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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...

NHL owners have made it official: The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets are heading east, as realignment was approved.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It's rare you change a winning lineup in the playoffs unless forced by injury. And for the Nashville Predators, that means no Alexander Radulov or Andrei Kostitsyn again Friday night in Game 4 against the Phoenix Coyotes. "T...

A month from now, once the regular season concludes, I will sit down to fill out my official NHL ballot for the Hart Trophy, which is voted on by selected members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. My thoughts might change somewhat betw...

Wayne Gretzky made it official Friday in a text exchange with ESPN.com: He will not play in the Winter Classic alumni game. The Great One was touched by the way the Rangers (particularly GM Glen Sather) reached out to him recently, but, in the end...

Wayne Gretzky made it official Friday in a text exchange with ESPN.com: He won't be playing in the Winter Classic alumni game.

Chris Pronger returned to the Flyers on Wednesday night after missing six games with an eye injury.

Is Ryan Smyth headed back home? A deal that appeared to send Smyth from the Los Angeles Kings to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night never was officially announced. Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said after the first round of the NHL d...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Atlanta Thrashers general manager Rick Dudley, Leafs GM Brian Burke confirmed to ESPN.com.

Brad Richards, certainly not surprisingly, is leaving the Dallas Stars. That was made official Thursday when TSN's Bob McKenzie first reported that the Stars won't make an offer to the pending unrestricted free agent because of their continued own...

NHL chief operating officer insists Winter Classic will be played, even if there's rain delay

As a Hockey Hall of Fame official confided to ESPN.com on Friday, "It's been a tough year." The Hall has taken it on the chin for electing only Dino Ciccarelli among the men in the players' category and not getting Pat Burns elected in the builder...

As a Hockey Hall of Fame official confided to ESPN.com on Friday, "It's been a tough year." The Hall has taken it on the chin for electing only Dino Ciccarelli among the men in the players' category and not getting Pat Burns elected in the builder...

After a front-office shakeup to start the 2006-07 season, the Flyers' brain trust is finally at peace.

There's been so much attention on the Washington-Pittsburgh matchup for next year's Winter Classic (which the NHL still hasn't made official), it seems everyone has forgotten there's another outdoor game next season, as well.Nothi...

There's been so much attention on the Washington-Pittsburgh matchup for next year's Winter Classic (which the NHL still hasn't made official), it seems everyone has forgotten there's another outdoor game next season, as well.Nothi...