{"id":476494,"date":"2026-02-13T03:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/476494\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T03:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:34:08","slug":"hockey-fans-loved-nhls-creative-post-to-evade-copyrights-in-milan-cortina-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/476494\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey Fans Loved NHL\u2019s Creative Post to Evade Copyrights in Milan Cortina Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are well underway, with the men\u2019s hockey competition<\/a> expected to be one of the most entertaining events in Northern Italy this winter. That is, if you can find clips of the action on social media.<\/p>\n

The Olympics has extremely strict rules that ban media outlets (including official ones like the NHL) from posting videos of the Games in order to protect broadcast rights. This means that any unauthorized videos shared by users online will be taken down, making it difficult for people to see clips or highlights of live events that aren\u2019t directly posted by the Olympics\u2019 social media account. <\/p>\n

Enter the NHL\u2019s social media team. As Team Canada faced off against Team Czechia in the men\u2019s hockey opening game on Thursday, the NHL account shared an incredibly sophisticated rendering of a highlight of Canada center Macklin Celebrini scoring his country\u2019s first goal in the NHL\u2019s highly anticipated return to the Games.<\/p>\n

Take a look at that extremely impressive and artistic video below:<\/p>\n

Celebrini cinema \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8<\/p>\n

Czechia vs. Canada is LIVE at the #MilanoCortina2026<\/a> #WinterOlympics<\/a> on @peacock<\/a>, @USANetwork<\/a>, @cbcsports<\/a>, & @cbcgem<\/a>!<\/p>\n

(\ud83c\udfa8: @nba_paint<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/Rl54etdvTo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL (@NHL) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Put in the Louvre. And big props to nba paint for the all-time great collaboration.<\/p>\n

The New York Islanders\u2019 social media team also got in on the fun, sharing their unique homemade highlight of Islanders star and Canadian center Bo Horvat\u2019s goal during Team Canada\u2019s 5-0 rout of Czechia.<\/p>\n

A completely realistic and copyright free look at Horvat\u2019s goal! pic.twitter.com\/0I1fvOl3Rz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can imagine, the Olympic\u2019s ridiculously strict copyright rules had hockey fans feeling a lot of FOMO and getting pretty angry at the organizers for not taking advantage of the opportunity to grow the game on the sport\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n

Fans did, however, tip their hats to the media outlets who were trying their best during these tough times:<\/p>\n

If you squint, it\u2019s like you\u2019re actually at the Olympics. https:\/\/t.co\/ryLJC7AfES<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 nba paint (@nba_paint) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Real art is thriving in 2026. https:\/\/t.co\/vCyykOyzou<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

significantly funnier than using ai everyone else needs to take notes https:\/\/t.co\/MEQAyJEOU3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 sarah \u2076\u2070 (@wollapologist) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

when the nhl is not allowed to post olympic clips so they have to draw it out for us pls \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d https:\/\/t.co\/arcW6MoL0C<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shan (@shan_savvy) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Epic way to work around a social embargo https:\/\/t.co\/IyJC1XdbdU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elaina Layne (Rhoades) (@lovelaina) February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Freaking brilliant. Well done @NHL<\/a>. This needs to be the new @HockeyCanada<\/a> profile pic. Seriously. #IceHockey<\/a> #MilanoCortina2026<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/H0q1N6rwjC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FNaJtKFBWh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Leach (@Mike_Leach1976) February 12, 2026<\/a>More Winter Olympics on Sports Illustrated