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More than 30 family and friends will help Gordie Howe celebrate his 85th birthday Sunday at a private dinner in Detroit.

Adam Oates' playmaking ability has drawn comparisons to the best players in the game. Now his skill is being recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame, writes Scott Burnside.

Need to get away? Bucci has a wild idea. How about a four-day sojourn to beautiful Minnesota, which, by the way, just coincidentally hosts a pretty compelling NHL team?

Sven Tumba, the three-sport star who was honored as the best hockey player in Sweden and later became a golf pioneer in his country and the former Soviet Union, has died. He was 80.

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday he does not expect Marc Savard to play this season and doubts the center will ever play hockey again.

Mike Modano expects to decide whether he'll play again in two or three weeks.

The former owner of the Hartford Whalers has launched a campaign that he hopes will eventually bring an NHL team back to Connecticut.

David Fleming visits with the NHL's best, including Alex Ovechkin, and discovers that rituals, superstitions and history behind the hockey stick, which is more an extension of a player than a simple piece of equipment.

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Sidney Crosby. Alex Ovechkin. The Flyers. The Rangers. Think there's East Coast bias in hockey? Our guru balances the scales and gives his top Western Conference storylines to watch.

After replacing Wayne Gretzky before the start of the season, Dave Tippett is close to bringing Phoenix to the playoffs. How's he doing it? We spent a day with the coach to find out.

2010 marks the 10th calendar year Bucci's been banging on keyboards for ESPN.com. Here's a look at some of his top stories and his take on all 30 teams heading into the new year.

Does Patrick Marleau have hockey cooties? And why would the Stars be so much better if they were one comprehensive quesadilla? Hey, you asked.

Last week, Bucci got to visit one of the hockey towns near and dear to his heart: Denver. Check out what happened during his latest road trip and which stars he met along the way.

Tiger Woods ripped hockey when asked about the Stanley Cup finals.

John Buccigross survived his trek to Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals and the only thing he can say is ... it's great to be a hockey fan.

As hockey fans celebrated during the recent Hockey Weekend Across America, we should remember that such an event would have been possible without "Badger" Bob Johnson.