NHL Hockey News

Hi, Mike. No, I didn’t forget you. For the third straight year, you can suck it .

Bruins coach Claude Julien, seen conducting practice earlier this month, says the team is ready to go after a prolonged rest.

A tag cloud is a visual list of key terms associated with a piece of content. Larger and bolder tags are more relevant to the content.

Boston punk band Dropkick Murphys have got into the NHL playoff tradition of growing beards.

Dion Phaneuf has often handed out Double Dions. It’s the phrase coined by TSN analyst Pierre McGuire when the Calgary Flames laid out more than one opponent at a time with his big checks.

Defending champions Russia made it two wins in two matches at the world ice hockey championships on Sunday with a 7-2 win over France.

Louis Blues looks at them their qualifying round group F game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Zurich on Thursday.

Apr 29, 2009 11:59 am US/Central CHICAGO There are still a couple rounds to get through before the Chicago Blackhawks could play in the Stanley Cup finals, but if you believe the team will get there, you can put your money where your heart is Monday.

The Batallion’s Thomas McCollum had a rough Game 1. I was pretty cautious in offering my prediction on the OHL final on Wednesday.

The New Jersey Devils’ season isn’t going to be remembered for Martin Brodeur’s elbow injury, his NHL record for career wins by a goaltender, the team’s club-record 51 wins or its seventh Atlantic Division title in 12 years.

Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 8:21 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 8:21 p.m. Capsules of NHL second-round series: EASTERN CONFERENCE No.

As usual, Miikka Kiprusoff ducked out of garbage-bag day instead of addressing the media, leaving a big question up in the air.

Predators forward Steve Sullivan has been named one of three finalists for the NHL’s Masterton Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

Goaltenders are prominent in any Stanley Cup playoff series, and the matchup in this one is no exception.

The following predictions are presented with an understandable degree of contrition.

The Canes took the ice today at the RBC Center for a practice before their flight to Boston.

Nashville’s Steve Sullivan is one of three finalists for the NHL’s Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

As the Calgary Flames did their exit interviews yesterday, it became clear the finality of this season was affecting the pending free agents more than others.

The Windsor Star’s Bob Duff took full advantage of the fact that Columbus Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock spoke at length upon a variety of topics during the Red Wings-Blue Jackets series, including the theory that playoff hockey belongs to veteran teams: April 29, Windsor Star : “I think for the players, it’s a focused, […]

The United States blew a three-goal lead in the third period and lost 6-5 in overtime to Sweden on Wednesday at the ice hockey world championship.

“I’m going to play in that building some day,” said Brent, then a young defenceman with the Lethbridge Broncos of the WHL.

From left, Matthew Ashe, of Springfield, Marco Agruso and his father Mark, both of Springfield, watch Bruins great Ray Bourque sign photos for them at Chez Josef at the Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner of the Wetsern Massachusetts Council of the Boy Scouts of America, where Bourque was the keynote speaker.

It would be tough to find a player on the Predators’ roster with a stranger pair of back-to-back seasons than goalie Dan Ellis.

Calgary coach Mike Keenan pleaded his case with the media yesterday but knows the decision on the final year of his contract rests with equally embattled general manager Darryl Sutter.

The Red Wings took Friday off, a just reward after wrapping up their first-round series against Columbus in four games.

The Chicago Blackhawks’ last game against the Vancouver Canucks featured a third-period brawl that had everything from pro wrestling-style body slams to hair pulling.

Radio play-by-play voice George Matthews and color commentator Bill Davidge have been with the Blue Jackets since the club started as an NHL expansion franchise in 2000.

Jarome Inginla, speaks to media before, leaving the Saddledome as the team cleared out their lockers for the summer.DARREN MAKOWICHUK/SUN MEDIA 29th April 2009, 3:54pm Todd Bertuzzi, leaves the Saddledome as the team cleared out their lockers for the summer.DARREN MAKOWICHUK/SUN MEDIA 29th April 2009, 3:54pm Mike Cammalleri, leaves the Saddledome …

Eau Claire native Jake Dowell, who completed his second season with the Chicago Blackhawks minor league affiliate, the Rockford Ice Hogs last week, will join the Blackhawks as Chicago prepares to face the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference semifinals.

When the Bruins [ team stats ] defeated the Hurricanes, 5-1, on Feb. 17 in Raleigh, N.C., they completed a lopsided 4-0 sweep of the teams’ season series that left Carolina with a record of 28-25-4 and on the outside looking in of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.