Ovechkin: "Nobody can say to me, 'You can't play for your country in the Olympic Games'"

NEW YORK -- More than four years removed from the Sochi Olympic Games in 2014, the battle lines already have been drawn by one of the NHL's biggest...

Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense

CALGARY, Alberta -- Checking in again from the opening day of the Canadian Olympic orientation camp, where players took part in their first scrimmages tonight. Here are a few of the...

Roster includes NHL and KHL players

The Russian Ice Hockey Federation released its roster for the country's Olympic camp, which will be held Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in Moscow

U.S. faces tough task with 2010 roster

In the end, it may not matter who coaches the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. Team USA faces tougher tasks, like fielding the right mix of players that is capable of medaling in Vancouver.

Stan and Guy

Stan and Guy and Chris catch up w/Steelers KR Stefan Logan, discuss Sidney Crosby's Olympic torch relay, and the return of Max Talbot to the Pens

HALIFAX, NS, CANADA - NOVEMBER 18: Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins carries the Olympic torch during the 2010 Olympic Torch relay on November 18, 2009 in Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada. (Photo...

HALIFAX, NS, CANADA - NOVEMBER 18: Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins carries the Olympic torch during the 2010 Olympic Torch relay on November 18, 2009 in Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada. (Photo...

Crosby runs with Olympic torch

Sidney Crosby lifted the Stanley Cup in June, and now he is carrying the Olympic torch at home.

Like 'em or not, my Olympic hockey selections

Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images Would omitting Stephen Stamkos from the Canadian Olympic team be a mistake? Bucci thinks so. What do you say we name the U.S. and...

The streaking Devils and Kane's effect on Kovy

It was a great weekend for me. Hey, any weekend when I don't stumble down a flight of stairs (that happened last weekend -- broken toe, mild concussio...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

NHL Forecaster: The perfect storm

There's hope yet for the reeling Carolina Hurricanes, says Sean Allen. Their slow start and the expected return of Evgeni Malkin are the topics of Week 7 of the NHL season.

A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come

TORONTO -- Somewhere along the line, the mood in the room shifted. It was gradual, it took a long time, but after years of discussing head shots at t...

Power Play: Niittymaki the answer

A longtime backup the perfect tonic in Tampa Bay? Thus is the case for Antero Niittymaki, whose pristine play between the pipes has the Lightning on a tear.

In honor of Cheevers and Plante, an ode to the mask

...a face. The goalie mask remains the most unique piece of equipment in the history of team sports. For a child, every NHL game was Halloween. For an adult in the 1970s, perhaps an "Eyes...

Mailbag: Carlyle taking fire in Anaheim

It's Election Day. So, if you're old enough and eligible, get to the polls. I know this isn't a sexy Presidential election like last year. Still, ther...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009