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VOORHEES, N.J. -- Max Talbot barnstormed through Quebec, laced up skates in Finland and played in the Spengler Cup in Switzerland. Looking for work because of the NHL lockout, Talbot's worldwide hockey tour at last brought him back to the one team...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the first NHL team worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine. The Leafs, who have not won a Stanley Cup since 1967, are worth $250 million more than the next most valuable franchise, the New York Rangers. The Montr...

NEW YORK -- A timeline of events since the NHL and the NHL Players' Association began negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. June 29 -- NHL and NHL Players' Association open negotiations with 2.5 hour meeting in New York. J...

For the third time in less than two years, a professional sports league is on the verge of a work stoppage. The National Football League had one, but ended it in time for a full season. The National Basketball Association had one, and it cut short...

LAS VEGAS -- Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player. The Russian superstar and NHL scoring champion won the Hart for the first time Wednesday night at the NHL Awards ceremony at the Wynn...

LAS VEGAS -- Florida defenseman Brian Campbell has won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct. Campbell won the award Wednesday night at the NHL's annual postseason awards show. Campbell played all 82 games and had only...

LAS VEGAS -- Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers has won his first Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie. Lundqvist won the award Wednesday night at the NHL's annual postseason awards show at the Wynn Las Vegas casino. The Rangers' tirele...

LAS VEGAS -- Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin has won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL's top player in voting by his peers. The NHL scoring champion received the award Wednesday night at the league's postseason awards ceremony. Malkin had 50 goals a...

LAS VEGAS -- Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog has won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. The Swedish scorer beat out Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and New Jersey playoff hero Adam Henrique for the award at the NHL's annual ...

LAS VEGAS -- Boston's Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward. Bergeron won the trophy at the NHL Awards ceremony on Wednesday night. The 2011 Stanley Cup champion beat out St. Louis captain David Backes a...

LAS VEGAS -- St. Louis' Ken Hitchcock has won his first Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach after his midseason turnaround of the Blues. Hitchcock beat out Ottawa's Paul MacLean and the New York Rangers' John Tortorella for the award. Hit...

LAS VEGAS -- Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty has won the Masterton Trophy for his remarkable comeback from a serious back injury. Pacioretty won the award Wednesday night at the NHL's annual postseason awards ceremony. Pacioretty broke a ver...

LAS VEGAS -- Ottawa's Erik Karlsson has won his first Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman at the league's awards ceremony. The 22-year-old Swede beat out Boston's Zdeno Chara and Nashville's Shea Weber for the first award Wednesday night. ...

The Ottawa Senators are assured of having at least four familiar faces on the ice when they host the NHL All-Star game this month. Defenseman Erik Karlsson led all vote-getters in fan balloting, and captain Daniel Alfredsson and fellow forwards Mi...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding left Tuesday night's game against the San Jose Sharks with an apparent neck injury 11 seconds after allowing a goal in the first minute of the game. Harding was hit in the face by his teammat...

With 4:06 left in the second period, Nashville's Jordin Tootoo crashed into Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, knocking him out of the net and onto the ice. The collision prompted a pileup of players, and Miller threw several punches at Tootoo after they hit...