By STEPHEN WHYNO One of the showcase events at the Winter Olympics will be hockey, where NHL players are back for the first time since 2014 and the world’s best women’s players are competing in the Games for an eighth consecutive time. What’s known: The main arena will have ice that’s smaller than what the speedy, hard-hitting NHL players are used to. What’s not known: Whether the rink will be fully built with a safe ice surface — seating should be fine — by the time play begins. Assuming that all gets settled, the competition should be remarkable, with star players like Sidney Crosby...
