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So Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis fed head coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown to the lions. Hardly a surprise. That's what happens when a talented, Stanley Cup-hopeful team goes 1-8 in the playoffs over the pas...

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith flew to Chicago on Tuesday morning for the birth of his child and is expected to return for Tuesday night's Game 4 against the Minnesota Wild in their Western Conference quarterfinals series.

Prior to Saturday's game, Phoenix Coyotes defenseman and Boston native Keith Yandle honored the memory of 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Jason LaBarbera stopped 39 shots, Keith Yandle scored his second goal late in the third period and the Phoenix Coyotes opened a critical homestand with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

The Rangers were supposed to be Stanley Cup contenders and instead they're sputtering out of the playoff race. As the trade deadline approaches, Craig Custance examines some of the key options available to them.

Blog | Conversation | March 25, 2013

According to sources, Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker, who has coached a number of future NHLers -- including Chris Drury and Keith Tkachuk -- will soon announce his retirement....

Mike Smith stopped 29 shots, Keith Yandle scored in the opening minute of the first period and Mikkel Boedker did the same to start the third, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.

Martin Hanzal had two goals and an assist and the Phoenix Coyotes won for the third time in four games with a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Rob Vollman of Hockey Prospectus ranks the skaters with the 10 most disappointing starts to the season. Alex Ovechkin tops the list.

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2013

Caught between an owner's belief that the Caps can win now and a reality in which early losses have made the playoffs a long shot, GM George McPhee must decide which direction to turn for the rest of this season: Deal to win now? Or play the long game?

Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2013

Duncan Keith on the Blackhawks' 2-1 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago's 6-0-0 start to the season....

The Chicago Blackhawks haven't won a playoff series since their Stanley Cup victory three years ago. Early impressions indicate that could change this spring. The club's first 3-0 start since the fall of 1972 has fans in Chicago a little giddy....

Keith Aulie scored the momentum-shifting goal that propelled the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Sean Allen overhauls his forward rankings now that he has an idea of how each team's lines are set up, and he explains several of his changes.

With federal mediators stepping into the NHL's labor fray, Craig Custance looks at where they might be able to find areas of compromise among the key remaining issues prolonging the league's work stoppage.

Blog | Conversation | November 27, 2012

With the 2012 Summer Games serving as a back drop, Craig Custance starts looking ahead to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia, projecting what a possible Canadian roster might look like given an influx of young talent.

Blog | Conversation | August 09, 2012