Youth Hockey
Småland and Värmland win TV-pucken 2025 golds
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Småland secured back-to-back boys' titles with a 4-1 victory over Skåne in the TV-pucken 2025 final, marking the first home-district win since 2015. On the girls' side, Värmland claimed their first-ever gold with a 3-0 shutout against Dalarna, maintaining a perfect tournament record without conceding a goal.
A group of mostly 8-year-old hockey players turned a scrimmage into a fight during intermission at a Hershey Bears game on Saturday night, with videos of the incident spreading rapidly online. The melee, captured from multiple angles, has drawn over 16 million views and mixed reactions from disgust to amusement. Officials are investigating the unsanctioned event.
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A viral video captured young hockey players, aged 8 and under, engaging in a staged fight during intermission at an American Hockey League game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The incident involved members of the Central Penn Panthers Youth Ice Hockey Club and has drawn promises of disciplinary action from league officials. The Hershey Bears, hosts of the game, condemned the event as contrary to the sport's values.
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand has taken a leave of absence to volunteer as a coach for a youth hockey team in his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is stepping in to support longtime trainer J.P. MacCallum, whose 10-year-old daughter Selah passed away from cancer last week. The gesture includes fundraising efforts to aid MacCallum's family.
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The Canadian Hockey League has selected 22 players eligible for the 2026 NHL Draft to represent Canada in the second annual CHL/USA Prospects Challenge. The two-game series against USA Hockey's National Team Development Program Under-18 Team will take place on November 25 in Calgary and November 26 in Lethbridge.