Here are the players selected in the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, listed by name, position, team and current league or region: Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby, Right Wing, ... Read More

The man who made hockey players rich has been shown the door. Bob Goodenow resigned yesterday as head of the NHL PLayers' Association. "This decision followed discussions between Goodenow and members ... Read More

And so it begins. The Philadelphia Flyers are first out the block in the 2005 NHL Swap Meat Derby. The Flyers have bought out a pair of veteran forwards, Tony ... Read More

The NHL board of governors has unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with its players. Along with yesterday's ratification by the NHL Players' Association, the board's approval is the ... Read More

The NHL Players' Association has ratified the new collective agreement with the league, with a majority vote of over 87%, paving the way for hockey to resume this fall. The ... Read More

A handful of prickly media types are huffing and puffing over the NHL's plans for its upcoming Draft Lottery, aka the Sidney Crosby sweepstakes. The decision to hold the lottery behind ... Read More

Which NHL salary cap do you prefer? The one that saves the low-budget teams? Or the one that destroys the low-budget teams? That's the current media debate, neatly represented by a ... Read More

July 21 - Ratification vote by NHL players. Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow will host a joint press conference following the players' vote. July 22 - ... Read More

You may or may not believe the NHL's new collective agreement , with its restrictive salary cap, is good for hockey. But at least the new system should sweep away ... Read More

The National Hockey League and its Players' Association have announced a tentative agreement. Read more... Highlights of the Deal

Jarome Iginla is the latest guy to beg the mercy of the court. "We're sorry," The Flames' captain tells the Calgary Sun, acknowledging that hockey fans have a right to be ... Read More

The Los Angeles Times (registration required) reports that the NHL and the Players' Association have reached an agreement in principle to end the lockout. Quoting an NHLPA source, TSN.ca assures ... Read More

He has yet to play a professional game, but Sidney Crosby continues to cash in on his status as hockey's superstar-in-waiting. A few weeks ago he signed on as a shill ... Read More

The Canadian Press reports that an NHL collective agreement is only days away, with a frantic summer of ratification, education and player swapping to follow. Over at TSN, hockey analyst Bob ... Read More