It's an off-Broadway production. So don't expect the extravagance and pomposity that accompanied Mark Messier's canonization in New York a couple of weeks ago. But a man who ranks fourth on ... Read More

The astonishing hockey career of Mario Lemieux is over. The man who goes down as perhaps the most complete and most dominant player in NHL history announced his retirement today. Lemieux ... Read More

The NHL has its first tainted urine sample. Bryan Berard of the Columbus Blue Jackets has failed a drug test, and will be banned from international hockey for two years. It ... Read More

The Tale of Two Rookies, featuring Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, remains the spiciest soap opera of this NHL season. The unstoppable Ovechkin earns rave reviews in Washington, where he regularly ... Read More

Washington's Alexander Ovechkin scored a backhander from flat on his back against Phoenix yesterday. And it looks like he did it on purpose. (Thanks to Eric McErlain for the link). Not ... Read More

There's usually a morning skate, followed by a nice, big lunch. And then... "It's the best part of my day," says Thrashers' rookie Michael Garnett. "It's just a part of being a ... Read More

Unless you spent last week in a hockey media blackout, you know that Thursday was Mark Messier Day at Madison Square Garden. The man who delivered in 1994 was honored ... Read More

Considering he's barely a month into his job, it's a little early for a five-alarm meltdown. But Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien opened fire on his team following the Penguins' 3-1 ... Read More

Adjusting to the new rules and learning the salary cap, NHL teams are dumping veterans like old Christmas trees. Brett Hull retired in November, taking the hint when his ice time ... Read More

During a Montreal Canadiens practice yesterday, a stranger jumped on the ice and had a couple of breakaways on goaltender Jose Theodore before being collared by security. The man - later ... Read More

After all that's been written and said about him, it's almost shocking to suggest that Sidney Crosby has some learning to do. But like a lot of young athletes, he's ... Read More

Canada has won the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship, with a startling 5-0 shutout of Russia in the final game. TSN, the tournament broadcaster in Canada, has a complete wrap-up, ... Read More

Predictions aren't worth much in hockey. Especially in a short tournament. Especially when the players are teenagers, many of them known only to a small handful of hockey scouts. The ... Read More

"I'm embarrassed to be a player in the NHL..." "He asked that Mr. Bettman and Mr. Goodenow know that they are skunks..." "In a contact sport, as in life, there are consequences..." Here's ... Read More