The 2026 NHL trade deadline isn’t until March, thanks to the Milan Cortina Olympics which will see the entire league enter a 19-day hiatus.

In a poll of 118 anonymous NHL players conducted by The Athletic, the participating players were asked where the next NHL expansion team should land. Houston led the way with 48 votes, followed by Quebec City with 25, Arizona with 15, Atlanta with nine and Austin with four.

In polling 118 players, a familiar name was the top pick for worst chirps, while one city has emerged as the runaway favorite for expansion.

MILAN (AP) — The main ice hockey arena for the Winter Olympics is finally ready. Although the NHL players might feel as if they’re skating on a lake. Construction delays and other concerns about the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena have drawn headlines for months ahead of the NHL returning to the Olympics for the first time since 2014 and the women’s tournament opening on Thursday.

Caden Fine, 17, from Birmingham, Alabama, and two of his teammates were killed when their vehicle collided with a semi-truck in Canada.

NHL Tonight: Milano Cortina 2026 presented by Honda will begin Wednesday, Feb. 11, airing daily at 6 p.m. ET until Tuesday, February 24 with Jamison Coyle and Jason Demers from Milano, Italy and additional NHL Network in-studio personalities providing commentary;

MILAN — Almost 1.2 million tickets have been sold for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and the Paralympics, local organisers said on Monday, with ice hockey topping the list. That figure represents around 75% of the total capacity for the Games, which open on Friday and will be followed by the Paralympics next month.

The Eagles' rookie netminder has exceeded expectations this season.