Olympic ice surface being built to specs smaller than NHL rinks, per source, sparking new concerns

The Olympic rink will have a shorter length but not substantially greater width, per a source, leaving players with less room to maneuver.

NHL representatives going to Milan for Olympic arena update next week

Among the topics discussed at Tuesday's NHL GM Meetings in Toronto were the status of the Olympic arena in Italy, the NCAA/CHL development pipeline, AHL paper transactions, and more.