New head coaches leaving their mark on Leafs, Sabres
Mike Babcock and Dan Bylsma are winners.
View ArticleBreaking down the NHL’s projected 40-goal men
Forty-goal scorers are few and far between these days.
View ArticleDrawing penalties an 'underrated' skill in today's NHL
TORONTO — Goals in the NHL are, to put it mildly, at a premium in 2016.
View ArticleWhich Canadian fan base has suffered most this season?
When the Ottawa Senators are officially jettisoned from post-season contention, the whole nation will travel back to the year the Beatles disbanded. That year, 1970, was the last time the NHL playoffs...
View ArticleOHL Combine: Being a junior hockey prospect is hard work [Video]
Duct taped into medal pedals on a supped-up stationary bike, with my physical and mental capacities overflowing and two grown men yelling aggressive encouragement in my general direction, I had a...
View ArticleCochrane takes laid-back attitude into Olympic trials
In a YouTube video timestamped Aug. 18, 2010, Ryan Cochrane opines that “the best results are always the ones that are unexpected.”
View ArticleRise of visor leaves group of stubborn NHLers unprotected
After more than 250 games in junior, college and minor-pro leagues, and another 675 in the NHL, Daniel Winnik’s 31-year-old face is, in his words, “beat up beyond repair.”
View ArticleCanada sending young, talented women's swim team to Rio
Almost five Olympic cycles have come and gone since Marianne Limpert secured second place in the women’s 200-metre individual medley at the 1996 Summer Games.
View ArticleFive statistical storylines to watch out for in Round 1 [Video]
The curtain has come down on the NHL’s regular season.
View ArticlePost-season Brent Burns is a must-see attraction
Brent Burns, the NHLer trapped in a cave man’s body, is one gnarly S.O.B.
View ArticleSecond-round preview: What to expect from each series
All post-season series are not created equal.
View ArticleConn Smythe Watch: 5 early candidates for playoff MVP
The Conn Smythe Trophy may be handed out moments ahead of the Stanley Cup hoist fest in mid-June but, like the Cup, it isn’t earned overnight.
View ArticleCrosby scores in OT after Roenick calls out Penguins captain
Jeremy Roenick issued a verbal jab to Sidney Crosby on Monday, only to be shown up about an hour later.
View ArticleESPN's Stephen A. Smith apologizes to Canada for counting out Raptors
An American sports pundit is sorry, Canada.
View ArticleHockey fan gets Gary Bettman's face tattooed on bum
We don't know Daylen Hopkins very well — actually, we barely know him at all — but we do know one thing: he is a man of his word.
View ArticleNHL reportedly forces Lightning to cancel viewing party
No fun for you, Tampa hockey fans.
View ArticleFor reasons good and bad, Jakob Chychrun's a wild card at the NHL draft
“Jakob Chychrun is not going to fail” was a statement made by an NHL scouting director earlier this month when asked for a decisive opinion on the most anticipated hockey prospect ever to hail from...
View ArticleSize doesn’t always matter for NHL goalie draft prospects
The hockey goaltender is a complicated species.
View ArticlePending new UFC deal, St. Pierre to pursue comeback
It appears only details stand between Georges St. Pierre and a return to the octagon.
View ArticleJagr lectures, makes sandwich for Czech paparazzo
Jaromir Jagr is the type of superstar athlete you want to have a beer with, a guy who can take a joke and tell a story. It's part of what makes the 44-year-old Florida Panthers winger so popular.
View ArticleVegas expansion team avoids gambling, hires McPhee as GM
George McPhee has been hired as general manager of the NHL’s expansion Las Vegas franchise, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision.
View ArticleFederer, Nadal withdraw from Toronto's Rogers Cup
Tennis stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have pulled out of the Rogers Cup, leaving the Toronto tournament without three of the world's top four men's tennis players.
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