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What had become almost a doormat (dormant?) NHL franchise now has life again. First, Joe Sakic agreed last month to become more of a factor in the day-to-day running of the Colorado Avalanche, becoming executive vice president of hockey operations...

Patrick Roy will become the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, the team announced Thursday.

Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic formed a productive partnership on the ice during their playing days, leading the Colorado Avalanche to two Stanley Cup titles.

Josh Kroenke will now be keeping just as close a watch on power plays as power forwards.

Taking the path of decertification could be risky and time-consuming for the NHL Players' Association, writes Craig Custance.

Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic, Adam Oates and Pavel Bure entered the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.

TORONTO -- As Mats Sundin and Joe Sakic stood side by side Monday wearing their Hockey Hall of Fame jackets, one couldn't help but wonder just how history would have been rewritten had they never been split apart. Imagine for a moment if instead o...

Hall of Fame introduces Class of 2012 with rings.

TORONTO -- Not to put too fine a point on it, but it's too bad NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman weren't at the fan forum leading up to Monday's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, especially given the pessimism that...

Joe Sakic proves that nice guys can finish first in any manner, writes Craig Custance.

Joe Sakic, Pavel Bure, Adam Oates and Mats Sundin will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

TORONTO -- Two names should be automatic, and then it will get real interesting -- as it always does when the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame gathers in Toronto -- when this year's inductees are announced on Tuesday. Joe Sakic will...

And then there were four. The NHL's original plan to have six of its teams open the regular season overseas next season has been downsized to four, sources told ESPN.com Saturday. The Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals, part of the origina...

Joe Sakic is joining the Avalanche front office.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- There was a familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings of the NHL board of governors meetings Monday: former Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic. Sakic retired after the 2008-09 season after playing 1,378 regular-season...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- There was a familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings of the NHL board of governors meetings Monday: former Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic. Sakic retired after the 2008-09 season after playing 1,378 regular-season...