It's been 25 years, or a quarter century, since fears of Y2K and the millennium celebrations. In that span, women's hockey has grown immensely. Here's The Hockey News' countdown of the top 25 players of the last 25 years.

Construction on Santagiulia Arena is scheduled to finish days before the women's tournament begins, but players and coaches aren't worried.

Get to know the basics of Olympic hockey — learn how the men’s and women’s tournaments are structured, how games are scored and decided, what rules differ from the NHL, and who the top medal contenders are for Milan Cortina 2026.

The United States heaved on the rope in 2025 in its women's hockey tug of war with Canada. Their rivalry is constant, but the stakes rise in the year preceding the Winter Olympics. While Canada has only taken one of eight meetings against its nemesis in 2025,

For the U.S. team, led by Wild general manager Bill Guerin, recent acquisition Quinn Hughes was one of six players named to the U.S. squad over the summer. The others include Charlie McAvoy, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Brady Tkachuk, and Matthew Tkachuk.

Canada released its complete Olympic hockey roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics, but who are the most notable names not on the team?