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There's always a lot of hocus-pocus when a team is down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series, and while Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma acknowledged "it's not a very encouraging picture," it was still interesting to hear Bylsma liken the situation...

Russia won the world championship Sunday by defeating Slovakia 6-2.

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians.

Tampa Bay center Nate Thompson broke the tie at the end of the second period to help the United States beat Belarus 5-3 on Thursday in the world hockey championships.

Jack Johnson scored his second goal of the game 1:47 into overtime to give the United States a 5-4 victory over Canada on Saturday in the hockey world championships.

Evgeni Malkin scored twice, and Russia beat Canada again at the world ice hockey championship, eliminating the Olympic champion with a convincing 5-2 win Thursday night.

Pittsburgh Penguins players Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin will join up with the Russia team at the ice hockey world championship in the next few days.

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Russia looks like it plans to make a change on Alex Ovechkin's line against the Czech Republic.

E.J. Hradek and Puck Prospectus go team by team in the Atlantic Division to see which assets teams could move and what deadline deals they should pursue.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2010

Alexander Ovechkin will lead world champions Russia in the 2010 Olympic ice hockey tournament after being named to the 23-man squad on Friday.

Before I dive into the holiday edition of the Monday 10, I have to take a short musical detour. I highly recommend that you check out the video for the holiday song, "That's What Christmas Means To Me," written and performed by Alyonka and Diana Lari...

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2009

You could argue that with exactly four months until hockey starts at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver it's a bit early to seriously consider the effect they'll have on the Penguins. Forget for a moment the fact that Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Serg...

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation released its roster for the country's Olympic camp, which will be held Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in Moscow

Russia led the entire way and Sweden came from behind to secure spots in the semifinals of the hockey world championships.

Officials with the NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and representatives from member nations are expected to sign a new agreement this week at the World Championships in Moscow. The Russians are expected to rejoin the fold after refusing