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Picking through the signal and the noise one-fifth of the way through the (abbreviated) NHL season.

Craig Custance provides his list of the most likely candidates to be the head coach for Team USA at the 2014 Olympics.

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2012

Police underestimated the number of people who would descend on Vancouver's downtown and faced communication problems when they lost control of the massive, alcohol-fueled crowd that rioted following the Vancouver Canucks' defeat in the National Hockey Le

Almost 150 people required hospital treatment overnight as rioters swept through downtown Vancouver following a Canucks loss to the Boston Bruins in the decisive Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

The Vancouver Canucks pulled goalie Roberto Luongo after he gave up three early goals to the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Three wins from a first-ever Stanley Cup for their beloved Vancouver Canucks, fans in these parts are displaying the kind of pride and passion that's at a feverish pitch for a market that had a loser mentality for years.

Team USA and Team Canada usually are on opposite sides, fighting for Olympic gold and world championships. They appear to agree on one thing, however: picking Vancouver to win the Stanley Cup.

If anyone deserves a trip to the Stanley Cup finals, it's Tim Thomas.

Perhaps "Miracle on Ice" magic will rub off on the B's as they rest at Lake Placid.

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- The Boston Bruins have decided to set up camp in the right place between Games 3 and 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins will practice in the USA Rink in Lake Placid, N...

Goaltending could keep the Tampa Bay Lightning from pursuing the Stanley Cup. But that's a problem the Bruins and four other teams don't have. E.J. Hradek lists his top five netminders, headlined by the B's Tim Thomas.

Blog | Conversation | December 03, 2010

E.J. Hradek turns back the clock and re-examines the loaded 2003 draft. How would the first round look if the GMs could pick knowing what we know now? So glad you asked.

Blog | Conversation | June 09, 2010

Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal with just over 6 minutes left to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win on Monday night and a 2-1 lead over the Buffalo Sabres in their Eastern Conference playoff series.

Rookie goalie Tuukka Rask will have his cool demeanor put to the test.

E.J. Hradek takes a look at each of the first-round series, sniffing out key reasons that each series could be closer than it first may appear.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2010

Discussion of Bruins-Sabres centers on goalies Tuukka Rask and Ryan Miller.