Hockey

Carolina Hurricanes beat Golden Knights to win hockey's 2026 Stanley Cup, Staal named playoff MVP

"It's amazing, this is something I've been going after since we got the first one," said Staal, who was traded to Carolina in June 2012.

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Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) raises the the Stanley Cup after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in game six of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena, June 14, 2026.
Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights prepares for Game Three of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes at T-Mobile Arena on June 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘No means no!’ Carolina fans boo Vegas’s Carter Hart at first two games of NHL Stanley Cup finals

“Whether he is guilty or not, by moral or legal standards, is irrelevant to the Canes (Carolina Hurricanes) fans using it to get under his skin in a Stanley Cup Finals series," one fan wrote.

|BySHIR PERETS
THE ISRAEL national team celebrates on the ice in Sofia, Bulgaria, after beating Iceland for the gold medal at the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament over the weekend.

Blue-and-white skates to hockey gold in Bulgaria

Israel finished the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B with a flawless 5-0 record.

|ByITAY GODER
The US Capitol is shown on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver the annual State of the Union address this evening before a joint session of Congress.

Yaron Lischinsky’s brother, Jewish hockey stars among guests at Trump’s State of the Union

Trump’s address is expected to tout the accomplishments of his second term in what he has said will be a “long speech” centering on the US economy.

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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.