Brandon Yip
Hockey teams practice on the ice at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. The venue will host ice hockey competition at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Olympics on NHL ice should make for faster, better hockey

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 08, 2022 01:48 AM EST

FILE - Kunlun Red Star's Brandon Yip is shown during a Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match against Russia club Amur Khabarovsk in Mytishchi, just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Host China has finalized its roster for the men's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The team includes a dozen players from North America. Some like forward Brandon Yip have Chinese ancestry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
KHL to end season, go directly to playoffs after Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 05, 2022 10:56 PM EST

China goaltender Jeremy Smith concentrates during a men's hockey practice session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
China's Olympic hockey hopes rest on North American talent

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 02, 2022 04:20 AM EST

FILE - Kunlun Red Star's Brandon Yip is shown during a Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match against Russia club Amur Khabarovsk in Mytishchi, just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Host China has finalized its roster for the men's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The team includes a dozen players from North America. Some like forward Brandon Yip have Chinese ancestry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
China finalizes men's hockey roster for Beijing Olympics

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2022 12:36 PM EST

Finland's Sekari Manninen, right, scores his side's third goal as Russia's Vyacheslav Voynov fails to stop him during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
No NHL boosts Russian hopes for Olympic gold in men's hockey

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 12, 2022 01:41 PM EST