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Derek Boogaard's family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League.

Three top NHL players are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy.

From the official NHLPA release: NHLPA ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2012-13 TED LINDSAY AWARD Crosby, Ovechkin & St. Louis voted by fellow members of the NHLPA as finalists for the "Most Outstanding Player" award TORONTO (May 9, 2013) - The Nati...

There is still no deal to send NHL players to Sochi next February for the Olympics, but another meeting Friday advanced the process.

The Maple Leafs and Canadiens last met in the playoffs in 1979. If the two teams meet this year, writes Pierre LeBrun, it would be hockey fandemonium.

The NHL and its players' union are partnering with an advocacy organization fighting homophobia in sports.

TORONTO -- The NHL's 30 GMs endorsed three key issues Wednesday, but the question now is whether the NHL Players' Association will endorse them to make them a reality. 1. Grandfathering visors Mathieu Schneider, the NHLPA's special assistant to t...

After years of resisting the idea of mandating visors in the NHL, the NHLPA plans on polling players this summer to see whether they're interested in grandfathering mandatory visors into the league.

Undrafted and waived twice in the same month of his first full NHL season, Chris Kunitz never would have envisioned that one day he would be sitting third overall in scoring in the top league in the world, writes Pierre LeBrun.

With the Olympics less than a year away, IOC inspectors are visiting Sochi again to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Games.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have agreed to change this season's escrow rate to 20 percent, sources confirmed to ESPN.com.

Watch Sidney Crosby with or without the puck on this night and you appreciate that the full package has fully returned: little chip passes from in-close, behind the back passes, a step on his pursuer, the sense of anticipation, it was all there on display, writes Pierre LeBrun.

Craig Custance explains why the NHLPA approved realignment this time around, and he answers mailbag questions on the future in Columbus and who might be in the trade market.

Blog | Conversation | March 08, 2013

I'm not surprised that, in the end, the NHL Players' Association gave its consent to the NHL's realignment plan. While there were still reservations among player membership regarding the unbalanced 16/14 split in conferences, it wasn't worth the f...

The NHL Players' Association after much thought has given its thumbs up to the NHL's proposed re-alignment plan.

Chief NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan had his hands full inside the player safety room on a recent game night, writes Pierre LeBrun.