This Week in Sports Trivia: February 26, 2026 How closely were you following the sports news this week? Find out and test your knowledge by taking The Athletic's weekly quiz. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl .. theathletic-com-soccer .. theathletic-com-college-basketball / / #sports / / 7 days 7d Share
The top college and European free agents for NHL teams to sign in 2026 Vitaly Pinchuk in the KHL is the clear prize this season, and there will be wide NHL interest in him if he chooses to come over. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 7 days 7d Share
NHL mailbag, Part 1: Dissecting Olympics stats limitations and the 3-on-3 OT debate Plus whether Macklin Celebrini's Olympic play might get people invested in his Hart chances, and which players put themselves on the radar. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 7 days 7d Share
Joel Quenneville coaches 1,000th NHL regular-season win, joins Scotty Bowman in elite group Quenneville, who has a career record of 1,000-595-153 over 26 seasons, ranks second in NHL regular-season coaching victories. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 7 days 7d Share
Canucks' Tyler Myers to sit against Jets for trade reasons: Sources Vancouver said the defenseman, who has a full no-move clause, will be held out of the lineup Wednesday night for roster management reasons. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 7 days 7d Share
U.S. women's hockey players eager to put focus on Olympic win, not 'distasteful' Trump joke "I can't wait 'til this blows over in a week and we can go back to each team being proud of what we accomplished," Taylor Heise said. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 7 days 7d Share
U.S. players respond to criticism over women's team, Trump invite: 'Should have reacted differently' As players returned to their NHL teams, they commented on the excitement and controversy of the past few days. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 8 days 8d Share
J.T. Miller, Vincent Trocheck return to Rangers practice and reflect on Olympics, Trump visit Miller and Trocheck were key players on a Team USA penalty kill unit that went a perfect 17-for-17 ... $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 8 days 8d Share
Tage Thompson returns to Sabres, reflects on Olympic celebration, White House visit Thompson spent three days celebrating Team USA's gold medal win with his teammates, from Milan to Miami to the White House. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 8 days 8d Share
Back with Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews reflects on gold medal win and aftermath The Maple Leafs' captain visited the White House on Tuesday before flying to Tampa to rejoin the team. $$ theathletic.com theathletic.com / feeds theathletic-com .. theathletic-com-nhl / / #sports / / 8 days 8d Share