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From the official NHL release: FINAL RANKINGS RELEASED FOR 2013 NHL DRAFT Seth Jones Ranked No. 1 in North America; Aleksander Barkov No. 1 in Europe TORONTO (April 24, 2013) - Defenseman Seth Jones of the Western Hockey...

Vladimir Sobotka recorded his first career hat trick and Patrik Berglund scored 72 seconds into overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues past the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Saturday.

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane has noticed he plays his best hockey when he plays nearly nonstop, which is why he was optimistic Thursday after returning from Switzerland to join his teammates.

Scott Burnside previews the seven hottest players coming back from Europe.

Marian Gaborik was not among the 15 Rangers on the ice Monday morning at the team's practice facility in Westchester -- he has yet to return from Europe -- but he will be there whenever training camp opens and is fit to play opening night. "Gabby'...

Veteran defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is planning to stay in Europe rather than return to the NHL and play for the New York Islanders, his agent confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.

• If the season is cancelled, Sidney Crosby is keeping an eye on going to Europe to play, according to Trib Live. • Meanwhile, the Blues' Andy McDonald is confident the season will begin soon, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ...

It started off as a few here, a few there. Over time, more and more players followed suit, packing their skates, their sticks and taking their skills to far-off cities in Europe and Russia during the NHL's lockout. However, for four forwards from A...

CALGARY, Alta. -- Hockey Canada announced Friday the 25 players who will represent Canada at the 2012 Spengler Cup, Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. The roster is comprised of Canadian players currently playing in Europe, as well as players availabl...

Damien Brunner has more points than any other NHL player in Europe right now, making him "the most-productive player that the NHL lockout has brought to Europe," according to BLICK. The Red Wings' center is playing in the Swiss National League A club...

Sidney Crosby just wants to get back to work. At this point, where he takes the ice hardly matters.

Sidney Crosby's European odyssey is becoming more and more of a realistic possibility with each passing day of this dreadful lockout. There is interest from all over Europe, most notably from Russia and Switzerland and -- if I had to bet -- I'd gi...

The possibility of Sidney Crosby embarking on a European hockey odyssey is becoming more realistic with each passing day of the NHL lockout.

Sidney Crosby said, "it's a lot more possible right now," that he will play somewhere in Europe as the lockout drags on. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Despite initially having a self-imposed deadline of Thanksgiving to head over to Europe, Martin S...

Wayne Simmonds said his return from Europe had nothing to do with the racial taunts he faced and he had to return for family reasons. (Philadelphia Daily News) Fans used the Operation Hat Trick charity game as an opportunity to express their fe...

NBA Commissioner David Stern estimates revenue will be a record $5 billion in the current season, an increase of about 20 percent from the league's last full season in 2010-11.