The women’s hockey competition at the Olympics has an influence you might not have expected.

The United States hasn’t won a gold medal in men’s hockey at the Olympics since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 at Lake Placid. Canada’s drought isn’t nearly as long, just the past two Winter Games in 2022 and 2018,

U.S. women’s hockey player Taylor Heise refused to let the disappointment of not making the 2022 Olympic team stop her. Instead, it fueled her fire to improve and leave no doubt that she deserved a roster spot this year.

IOC sanctions stemming from the Ukraine invasion will keep Russian athletes and their elite hockey team out of the 2026 Olympics.

Unexpectedly called to the 2022 Olympics, Nick Perbix juggled college and Olympic dreams before his NHL career with the Predators.