"It used to be a game. Now it's a business." It's a favourite lament of sports fans, and no fan has more reason to despair than the puckhead, staring at the ... Read More

If you enjoy seeing frustrated hockey fans get white-washed by a pair of sharpies, check out the latest from Gary Bettman and Bob Goodenow. Both men made lengthy appearances on ... Read More

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For the NHL and its idle stars, the most disturbing news after two days of a labor shutdown is that almost nobody in the United States appears to have noticed. Canada's ... Read More

The National Hockey League has officially closed shop. As expected, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced today that the league will not play until it has a new collective bargaining agreement with ... Read More

"Practice is cancelled tomorrow. No one else left to beat." So read the sign posted in Team Canada's dressing room as they celebrated their 2004 World Cup victory. After a tense ... Read More

It is often said that a sign of a good hockey team is its ability to squeeze a win from a game that should have been lost. So it was ... Read More

After an impressive win over Russia in the quarterfinals, Team USA appeared to be coming together at just the right time. That turned out to be an illusion, as the ... Read More

The NHL Players' Association made a proposal to the league today. But as that proposal did not include a salary cap, it went nowhere. That's about all you need to know ... Read More

Vincent Lecavalier started the scoring, and might have been Canada's best individual forward on the night. But the line of Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla stole the show, ... Read More

Two teams given up for a dead a few days ago have found their way into the semifinals of the 2004 World Cup. The USA and the Czech Republic saved their ... Read More

It seems like Germany gives someone a scare at every international hockey tournament. The Germans played that role again today, keeping it close before Finland escaped with a 2-1 win. ... Read More

He was scratched from the lineup for Team USA's game against Slovakia, and was not happy about it. Brett Hull was even less happy when he arrived at Sunday's practice ... Read More

The Russians look ready for the quarterfinals. The Slovaks look ready to go home. Recovering from a loss to Canada the night before, Russia picked apart a weak Slovakian defense and ... Read More

Team Canada wrapped up a week of near-perfect hockey with Saturday's 3-1 win over Russia. Canada finishes the opening round of the World Cup with three wins and no losses, ... Read More

It's Alive! Team USA rose from the dead on Friday. After a couple of poor efforts against Canada and Russia, coach Ron Wilson turned over the roster - Brett Hull was ... Read More

Watching Canada open the 2004 World Cup with a pair of wins, a CBC announcer said the team looked "untouchable." He might be rethinking that label after seeing Russia's first ... Read More

Emerging from two-and-a-half days of meetings, the NHL and its players had little to report on Thursday morning. League vice president Bill Daly says there were no negotiations on a new ... Read More

They showed plenty of speed and some nice playmaking. But Canada's win over Slovakia on Wednesday was also a product of rigorous checking and lots of grunt work along the ... Read More

By now, every hockey fan knows that the owners have locked the players out and refuse to drop the puck until a new collective bargaining agreement is in place. But ... Read More