Hockey&#39;s heavy hitters set for long fight to the finish
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Stainless steel holds Bob Goodenow&#39;s left cheek together, a 24-gauge badge of honour earned the old-fashioned way: on the ice, in a game, from an opponent&#39;s high stick.
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Kudos to Red Wings winger Brendan Shanahan for reaching into his own pocket last week to bring in a bunch of his pals for a hockey summit in Toronto. Finally, a member of the rank and file emerges as the conscience of the game, and at a time when the NHL product desperately needs propping up in the &quot;E&quot; (for ...
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The rules of engagement have changed from 1994, but National Hockey League players insist they have the resolve for a prolonged labour war.
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The final could be the last ice hockey played in North America for a while, with NHL owners threatening to lock out players if a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is not in place by the time the existing labor deal expires on September 15.
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There were about 40 seconds left. The Finns had pulled their goaltender. Coach Pat Quinn had to put out someone to protect Canada&#39;s one-goal lead in the final of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday night.
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The way Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils are playing, Terry Sawchuk's career shutout record might soon be within reach.
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While hockey has screeched to a halt many of the world's best players are skating off to Europe where clubs in Russia and Sweden are wooing them with lucrative contracts and expensive perks.
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Before Friday night&#39;s semifinal in the World Cup of Hockey, Coach Raimo Summanen of Finland and Coach Ron Wilson of the United States discussed different opponents.
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A well-rested US team is eager for a rematch against Russia. It&#39;ll get it tonight in a World Cup of Hockey quarter-final elimination game (CBC, 6 pm).
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Wayne Gretzky, perhaps the greatest player to lace on skates, sat in front of a large gathering of reporters from many of the world&#39;s hockey-playing nations yesterday at the World Cup
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So much for the notion that a youth movement will save American hockey. The old red, white and blue is headed for the World Cup of Hockey&#39;s final four thanks to the efforts
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The message board in Canada&#39;s dressing room spoke volumes: Practice canceled tomorrow. No one else to beat. The next fight for these stars is with NHL owners, who are set to lock them out Wednesday night.
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TAMPA -- For Hannu Toivonen and the Bruins, the timing (early in last night's game) and the attacker (former Hart Trophy winner Martin St. Louis ) couldn't have been worse.
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If it were a perfect world -- for hockey fans, at least -- the Boston Bruins and the rest of the teams in the National Hockey League would be readying themselves for the start of another season. Alas, millionaires from both sides are still stuck in the boring -- and costly -- days of a lockout.
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Paul Kariya and Peter Forsberg are difficult enough to stop at even strength. On the power play, they become almost impossible to contain.
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There was blood and bedlam on the ice in Buffalo. The goalies were throwing punches at each other, coaches were arguing and a player was heading to the locker room with a nasty gash on his forehead. Emotions were running high between the Sabres and Ottawa Senators, and that was long before the teams went to a shootout Thursday night.
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Itâs too bad a lockout is days away in the NHL. Hockey like Saturdayâs dramatic 4-3 Canadian victory over the Czech Republic displays the sport at its best.