Matty Beniers picked up his first NHL fight and was an assist away from a “Gordie Howe hat trick," but it came in a potentially costly 4-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. Beniers, with his smaller ...

DETROIT -- Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose blend of boundless talent and toughness made him the NHL's quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died.

A rare fight during the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey tournament on Feb. 15 led to ejections, a tournament-long suspension and a sharp debate about where the line falls between NHL-style toughness ...