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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 490

ice hockey

At left: Denver defenseman Shai Buium (8) during an NCAA hockey game on October 7, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young); At right: Zeev Buium at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship at Canadian Tire Centre on January 5, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images/AFP)
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US-Israeli brother athletes have warm rivalry on the ice as they race toward the NHL
By Ed Klajman
Zeev and Shai Buium have both been tapped by big-league hockey teams and are putting in their time in the minors. Whoever moves up first will make Israeli sports history
At left: Denver defenseman Shai Buium (8) during an NCAA hockey game on October 7, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young); At right: Zeev Buium at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship at Canadian Tire Centre on January 5, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images/AFP)
February 6, 2025, 4:38 pm
US-Israeli brother athletes have warm rivalry on the ice as they race toward the NHL
Zeev and Shai Buium have both been tapped by big-league hockey teams and are putting in their time in the minors. Whoever moves up first will make Israeli sports history
By Ed Klajman
Illustrative: Players of the Czech Republic and the United States challenge for the puck during the quarterfinal match at the ice hockey world championship in Tampere, Finland, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
January 8, 2025, 6:46 am
Australian federation won’t host hockey tourney featuring Israel, citing safety fears
Jewish groups denounce Ice Hockey Australia over decision to drop hosting duties, which comes as the country grapples with a surge in antisemitic attacks
By AP and ToI Staff
From left to right: Luke, Quinn and Jack Hughes pose for a photo before their NHL game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, December 5, 2023. (Jeff Vinnick/JTA via NHLI via Getty Images)
August 23, 2024, 6:41 pm
Jewish brothers to grace cover of popular hockey video game
Jack, Luke and Quinn Hughes have all garnered accolades throughout their stellar careers, leading them to be the first set of brothers featured on the cover of a NHL video game
By jacob gurvis
Ryan Warsofsky, middle, holds up a jersey between San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier, left, and president Jonathan Becher at a news conference introducing Warsofsky as the NHL hockey head coach of the Sharks in San Jose, California, June 17, 2024. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
June 18, 2024, 8:51 am
San Jose Sharks’ Ryan Warsofsky becomes first Jewish NHL head coach in 32 years
Moving up from assistant position, the 36-year-old will also become the youngest coach in 32-team league; has talked of family celebrating Hanukkah with grandparents
By jacob gurvis
Illustrative: Israel national hockey team members on the bench at the IIHF world championships in Mexico City, April 2019. (Ice Hockey Federation of Israel)
January 18, 2024, 6:24 am
Lifting ban, International Hockey Federation to let Israel compete in U20 tourney
Sport’s governing body reverses decision to bar Israeli team from competing in Bulgaria, saying it will have the necessary ‘security support’
By jacob gurvis
Illustrative: Israel national hockey team members on the bench at the IIHF world championships in Mexico City, April 2019. (Ice Hockey Federation of Israel)
January 11, 2024, 1:31 pm
Israel barred from International Ice Hockey Federation events over security concerns
Israeli Ice Hockey Association decries ‘antisemitic decision,’ will file claim with sports court of arbitration; global federation cites unspecified fears over ‘safety’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Luke Kunin, #11 of San Jose Sharks, skates against Eisbaren Berlin during the NHL Global Series Challenge game between San Jose Sharks and Eisbaren Berlin at Mercedes-Benz Arena on October 4, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images/ via JTA)
October 7, 2022, 6:25 pm
The (surprisingly many) Jewish NHL players to watch this season
As the puck sets to drop for the 2022-23 hockey season, one item not widely covered is the abundance of Members of the Tribe taking the ice. Here’s who to keep an eye out for
By EVELYN FRICK
Chelsey Goldberg (R), captain of the Maccabi USA women's ice hockey team, posing for a photo. (Joya Create)
July 16, 2022, 11:30 am
After being iced for years, women’s hockey teams finally lace up at Maccabiah Games
Following a nearly decade-long effort, Southern California Jewish Sports Hall-of-Famer Chelsey Goldberg helps field three teams to their inaugural tournament
By Ethan Freedman
Ottawa Senators team owner Eugene Melnyk attends an NHL hockey news conference in Ottawa, December 4, 2014. (The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld/AP)
March 29, 2022, 9:07 am
Eugene Melnyk, owner of hockey’s Ottawa Senators, dies of illness at 62
Family announces death of Jewish pharmaceutical magnate and Toronto native, gives no details of his fatal medical condition; national league, team mourn his loss
By AP and ToI Staff
Israel ice hockey captain Eliezer Sherbatov. (via Facebook)
March 4, 2022, 8:50 pm
Israeli ice hockey star playing in Ukrainian city of Mariupol flees war
Eliezer Sherbatov says he was in eastern Ukraine when Russia invaded, rode on trains for 5 days to link up with Israeli consulate in Lviv
By jacob gurvis
Noa Szollos speeds down the course during the women's slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca)
February 3, 2022, 5:14 am
Israel’s small but proud Olympic delegation takes aim at the Beijing Winter Games
Four ice skaters and two skiers will represent Israel, while Jewish athletes from the US and Canada will also take to the ice at the 2022 Olympics, starting Friday
By Amy Spiro
Then-Russian sports minister Vyacheslav Fetisov, left, during a friendly match 'USSR hockey legends' against 'World Stars team' in Moscow, January 28, 2006. (Ivan Sekretarev/AP/File)
November 16, 2021, 12:37 am
Israel bars Russian players from attending ‘legends’ hockey game over COVID vaccine
Exhibition game to mark 30 years of ties between countries set to be canceled after Israeli exceptions committee denies request, saying 17 people got the vaccine too long ago
By ToI Staff
The Bat Yam Chiefs play against the Dubai Mighty Camels in the UAE in a hockey match in Dubai on December 19, 2020. (Screenshot/HC Bat Yam Chiefs Facebook page)
December 25, 2020, 5:45 pm
Breaking the ice: Israel-UAE hockey match makes history
Bat Yam Chiefs and Dubai Mighty Camels face off in friendly games on Emirati soil
By Guillaume LAVALLÉE
Zayde Wisdom (Screengrab: tsn.ca)
October 8, 2020, 11:56 pm
This inspiring NHL draft pick isn’t Jewish, but he has a Yiddish name
Zayde Wisdom’s like a Jewish grandmother but he ‘exemplifies commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism,’ according to NHL
By Gabe Friedman
Israel ice hockey captain Eliezer Sherbatov. (via Facebook)
August 10, 2020, 1:34 am
Israeli ice hockey star signs to play in Oswiecim, otherwise known as Auschwitz
‘People here in Poland are happy that a Jew from Israel came to play for Auschwitz,’ says Canadian-born Eliezer Sherbatov, who captains national team
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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