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Scott Burnside reviews the big firings, hirings and signings since we last saw some hockey.

In the end, it doesn't really matter whether the Toronto Maple Leafs and the horde of suits that now own the game's most lucrative hockey team thought Brian Burke was a good GM or not. It's their team, this Brooks Brothers Brigade that assumed own...

Scott Burnside looks deeply into his crystal puck to tell you what will happen in 2013.

Sure, it's hard to remember now, but there were actually plenty of highs in the NHL during 2012, writes Scott Burnside.

The game and its heroes transcend the tawdry things like lockouts and strikes and this weekend's Hall of Fame celebration won't be dampened by the NHL's work stoppage, writes Scott Burnside.

A lifetime dedicated to hockey paid off with a U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction for Ed Olczyk, writes Scott Burnside.

There is a wealth of qualified candidates to head up USA Hockey for the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, but Brian Burke has proved he is the man for the job, writes Scott Burnside.

The board of governors meeting in Las Vegas ahead of the awards ceremony will largely be focused on giving an update on the mess in Phoenix with the Coyotes, writes Scott Burnside.

The league's professional hockey writers have a difficult choice as they try to sort through which first-year player is deserving of this year's Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. Although there are a handful of rookies whose names have come up in...

Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has lived much of his professional life in the shadows of near-anonymity in one of the biggest hockey markets in the world. And he's OK with that.

Ed Belfour's accomplishments are difficult to reconcile considering the peculiar person behind the mask. But in the end, there was no better big-game goalie.

1. Visor controversy: Why aren't players stepping up?Anyone who's spent any time around National Hockey League rinks understands that hockey players are for the most part considerate, thoughtful people. There are many forward-thinking, articulate pla...

About a year ago, we were en route to Toronto for the first World Hockey Summit. The four-day event examined big-picture issues, from the impact of North American junior hockey on teenage international hockey development to the struggles to grow w...

1. Model for stopping staged fightsFunny how sometimes it's the kids that get it right while the NHL dawdles. And once again it is major junior hockey that provided what should be a model for the NHL by moving to eliminate so-called staged fights. Th...

1. Model for stopping staged fightsFunny how sometimes it's the kids that get it right while the NHL dawdles. And once again it is major junior hockey that provided what should be a model for the NHL by moving to eliminate so-called staged fights. Th...

TORONTO -- Just so you know, there's no pot of gold at the end of the World Hockey Summit.This wasn't a Hollywood production. There was no neat, happy ending or a "Ah, so that's what this was all about" defining moment.Not that there w...