With the men’s tournament about to begin, it is the perfect time to look back at the full history of Olympic hockey.

Several hockey-related search terms including “boy aquarium” and “are there any gay hockey players” are at an all-time high.

A look back at why, after competing in the 2014 Olympics, NHL players were prohibited from competing in the Winter Olympics in 2018 and 2022.

It’s been a dirty dozen years since NHL players took part in the Olympics, but our long international nightmare is almost over. After a drought that kept most of world’s best hockey players — and several all-time greats — out of the Games since 2014,

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