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Straits Times
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Ice hockey-Matthews headlines US team as NHL stars return to Olympics
FILE PHOTO: May 16, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) shoots and scores against the Florida Panthers during the third period in game six of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images/File Photo REUTERS NEW YORK - Auston Matthews will lead the American charge at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games next year, as USA Hockey named the first six players to their roster on Monday with NHL stars able to compete on the Olympic stage for the first time since 2014. Players from the top-flight North American league were expected to compete at the 2022 Beijing Games but NHL executives elected not to send players weeks before the Olympics began due to schedule disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Hockey League said it would release its talent this time around, clearing the way for the sport's biggest stars to take the Olympic stage. Matthews, the most prolific scorer in the league since joining in 2016, will ditch his Toronto Maple Leafs blue for the stars and stripes, while Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will play alongside brother Matthew Tkachuk, whose Florida Panthers are one win away from a second straight Stanley Cup. The Vancouver Canucks captain and ruthless defenceman Quinn Hughes was also named to the U.S. first six, along with the Boston Bruins' Charlie McAvoy and the Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel. "We've seen the unprecedented success of our U.S. teams on the international stage this past season and we need to keep our foot on the gas," the U.S. Olympic men's team general manager Bill Guerin said in a statement. "The players we've named today represent excellence. They're committed to the mission in front of us and excited about the opportunity to represent our country in the Olympics." The United States is set to name the rest of the team in early January for the Olympic ice hockey tournament that begins on February 11 in Milan. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
16-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Ice hockey-Matthews headlines US team as NHL stars return to Olympics
FILE PHOTO: May 16, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) shoots and scores against the Florida Panthers during the third period in game six of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Auston Matthews will lead the American charge at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games next year, as USA Hockey named the first six players to their roster on Monday with NHL stars able to compete on the Olympic stage for the first time since 2014. Players from the top-flight North American league were expected to compete at the 2022 Beijing Games but NHL executives elected not to send players weeks before the Olympics began due to schedule disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Hockey League said it would release its talent this time around, clearing the way for the sport's biggest stars to take the Olympic stage. Matthews, the most prolific scorer in the league since joining in 2016, will ditch his Toronto Maple Leafs blue for the stars and stripes, while Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will play alongside brother Matthew Tkachuk, whose Florida Panthers are one win away from a second straight Stanley Cup. The Vancouver Canucks captain and ruthless defenceman Quinn Hughes was also named to the U.S. first six, along with the Boston Bruins' Charlie McAvoy and the Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel. "We've seen the unprecedented success of our U.S. teams on the international stage this past season and we need to keep our foot on the gas," the U.S. Olympic men's team general manager Bill Guerin said in a statement. "The players we've named today represent excellence. They're committed to the mission in front of us and excited about the opportunity to represent our country in the Olympics." The United States is set to name the rest of the team in early January for the Olympic ice hockey tournament that begins on February 11 in Milan. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
CBC
05-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's Natalie Wilkie skis to silver at Para nordic world championships in Norway
Canadian Para cross-country skier Natalie Wilkie added another world championship medal to her collection on Wednesday after racing to silver at the Para nordic worlds in Trondheim, Norway. The three-time Paralympic champion from Salmon Arm, B.C., reached the sprint classic podium in the women's standing category, finishing just 0.21 seconds behind Norwegian favourite Vilde Nilsen in the one-kilometre race. Nilsen captured gold with a time of three minutes 52.92 seconds in the six-woman final, which saw American Sydney Peterson claim bronze. Wilkie, a seven-time Paralympic medallist, is poised for more success at next year's Milano-Cortina Winter Games after another standout season. The 24-year-old claimed a pair of silvers at last month's Para cross-country worlds in Toblach, Italy, crossing the finish behind Nilsen in the 10km an 20km interval start freestyle events. She also captured two Para biathlon world titles last month in Pokljuka, Slovenia. Wilkie competes in the LW8 classification for skiers with arm impairments. She lost four fingers on her left hand when she was 15 in a workshop accident at school.
