Sidney Crosby made his first visit to Canada as an NHL player on Thursday. He did not score a dozen goals, did not preside over the game's rebirth, and failed ... Read More

Over at Canucks Corner, Tom Benjamin notes that, although there has been no announcement, the NHL has likely seen the last of Pavel Bure. According to a story published last summer, ... Read More

Depending on how you feel about the salary cap or the shootout, a hockey fan might be inclined to agree with the above headline. But Martha Burk of the National ... Read More

The National Hockey League broke out the pom-poms and the cupcakes Wednesday, making a big hoo-ha over its new marketing campaign. "The NHL's branding and creative efforts have been focused on ... Read More

Articles like this one are all the rage in the hockey media this week, as reporters follow the NHL's latest makeover. The league is promising a new "standard of enforcement" on ... Read More

Odds and sods from the hockey media loop. This season we'll also do an occasional rundown of the topics and discussions that keep NHL bloggers awake late into the night, ... Read More

Did you hear the latest on Sidney Crosby? Three assists in his very first game! Wow! Too bad it wasn't a real hockey game, just an intrasquad skate-about at the Penguins' ... Read More

As expected, Mark Messier retired today, making a perfunctory announcement during a conference call. A more ceremonial exit will wait until January, when the New York Rangers retire his number. Six ... Read More

As expected, the NHL's 16-month layoff fossilized the careers of several long-serving employees. Last week's sports pages included tributes to Al MacInnis and Mark Messier, who are overdue for the ... Read More

The 2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs turned on a frightful moment in Philadelphia, when Scott Stevens met Eric Lindros. It left Lindros crumpled in a heap and the arena silent. Angry ... Read More

To celebrate Labor Day, SI.com pays homage to the Hardest Working Athletes in sport. The list includes three football players, three baseball players, two basketball players and a pair of golfers. ... Read More

On a team filled with greybeards like Yzerman, Chelios and Shanahan, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk are the future of the Detroit Red Wings. But the future wants too much ... Read More