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Ryan Smyth remembers lining up against Anze Kopitar in the faceoff circle when Kopitar was 16 years old.

Chris Kunitz is slated to bring the Stanley Cup home to Regina on Aug. 10. The 29-year-old forward won his second NHL title this spring with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Dany Heatley is a two-time 50-goal scorer. The Edmonton Oilers say they’re no longer interested in Dany Heatley.

The NHL really showed Wednesday how as a business, it is a game of TEGWAR, The Exciting Game Without Any Rules.

Marian Hossa #81 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Seven of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 12, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Marian Hossa #81 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Seven of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 12, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Devils GM Lou Lamoriello announced the signing of eight players Friday morning. The Devils were able to keep one Gionta.

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Todd Bertuzzi gets the Calgary Flames’ hint. Over the last three months, the veteran NHL forward hasn’t heard a word from the Flames, the team Bertuzzi played for last season, about whether they are interested in bringing him back for a second season.

Brendan Bell played in 53 games with the Senators last season, recording six goals and 15 assists.

Brendan Bell is no longer singing the Blues. He’s playing for them. Growing anxious over being a player without a team, the former Senators and 67’s defenceman today signed a one-year, two-way contract with the St.

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Philippe Boucher celebrates his game-winning goal with Regina product Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby during the third period versus the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference final series in Pittsburgh earlier this year.

Karlis Skrastins will not get you a lot of points. His career high is 18 set last season in 80 games with the Florida Panthers.

The chance to repeat as champions ended only in the last seconds of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

CIT Group Inc. , the 101-year-old commercial lender trying to avert collapse, pulled out of a deal to provide financing for the Molson familya s bid to purchase the National Hockey Leaguea s Montreal Canadiens, a spokesman said.

New Blackhawks right winger Marian Hossa greets fans. / July 17, 2009) The NHL is investigating the contract between the Blackhawks and free agent Marian Hossa, according to a published report.

Pascal Leclaire, acquired by the Senators in March, poses at Scotiabank Place after an off-ice workout on Wednesday.

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen had two knee surgeries last season. Free-agent defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen reached terms Thursday on a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The New York Islanders today announced that they have signed defenseman, Jack Hillen to a two-year contract.

In the sixth game of a road trip on which most things have gone right, pretty much everything went wrong for the Blackhawks.

Who would have thought that Buffalo Sabres players would so involved in a ban proposed by the NHLPA on skating at Olympic training camps for national teams? The union doesn’t think the players are adequately insured by their federations and recommends players take part in off-ice sessions only.

Count Chris Kelly among those who don’t want Dany Heatley’s future hanging over the Senators going into training camp.

The summer’s list-making season is upon us, and the Detroit Red Wings merited three mentions in various publications today, starting with the Sporting News’s Craig Custance, who ranks the Red Wings as second behind the Pittsburgh Penguins in his first “power poll” of the 2009-2010 season: July 24, The Sporting News : 2. Detroit Red […]

Dustin Boyd #16 of the Calgary Flames skates in his first NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 5, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Petteri Nokelainen #17 of the Anaheim Ducks gets into position for a face off against the Dallas Stars during the game on March 6, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with forwards Liam Reddox and Ryan Potulny, general manager Steve Tambellini announced yesterday.

The Calgary Flames signed forward Dustin Boyd on Thursday. Boyd posted a career year with Calgary last season, netting 11 goals with 22 points in 71 games.

Ryan Smyth remembers lining up against Anze Kopitar in the faceoff circle when Kopitar was 16 years old.

It looks as if Cablevision Systems Corp. will be spinning off its Madison Square Garden business after all.

This time, the Toronto Maple Leafs could not hide behind a consolation point in the standings.