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Victoria Matiash outlines several top defensemen returning from injury who are worth targeting, including Winnipeg's Tobias Enstrom and Vancouver's Kevin Bieksa. Plus, an updated Top 75 defensemen rankings.

Well, we had warned hockey fans that a short, compacted season would be full of surprises, and to expect the unexpected. But if we told you before the puck dropped this season that a midseason matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blu...

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa left Friday night's game against the Nashville Predators with what the team called a lower-body injury.

Patrick Kane said he was "close maybe a wekk or two ago" to signing in Europe, but decided to wait because he heard negotiations were going better. (Chicago Sun-Times) Sidney Crosby said he's "not sorry," after Claude Giroux claimed Crosby woul...

Kevin Bieksa spoke out against those scalping tickets for the sold-out charity hockey game he organized. (The Globe and Mail) Rangers legend Rod Gilbert said, from speaking to both Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr, both men are on the same page, so...

Alexander Edler and Jason Garrison are believed to be missing from workouts with other Canucks' players because they are "unhealthy," although the team refused to confirm. (The Vancouver Sun) Bill Daly said the NHL is trying to lookout for the ...

More than 1,200 fans watched the first game of La Tournee des Joueurs or The Players Tour on Thursday night for the charity hockey tour organized by Max Talbot and Bruno Gervais. (Montreal Gazette) Dustin Byfuglien said his legal problems stemm...

Victor Hedman's agent said the Lightning defenseman signed a contract with the KHL's Barys Astana and he will report on Friday. (Tampa Bay Times) Locked-out Predators players hired Shawn Allard, who runs an Ontario-based skating organization th...

Three guys, jawing about hockey. One from St. Louis, one from Toronto, one from the Netherlands. (Or at least it seems like he's from the Netherlands, what with his preference for wooden shoes and all.) PAUL GRANT: OK, lads, here we go again. Sinc...

LOS ANGELES -- A penalty shot in the postseason happens to the Kings, oh, about as often as a Stanley Cup finals appearance. Dustin Brown found himself in that rare position early in the third period Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. ...

Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 4 (Kings lead the series, 3-0) After the 2nd period: VancouverCanucks 2, Kings 1 The good: Although they lost the lead in the second period, the Kings are still playing a solid all-around game. They...

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars started Thursday in third place in the Western Conference. They ended it in third place in the Pacific Division and barely in a playoff spot. It's a sign of just how tight the playoff race in the West is. The Stars, who ...

When the Stars met the Canucks in Dallas on February 26, center Vernon Fiddler's imitation of Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa's angry face became a sensation. It made Canucks coach Alain Vigneault crack up on the bench, was featured on NHL.com and ...

Here's video of Stars Vernon Fiddler's imitation of an angry Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa that had Canucks coach Alain Vigneault cracking up on the bench Sunday afternoon....

Kevin Bieksa tied the game with 34.1 seconds remaining in regulation and Mason Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

BOSTON - Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand spoke Tuesday morning about his recent five-game suspension: And here's more from Marchand, reacting to Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa calling the Bruins' style of play "stupid": "We play stup...