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Jonathan Toews deserved to have been among the three finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. Case closed. I'm not taking any counterarguments. My gavel has come down. The Chicago Blackhawks' captain was the most consistent 200-foot player ...

In about a week, I will fill out my official NHL awards ballot as a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The PHWA votes on the Hart Trophy as well as the Norris, Calder and Selke. The NHL's 30 general managers vote on the Vezina...

No doubt Damien Brunner is one hot name in fantasy hockey league drafts this week with news that he's slated to begin the season on the top line for the Detroit Red Wings with Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. The Swiss star has yet to play an ...

TORONTO -- The NHL and NHL Players' Association were back in the same room Monday, but it was not, however, to resume stalled labor talks. Instead, the league and players' union had a previously scheduled meeting dealing with hashing out last seas...

Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and a list of other Russian and European NHLers, as expected, have found temporary lockout homes in their home countries. But just where the North American-born stars will end up always provides more intrigue. Eigh...

So, tell us, what name doesn't quite fit: Phil Kessel, Jonathan Toews or Milan Michalek? All three entered Thursday night's NHL games tied for the NHL goal-scoring lead with 17. Kessel is a proven goal-scorer, Toews is a superstar and Michalek ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- It was just more than a month ago when both of this year's Stanley Cup finalists were hanging on for dear life. Game 7, overtime: One goal against them, and their season would be over. But the Vancouver Canucks and B...

Jonathan Toews was 8 years old when his beloved Jets exited his native Winnipeg. Fans were emptying their piggy banks to try to save the team. Toews had a solution. "I asked my dad why he didn't just buy the team," Toews told ESPN.com Tuesday ...

The pressure is mounting in the playoff races and the fans are cracking! Great rants this week: amy4240: As an avid Phoenix Coyotes and hockey fan, I am absolutely heartbroken at the prospect of the Coyotes relocating. Is there anything that the f...

Turns out the heart of a champion still very much beats in Chicago. Written off by some at times this season, the Blackhawks have finally arrived in the 2010-11 season, a 7-1-2 stretch in their last 10 games signaling the Stanley Cup holders are n...

And on the third day, Jonathan Toews tried to catch his breath.The Chicago Blackhawks captain was almost at a loss for words as he described an emotional 48 hours in his native Winnipeg, where the Conn Smythe Trophy winner was feted Monday and Tuesda...

And on the third day, Jonathan Toews tried to catch his breath.The Chicago Blackhawks captain was almost at a loss for words as he described an emotional 48 hours in his native Winnipeg, where the Conn Smythe Trophy winner was feted Monday and Tuesda...

And on the third day, Jonathan Toews tried to catch his breath. The Chicago Blackhawks captain was almost at a loss for words as he described an emotional 48 hours in his native Winnipeg, where the Conn Smythe Trophy winner was feted Monday and Tues...

PHILADELPHIA -- Marian Hossa got the heads up from the captain at the morning skate Wednesday. Chicago Blackhawks star center Jonathan Toews made up his mind: the Slovak star would be the first to hoist the Stanley Cup after him. "It was funny. In t...

Eight months ago, Jonathan Toews talked about the Cup expectations hanging over Chicago's shoulders. On Wednesday night, the Captain & Co. delivered.

PHILADELPHIA -- Since the Blackhawks can clinch the title in Wednesday's Game 6, Lord Stanley's shiny mug will be in the building for the first time in the series. Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews has often dreamed what it would be like to lift it....