzione remembers when US hockey knocked off the Soviets in the ‘Miracle on Ice’

Sports

A new medical report puts a price on NHL hockey injuries

Sports

Nearly entire Russian ice hockey team dies in plane crash

Russian hockey team loses 37 players and coaches in plane crash — roster included former NHL all-stars and Olympic champions.

Kicking sexism out of soccer

Global Politics

Rupert Murdoch’s Sky Sports was dragged into the center of a debate over sexism in soccer and sports.

The World

Russian Hockey Team Lokomotiv Back on the Ice Following Tragedy

Sports

Last year the entire Lokomotiv hockey team from Yaroslavl, Russia died in a plane crash. So this season, the team is rebuilding and getting back on its skates.

The Playoff Beard: What’s Your Superstition?

Sports

The NHL playoffs started last night, and for many of these professional athletes that means growing a “playoff beard.” A tradition in hockey that goes back three decades, the playoff beard is for both players and fans who refuse to shave during the post-season. This superstition has spread to other professional sports as well, and […]

American Coach to Rebuild Russian Hockey Team Hit by Tragedy

Sports

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for a Russian provincial city a short train ride northeast of Moscow. The city has recruited an American coach to rebuild the hockey team that perished in a tragic plane crash.