Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. HV71’s Teghan Inglis, left, challenges Modo’s Alexie Guay during their Swedish Women’s hockey league ...

HV71's Teghan Inglis, left, challenges Modo's Alexie Guay during their Swedish Women's hockey league match in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, on Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Johan Löf) ...

USA Hockey and Hockey Canada do not allow checking in girls and women's hockey. In Sweden, body checking is part of the rules for boys and girls starting at the age of 12. League officials say ...

Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s top women’s hockey league and detailed the toll her body had just taken. “I got a stick to the collarbone tonight and also a ...

In Sweden, they start early USA Hockey and Hockey Canada do not allow checking in girls and women's hockey. In Sweden, body checking is part of the rules for boys and girls starting at the age of 12.