Mario: "I'd Love To Play."
Tuesday July 29, 2003
Speaking at a team golf tournament, Mario Lemieux all but confirmed his return for another NHL season, says the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. If he decides to skate, it's the best news ... Read More
Hayley: "I Still Want To Develop."
Tuesday July 29, 2003
A Toronto Globe and Mail story says the top player in women's hockey aims to skate with the men again next season. Hayley Wickenheiser played 28 games for Kirkkonummi Salamat ... Read More
Homecoming For Messier?
Tuesday July 29, 2003
The coach of the Edmonton Oilers says it probably won't happen. But Craig MacTavish admits he's intrigued by the thought of Mark Messier ending his career in an Oilers' uniform. ... Read More
Jock Culture and Its Entitlements
Thursday July 24, 2003
Regardless of its outcome, the Kobe Bryant case is yet another reminder that celebrity athletes are not the wholesome, storybook heroes they are often made out to be. Laura Robinson ... Read More
Goodbye Teppo
Tuesday July 22, 2003
As the summer continues, the Phoenix Coyotes look less and less like a playoff team. Today, the Coyotes traded veteran defenseman and team captain Teppo Numminen to the Dallas Stars ... Read More
Tragic Mystery Finally Solved
Tuesday July 22, 2003
The aspiring coach and former New York Islanders' draft pick disappeared in Austria almost 14 years ago. Duncan MacPherson's fate remained a mystery until this week. But as CBC News ... Read More
A Dose of the Real World In Detroit
Monday July 21, 2003
The Detroit Red Wings have it all: Money, brains, talent, coaching, scouting. But the NHL's silver spoon team took a kick in the stones on Saturday, when the Red Wings' ... Read More
The Goalie Cops Make Their Move
Friday July 18, 2003
It hardly qualifies as a revolution. When next season begins, most NHL goalies will look more or less the same as they did last year. But NHL rules are changing ... Read More
Return of the Orange Puck!
Friday July 18, 2003
Or was it a blue puck? Either way, the World Hockey Association, the carnival funhouse of a hockey league that challenged the NHL in the 1970s, is back. As the ... Read More
1,230 Big Ones: The 2003-04 NHL Schedule
Wednesday July 16, 2003
Less than three months to go, hockey fans! The chase for Lord Stanley's mug, as the scribes like to call it, resumes on October 8. The NHL has released the ... Read More
A Devil For All Seasons
Friday July 11, 2003
When he was drafted 18th overall in 1982, Ken Daneyko joined one of the worst teams in hockey. Today, he retires from the New Jersey Devils after 1,458 games and ... Read More
Hockey Needs More Fans? Says Who?
Thursday July 10, 2003
The senior writer of The Hockey News isn't much of a comedian. But this whimsical article by Mike Brophy is based on a popular complaint: Lack of interest is a ... Read More
The Continuing Saga of Jose and Dad
Wednesday July 9, 2003
His father was arrested last month in connection with an alleged loan shark ring. Then the media circulated photos of Jose Theodore whooping it up with a few lads from ... Read More
Hasek: Back In The Motown Groove
Tuesday July 8, 2003
At the age of 38, after a full year off, can Dominik Hasek still own the NHL's best shooters? We're about to find out. The comeback of the Dominator is ... Read More
Can Dominik Hasek Still Dominate?
Tuesday July 8, 2003
When he announced his retirement a year ago, we assessed the career of perhaps the most unique goaltender in NHL history. Dominik Hasek went out on top, with nothing ... Read More
Rangers' Center Found Dead In Turkey
Monday July 7, 2003
A former star of the Russian junior team has died in Turkey. Roman Lyashenko is dead at the age of 24. Lyashenko captained Russia to the World Junior Hockey Championship ... Read More
Red Wings Get The Best Free Agent
Friday July 4, 2003
Colorado signed the big scorers, but the Detroit Red Wings made the better deal. Derian Hatcher is a dominant defenseman just entering his prime, and he's a Red Wing for ... Read More
A Year In the Minors
Friday July 4, 2003
For every multimillionaire plying his trade in the NHL, there are a dozens of guys riding the buses and watching their hockey dreams fade away. This brief memoir, "Slap Shot: ... Read More
Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne: Will Less Money=Longer Season?
Thursday July 3, 2003
Ever notice how the rich never seem to pay for anything, even though they're the ones who can afford it? It happens in hockey too, like when the Colorado Avalanche ... Read More