Two years before the PWHL ever dropped the puck on their inaugural season, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association was the first to re-implement body checking to women's hockey at the SDHL, NDHL, and ...

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden (AP) — Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone ...

Brittany Schussler of Canada competes in the women's 3000 meters speed skating race, Feb. 9, 2014. Phil Noble—Reuters Recent increases in the number of youth hockey players suffering concussions after ...

MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Pushes, shoves and hits have been abundant in the group stages of the Milano Cortina women's ice hockey tournament, where players say they are pleasantly surprised by the ...

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden — Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone tonight ...

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden — Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone tonight ...

Hockey’s fight against cancer is taking another powerful stride. The first monthlong Body Check Cup challenge launches on March 6, an initiative of the NHL and AstraZeneca, the global ...

Boston Fleet defenseman Megan Keller of Farmington Hills gave a knowing laugh when reminded of being on the receiving end of Catherine Dubois’ illegal check a month into the PWHL's second season. The ...

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden — Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone tonight ...

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