How many fans appreciate the magnitude of what Finland accomplished? Is the NHL-Olympic relationship over after 2010? Would Canada have been any better off with younger players like Sidney Crosby, ... Read More

Sweden has won the Olympic gold medal, erasing a recent history of deflating losses and occasional embarrassment in international hockey. Not that most North American fans will care, but it was ... Read More

Mike Modano didn't hold back. The veteran playmaker almost ran out of fingers to point in the wake of Team USA's early exit from the Olympics. "You'd think USA Hockey would ... Read More

The pundits were quick to remind Canadian sports fans that there was much to celebrate on Wednesday, like the ascension of the country's new queen of the blades. But... "Sometimes you ... Read More

The North Americans are going home early. Canada and the United States have been sent packing after the quarterfinals at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The United States lost 4-3 to Finland. ... Read More

Sweden's great leap forward last Friday is widely considered one of the most important games ever in women's hockey. But its unintended consequence was to suck most of the drama ... Read More

Canadian and American hockey fans suddenly don't have much to cheer about. In four weekend games, the defending gold and silver medalists in men's hockey managed just two goals between ... Read More

Sweden will play for Olympic gold after pulling off the biggest upset in the history of women's hockey. The Swedes have defeated the United States in a shootout to advance to ... Read More

Dominik Hasek's Olympic experience lasted less than ten minutes. After undoing a groin muscle in the first game of the tournament, Hasek is flying back to Ottawa to rehab for ... Read More

Just about everyone looks a little tentative and out of place in the early games, even the teams that are doing well. So it's little suprise that the first results ... Read More

It's as if everyone who has an issue with a hockey player was waiting for the Olympics. The timing of Steve Moore's multi-million dollar civil suit against Todd Bertuzzi is ... Read More

We've all seen this movie; the one that gets off to a promising start, with a great cast and a decent premise and lots of twists and turns to ramp ... Read More

The build-up to the women's Olympic gold medal game has begun. "I'm upset that Canada has been running up the score, especially against the host nation," USA defenseman Angela Ruggiero tells ... Read More

With two defensemen lost to injury and another pair playing lame, the Team Canada blueline is looking vulnerable. Several other Canadian Olympians are in the midst of forgettable NHL seasons. ... Read More

Rick Tocchet is the only hockey guy who's been charged with anything in the NHL gambling scandal. But Wayne Gretzky is the one getting worked over in the media, thanks ... Read More

Wayne Gretzky has taken center stage in the hockey gambling story: "Wayne Gretzky was recorded on a wiretap talking to the alleged financier of a gambling ring, discussing how the hockey ... Read More

Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Jose Theodore has failed a drug test. No surprise, really. His suspiciously full head of hair was a dead giveaway: "Theodore tested positive for the hair restoration drug, ... Read More

Rick Tocchet's lawyer has released a statement: "The allegation that Rick Tocchet financed an illegal gambling operation involving organized crime figures is categorically false and irresponsible..." New Jersey police have released ... Read More

A TV analyst and former NHL enforcer is among the first to defend hockey players who allegedly made wagers with an illegal gambling ring uncovered by New Jersey police. ... Read More

In the wake of the criminal complaint laid against Coyotes' assistant coach Rick Tocchet, the NHL is launching an internal investigation into gambling by hockey players. Commissioner Gary Bettman should start ... Read More

The dreadful specter of gambling scandals has just jumped to the top of the NHL agenda. Rick Tocchet is in a world of trouble, and not just with the law. Assuming ... Read More

The ice maker in Torino has delivered a timely reminder regarding the 2006 Olympic hockey tournament: 2002 is over. Salt Lake City is history. Dan Craig says he refused a request ... Read More

With injuries mounting and teams scratching and clawing for playoff spots, perhaps a backlash against the NHL's Olympic adventure was inevitable. Key players like Canada's Scott Niedermayer and Sweden's Peter Forsberg, ... Read More