In most sports, a fight breaking out would be headline news for a week and shown on repeat for every sports talk show. In hockey, fighting is commonplace, at least in the NHL. Fighting isn't exactly ...

Tom Wilson dropped the gloves at the Olympics. In the NHL, that's a Tuesday night. On the Olympic stage, it triggered ejections, a tournament suspension, and a crash course in IIHF rules for every ...

Who says there’s no fighting in hockey at the Olympics? Tom Wilson, who plays for the Washington Capitals in the NHL and for Canada in the 2026 Olympics, clearly does not care that it’s shunned in ...

Are blended Olympic rules any better than what the NHL has to offer? Piero Cruciatti / AFP via Getty Images Welcome back to Rules Court, where we’re fixing the NHL, one new rule at a time. Usually, ...

In this article, we look at the major rule differences between Olympic hockey and the NHL. With the NHL pausing for the 2026 Winter Olympics, hockey fans around the world are excited to see their ...