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Eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Islanders, Maple Leafs, Capitals and Canadiens begin their offseasons seeking solutions and fixes for better results in 2013-14. But where do the answers lie? Craig Custance examines.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2013

Over the course of its history, the NHL has developed a long list of playoff traditions that hockey fans now hold dear: the playoff beard, the post-series handshake, the color-coordinated fans, and most important of all, booing Gary Bettman. Recen...

A Vancouver pee wee hockey coach has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for tripping a player during a postgame handshake.

Jonathan Quick and Martin Brodeur hugged and spoke into each other's ears in the Stanley Cup finals handshake line.

Craig Custance writes that the Detroit Red Wings could go after big-name potential free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise this offseason, and also offers up some second-tier targets the team might pursue.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2012

CHICAGO -- Like most Chicagoans, Patrick Sharp is ready to watch Derrick Rose and the Bulls rock the United Center once again. "It's exciting," Sharp said of the NBA's handshake labor agreement. "It's empty over there without those guys. I'm a big...

New collective bargaining agreements have been reached in three of the four major professional sports leagues in 2011, now that NBA owners and players have reached a handshake agreement to end the lockout. Yet initial reports about the NBA deal leave...

You could do a lot worse than a pregame pat on the back from honorary captain Bobby Orr, which is what each Bruins player received before getting on the ice.The Orr-Bobby Clarke handshake at center ice was a little frosty. I guess old rivalries die h...

Who can the forget the handshake line at the end of the 2003 Stanley Cup finals after Scott Niedermayer's New Jersey Devils edged out brother Rob Niedermayer's Anaheim Ducks in seven games. Six years later, those uniforms have switched. "It is pret...

Hockey legend Gordie Howe doesn't believe Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby intentionally failed to shake hands with some Detroit players after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

Marian Hossa reportedly doesn't think Sidney Crosby snubbed the Red Wings after winning the Stanley Cup.

The Red Wings can accept that Pittsburgh is the Stanley Cup champion. Getting snubbed by Sidney Crosby is another matter.

I don't think Ray Scapinello has stopped smiling since the day he found out he was going into the Hockey Fall of Fame in June. There he was again today at the Hall, with a wide smile and warm handshake for everyone. Induction Day has arrived. No li...

Not so long ago, this Penguins team was a team without a future -- at least not a future in Pittsburgh. Now, Sidney Crosby and the Pens are on their way to the Stanley Cup finals.

Evgeni Malkin and Jarkko Ruutu scored second-period goals, leading the Penguins to a 3-1 win over the Senators to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round series.