It is the final men’s international test before the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, where NHL players return to the Olympics after 12 years.

While the Stanley Cup playoffs roars towards its crescendo, there's another hockey tournament gathering steam across the pond.The 2025 IIHF World Championship returns to the fore on May 9. It figures to be an enticing two-week affair,

Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon are reuniting on Team Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, and that might only be just the start of a longer relationship between both forwards, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.