Reuben Cotter deliberately plays at the ball, but referee orders scrum rather than penalty.

Auston Matthews, joined by other top NHL players, will lead USA Hockey at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games, marking the NHL's return to the Olympics since 2014 after skipping the 2022 Beijing Games.

Alexandre Texier is the lone active NHLer to be named, though Yohann Auvitu and Pierre-Édouard Bellemare are ex-NHL players.

Auston Matthews will be joined by Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, and Jack Eichel as forwards on Team USA. All four players were key to the Americans' success at the 4 Nations, even with Matthew ...

Each of the 12 countries announced its initial six players on Monday. Shortly after Matthews' name was listed, the Maple Leafs reacted. "Andiamo, Auston ," the Leafs wrote.

The Flyers will have at least one representative in next February’s Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and it is probably not the first name you’d expect. That player is Rodrigo ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The U.S. named Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics, avoiding ...

Auston Matthews, brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Jack Eichel and Charlie McAvoy are the first six players named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team. The core six, all age 28 ...

The 6-foot-3 center was selected No. 1 overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2016 NHL Draft. Over Matthews' nine-year NHL career, he's appeared in 629 regular-season games, tallying 33 goals, 45 ...

Auston Matthews is among the first six players named to the United States roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli was the first to report the preliminary roster ...