Hockey

Jul 3, 2009

"Bouwmeester ... ... Jay Bouwmeester" (cue music)Handing out grades for the annual Free Agent Frenzy is difficult for two reasons: first, that we won't really have a true picture of success or...

Jul 2, 2009

Some thoughts and notes on Day 2 of the Free Agent Frenzy. Remember to check out our Puck Daddy Chatter Box for breaking news and rumors.• The New York Rangers shot down Nik Antropov's demands for...

Jul 2, 2009

As this point, your heart just goes out to Steven Stamkos. The No. 1 overall pick in 2008 for the Tampa Bay Lightning, the kid battled through absurd expectations placed on him through offseason marketing...

Jun 30, 2009

Many National Hockey League general managers are of the belief that you should build a team from the goal out and, to use a football motto, defense wins championships. As we've seen many times before,...

Jun 29, 2009

The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a starting goaltender, or at least one that will get the majority of the starts with Peter Budaj filling in the blanks. Like the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple...

Jun 29, 2009

 Hello, this is a feature that aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.Remember...

Jun 26, 2009

The Dallas Stars picked right wing Scott Glennie of the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings.

Jun 26, 2009

MONTREAL -- There are probably reasons why the NHL Draft is important besides creepy photos of rookies, but we're just not sure what they are. In any event, the first round of the Draft commences tonight...

Jun 24, 2009 | 7 comments

Ring in the New Year with some NHL action. The Flyers will take on the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park January 1, 2010 in the NHL Winter Classic, the Daily Times’ Anthony J. SanFilippo confirmed.

Jun 23, 2009

With three Stanley Cups, an Olympic gold medal and countless other accolades as a player, Steve Yzerman should be used to moments of unparalleled success. Yet tell him he's a Hockey Hall of Famer, and...

Jun 23, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• In true Brett Hull fashion,...

Jun 23, 2009

Former Dallas Stars winger elected to NHL's Hall of Fame.

Jun 19, 2009

As hockey fans, we're not really sure what's more offensive about the lawsuits recently filed by roughly 19 current and former NHL players:1. That Las Vegas-based golf-course mogul Ken Jowdy is alleged...

Jun 19, 2009

A group of NHL players is suing for $25 million after their investment money was used on stripper- and porn-star-fueled parties for retired baseball players.

Jun 18, 2009 | 7 comments

He's also the league's MOP.

Jun 17, 2009 | 1 comment

Pittsburgh has every reason to feel a lot of pride about their teams in 2009, but other cities can stake their claim to best sports year as well.

Jun 17, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• No-Foil Stanley Cup replica...

Jun 16, 2009 | 2 comments

Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup between the Red Wings and Penguins garnered the largest hockey audience in 40 years.

Jun 15, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• The Carolina Hurricanes...

Jun 13, 2009

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Detroit.

Jun 13, 2009 | 9 comments

Max Talbot scored two second-period goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby and a whole lot of history to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Friday...

Jun 12, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Kevin Allen offers the...

Jun 11, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Interesting piece by Michael...

Jun 11, 2009

Dallas Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk failed his first test this week. Not in the sense that swapping head coach Dave Tippett out for Marc Crawford is a disastrous decision for the franchise -- history will judge...