Sweden is a trailblazer in hockey because it has allowed body checking in the women’s game since 2022 ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden -- Lauren Bellefontaine came off the ice after a game in Sweden’s ...

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 ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ottawa Charge’s Zoe Boyd (3) falls forward after she was checked by Montreal Victoire’s Mikyla Grant ...

ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, Sweden — 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 ...