The playoff match-ups are set at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Sweden and the United States have finished atop the Group standings, earning the all-important bye into the semifinals. The ... Read More

But is it cold enough in Buffalo? Temperatures will hover around the freezing mark up until New Year's Day, when the Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins skate into the great wide ... Read More

By all accounts, Johnny Bower was a heck of a goalie. But he was meant to be a crooner: Honky, Honky the Christmas goose Got so fat that he was no use 'Til ... Read More

"I said, 'Homer, he was hitting to hurt him.' He said, `Well, don't we hit to hurt?' I said, `I'm not so sure. That's a good question.'" - NHL VP Colin ... Read More

Chris Simon of the New York Islanders has been suspended for 30 games, breaking the record he set just a few months ago. Check the List: The Longest Suspension in NHL ... Read More

There aren't many Chris Simon fans left. He tried to chop someone's foot off on Saturday, so he's due for his seventh NHL suspension. (Update: See the Simon suspension). The ... Read More

Everyone has an opinion on the entertainment value of today's NHL and whether the game suffers from a lack of offense. (My personal view is that the hysteria is unwarranted.) ... Read More

Here in North America, you're not considered a serious hockey fan unless you whine about the refereeing, hurl invective at Gary Bettman, brood over ticket sales, TV ratings, salary cap ... Read More

A great story doesn’t always require a great game. Philadelphia’s 8-2 pasting of Pittsburgh on Tuesday hardly sounds like a classic. But the fallout and response makes it the most ... Read More

How do we know when the holiday season is almost upon us? Is it the awful music, or the trip to the mall that you're still putting off, or the ... Read More

It's turning into a forgettable season for one hockey family. Michael Ryder has it made, right? He's no household name. But with two 30-goal seasons in Montreal, Ryder is a genuine ... Read More

On the face of it, it looks like damning evidence: Court documents obtained by CBC News contend that Todd Bertuzzi's infamous sucker-punch of Steve Moore came after former Vancouver Canucks head ... Read More

The defending Stanley Cup Champions need a hero. Their Man of Steel is on his way: Six months after he claimed the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player in the ... Read More

Pro sport is like a pay toilet: it's a business first, all else is secondary. Most fans understand this, or so we'd like to think. But being a sports fan isn't ... Read More

Dan Shulman of ESPN once said his years following sports have taught him one sure thing: a team is never as good as it looks on a winning streak, and ... Read More

Here’s an idea for those who wring their hands in despair every time NHL goal-scoring takes a dip: stop counting. Would you know that scoring is down from last year if ... Read More