Hockey

Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympics

Israel will send nine athletes to Milan for the 2026 Olympic Games, its second-largest delegation at its ninth Winter Olympics.

|ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Some of the Jewish and Israeli 2026 Winter Olympians, from left: Noa Szollos, Quinn Hughes, A.J. Edelman, Attila Mihály Kertész and Mariia Seniuk.
A cameraman films the only known example of a pregnant Egyptian mummy, displayed at an exhibition in National Museum in Warsaw, Poland May 4, 2021

Are mummies responsible for NJ Devils' string of injuries? Archaeologists, players weigh in

The strange tale of two mummies discovered beneath the Prudential Center collides with the Devils’ run of bad injury luck this season.

|ByRYAN NOVOZINSKY/NJ.COM/TNS
MINNESOTA WILD defenseman Zeev Buium in action against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in April.

More than just accolades: Israeli-American star Zeev Buium’s impact beyond the ice

Buium made history as the first NHL player with Israeli parents, a milestone of deep cultural significance that has made him a role model for many in the Jewish and Israeli communities.

|ByEMILY KLEIN
IN A deeply controversial decision, the NHL has suspended Doug Cifu, the Jewish minority owner of the Florida Panthers, following a series of social media posts where he condemned Hamas and responded to antisemitism.

NHL suspends Panthers exec Doug Cifu over Pro-Israel online comments

Doug Cifu suspended after calling fan a “51st state antisemite loser” in Israel-Hamas War debate online.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

Adam Fox is enjoying proving that Jews can star in the NHL

Jewish NHL star Adam Fox speaks on going from Long Island’s Jewish community to the top of hockey.

FEBRUARY 18, 2022ByEVELYN FRICK/JTA
New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox (23) against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at PNC Arena

Hockey in Holon: Ice sport takes over Holy Land despite heat

Walk into Ice Peaks in Holon for a game and you’ll find players with tzitzit flying, skating around, playing against their Israeli peers or even foreign professionals. 

AUGUST 26, 2021ByBEN BARUCH
Holon Vipers forward Yan Raskin protects the puck from Bat Yam Dolphins defenseman Jake Nowry

Son of Israeli immigrants, hockey player Shai Buium to be drafted to NHL

18-year-old hockey star Shai Buium has recently been drafted to the Detroit Red Wings.

JULY 29, 2021ByJORDAN PIKE
May 8, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; A view of the official NHL puck on the ice during a face-off between a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Detroit Red Wings in the third period at Nationwide Arena.

These 3 hockey-playing Jewish brothers just made NHL history

Luke Hughes has become the third brother in his hockey-playing Jewish family to be drafted in the first round of the NHL Draft.

JULY 27, 2021ByEVELYN FRICK/JTA
(Illustrative) New Jersey Devils center Michael McLeod (20) celebrates his goal with the bench of the New Jersey Devils against the New York Islanders during the second period at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 2021.

Jewish Montrealer Devon Levi represents Canada in WJC as starting goalie

Often acting as an important platform for a career in the NHL, success in the World Juniors has helped launch the careers of many hockey greats.

JANUARY 5, 2021ByCODY LEVINE
Team Canada winning the Gold Medal at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship

This inspiring NHL draft pick isn’t Jewish, but he has a Yiddish name

One former Flyer says Wisdom’s story has the potential to make him an instant fan favorite.

OCTOBER 9, 2020ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Jun 21, 2019; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Jack Hughes puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number one overall pick to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena.

Israel's hockey team captain to play with the Polish Auschwitz team

Eliezer Sherbatov, 28, signed last week to the local team in Oswiecim, the Polish name for Auschwitz.

AUGUST 10, 2020ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
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Award-winning hockey documentary ‘The Russian Five’ set for Israel premiere

A in-depth look at Stanley Cup-winning Detroit Red Wings Russian line of Fetisov, Fedorov, Konstantinov, Larionov and Kozlov

NOVEMBER 29, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
A 1996 file photo shows the Detroit Red Wings Russian line of (from left) Slava Fetisov, Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Igor Larionov and Vyacheslav Kozlov. The so-called ‘Russian Five’ are the subject of the hit documentary of the same name that will be premiering in Israel next week.

First Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the NHL

Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again.

JUNE 26, 2019ByMARC BRODTSKY/JTA
Jun 21, 2019; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Jack Hughes puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number one overall pick to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena.