Youth hockey
U.S. hockey player Haley Skarupa, front, demonstrates a drill during a hockey clinic presented by the Washington Capitals and the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, Friday, March 4, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The growth of girls and women's hockey in the Washington area is still a work in progress almost two decades into a boom of youth participation in the sport credited to Alex Ovechkin and the NHL's Capitals.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Girls hockey programs show promise in nontraditional markets

By Stephen Whyno Apr. 28, 2022 03:06 PM EDT

China's Wei Ruike leaves the ice after a practice session at the National Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Zamboni honks, pucks in buckets part of Olympic experience

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 08, 2022 06:15 AM EST

Nonprofit forms to revive Lyndon ice arena

Jun. 27, 2021 01:47 PM EDT
LYNDON, Vt (AP) — A nonprofit has been formed to reopen an ice arena in Lyndon and preserve youth hockey in Caledonia County. The Feton...

Northeast states extend ban on interstate youth hockey

Jan. 29, 2021 05:08 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Interstate youth hockey competitions will remain prohibited in New England and New Jersey until at least April 1, the region's governors...

Patricia Marson is wheeled back to her room by nurse manager Rob Treiber after she became the first patient at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
7 regional governors extend interstate youth hockey ban

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 08:45 AM EST

Who's next? Plans for 2nd round of shots expected next week

By Susan Haigh Dec. 30, 2020 03:49 PM EST
An advisory group is expected to recommend to Gov. Ned Lamont which Connecticut residents should receive the next round of COVID-19 vaccinations, now that...

Interstate youth hockey suspended in New England, New Jersey

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:34 AM EST
The governors in the six New England states and in New Jersey have suspended interstate youth hockey competitions through the end of the year because of rising...

Lydia Roy climbs the publicly accessible fire tower at the summit of Mt. Pisgah in Winthrop, Maine with the Monmouth cross country team on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The group ran to the top of the mountain together as a sign of unity on the date the cancelled state championships that had been scheduled to start. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal via AP)
Maine gov: Store workers shouldn't have to be "COVID cops"

Nov. 12, 2020 01:45 AM EST

Runners wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus while jogging along a sidewalk, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Baker: Surge in new virus cases driven by people under 30

Oct. 27, 2020 11:07 AM EDT

Virus outbreak linked to hockey rink grows to 30 cases

Oct. 19, 2020 09:53 AM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The outbreak of people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 traced to a Montpelier hockey rink has expanded to 30, the Vermont...

Vermont Health Department probes hockey-related outbreak

By Lisa Rathke Oct. 16, 2020 11:03 AM EDT
The Vermont Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 cases related to youth and adult recreational hockey and broomball teams in central...

Northeast states investigate virus spread via youth hockey

Aug. 15, 2020 01:07 PM EDT
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Public health officials in multiple northeastern U.S. states are investigating the possible spread of the coronavirus among youth hockey...