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NHL suspends Panthers exec Doug Cifu over Pro-Israel online comments

Doug Cifu suspended after calling fan a “51st state antisemite loser” in Israel-Hamas War debate online.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
IN A deeply controversial decision, the NHL has suspended Doug Cifu, the Jewish minority owner of the Florida Panthers, following a series of social media posts where he condemned Hamas and responded to antisemitism.
VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 3: Ozzy Wiesblatt skates with the puck during during a solo lap during the pre-game warm-up prior to his first game in the NHL against the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 3, 2025, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.

Jewish hockey player Ozzy Wiesblatt’s unlikely journey to the NHL

|ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
THE HAIFA MARINERS (in blue) took on HC Netanya (in yellow) last week in the second game of a season-opening doubleheader for the Israel Elite Hockey League

Israel ice hockey teams heading to play in North America

Two of Israel’s ice hockey teams, the Jerusalem Capitals and HC Tel Aviv, will play in the UBS arena, marking the first time professional hockey teams from Israel compete in the US.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE HAIFA MARINERS (in blue) took on HC Netanya (in yellow) last week in the second game of a season-opening doubleheader for the Israel Elite Hockey League

Breaking the ice: Israel’s rising semi-pro hockey league drops puck on 3rd season

The Capitals of Jerusalem sealed a dominant 6-1 victory over the Herzliya Pioneers last week in the opening game of the Israel Elite Hockey League’s third season.

|ByNOA ABLIN

Ukraine crisis: NHL suspends business dealings with Russia

The NHL also announced it would no longer seek to hold "any future competitions" in Russia.

MARCH 1, 2022ByREUTERS
NHL logo (illustrative).

Adam Fox is enjoying proving that Jews can star in the NHL

Jewish NHL star Adam Fox speaks on going from Long Island’s Jewish community to the top of hockey.

FEBRUARY 18, 2022ByEVELYN FRICK/JTA
New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox (23) against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at PNC Arena

First Jewish player to be drafted No. 1 overall by the NHL

Jack Hughes, even at 18, is no stranger to making history. And now he’s done it again.

JUNE 26, 2019ByMARC BRODTSKY/JTA
Jun 21, 2019; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Jack Hughes puts on a team jersey after being selected as the number one overall pick to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena.