
Ice Hockey
Lightning enter playoffs seeking rare Stanley Cup three-peat
Two Florida teams will be aiming to lift the fabled Stanley Cup at the end of the grueling playoff tournament, while three Canadian teams are hoping to end that country's ...
Lightning enter playoffs seeking rare Stanley Cup three-peat
Two Florida teams will be aiming to lift the fabled Stanley Cup at the end of the grueling playoff tournament, while three Canadian teams are hoping to end that country's ...
It was the first time the team was honored at the White House by a sitting president after the 2004-05 NHL lockout and the COVID-19 pandemic kept past championship teams ...
Even on the glamorous Canadiens, Guy Lafleur shone as a rock star
Panache was the word for Guy Lafleur, a towering figure in Montreal hockey history who swooped down the right wing for the Canadiens in the 1970s, golden locks flowing behind.
Rapper Macklemore, NFL great Marshawn Lynch join Kraken ownership
Both are longtime supporters in the community, with Macklemore using his platforms to advocate for social and racial justice and Lynch serving underprivileged youth through his foundation.
Mike Bossy, Hockey Hall of Famer on champion Islander teams, dies at 65
Kimber Auerbach, director of communications for the Islanders, said the cause was lung cancer. Bossy announced he had the disease in October.
Only Wayne Gretzky (894 goals) and Gordie Howe (801) sit ahead of Ovechkin on the NHL's all-time list after the Russian star passed Jaromir Jagr's 766.
Alex Ovechkin skates into Canada’s Ukrainian enclave as scorned star
Ovechkin is one of Russia’s most famous athletes, and his friendship with Putin, who has a singular passion for ice hockey, is widely known.
International ice hockey body suspends Russian and Belarusian teams
USA Hockey and Hockey Canada both backed the decision of the IIHF to suspend teams from both countries and revoke Russia's 2023 World Junior Championship hosting rights.
Dominik Hasek slams Alex Ovechkin, calls for NHL to ban Russians
The 57-year-old Hall-of-Famer's demand came in a series of tweets which lambasted Russian legend Ovechkin for comments regarding the Ukraine crisis on Friday.
Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin keeps distance from media after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin reportedly was not made available to the media on Thursday morning, hours after his native Russia sent troops into Ukraine. Ovechkin is a longtime supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He expressed his support of Putin in an Instagram post ...
On frozen ponds, far from Olympics, Chinese hockey fans show their love for the game
The passion of amateur hockey players in northeast China's rust-belt city of Anshan draws a sharp contrast with the country's wider indifference to the sport.
The cold was so extreme for this year's Winter Classic that the rink was heated before the game to keep the ice surface at an optimum temperature.