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NHL teams instituted the largest ticket percentage increase among the four major sports for the second consecutive season, according to an annual study by Chicago-based sports marketing research firm, Team Marketing Report.

Tim Kavanagh has a new No. 1 in his goaltender ranks and also looks at potentially valuable backup goalies.

While some have bemoaned a lack of depth on the Rangers' roster, particularly now that Ryan Callahan is injured, Neil Greenberg explains why the Blueshirts should soon put their slow start behind them.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013

The logical and reasonable way to end the NHL lockout is mediation. It is a process that is private, efficient, conciliatory and inexpensive. And it's already underway. The other way to end it is public, explosive, confrontational and expensive. It...

Judge Arthur Boylan may have led mediation between the National Football League and NFL Players Association during last year's lockout, but the Minnesota-based chief federal magistrate finds the current NHL work stoppage hitting closer to home. A ...

In ESPN The Magazine, Howard Bryant writes about how lockouts have become as routine as the changing of the season. If only fans realized they have the power to put a stop to it.

For the third time in less than two years, a professional sports league is on the verge of a work stoppage. The National Football League had one, but ended it in time for a full season. The National Basketball Association had one, and it cut short...

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

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella wants hockey to adopt an NFL-style review system for the last minute of a game, he said in a pregame news conference Thursday.

Now that the Super Bowl is over and done with, NFL fans are looking for a sport to keep them occupied. John Buccigross would like to welcome you back to the world of the NHL.

Having spent hundreds of millions of dollars on hockey over the past year, Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula has turned his attention -- and deep pockets -- to the NFL and the player's side of the ball.

Sean Allen is on the Western preseason beat looking at developing training camp storylines with fantasy implications.

Roberto Luongo will start in goal for the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

Sean Allen hands out the hardware as he looks back at the fantasy hockey season that was.

The Jets are planning to slash salaries by 25 percent for contracted employees in the football operation if there is a lockout, according to league sources.

The Penguins still have no timetable for star center Sidney Crosby's return from concussion symptoms, coach Dan Bylsma said Monday.