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The end of the hockey lockout couldn't have come soon enough for our friend Norm Macdonald. Here's his take, along with a retooling of his thoughts on the 1972 Summit Series, which ran in a slightly different form as a collection of tweets on his Twi...

A visit to Russia, where hockey is the only international language.

International tensions, goofy cheerleaders, and a shot for an American gold medal - a visit to the World Junior Hockey Championships in Russia.

In any other year, the news that Russia's Kontinental Hockey League reached a deal with ESPN to broadcast some of this season's games on ESPN3 (the broadcaster's online streaming channel) would be a relatively ho-hum announcement. And in truth, in ye...

The battle the NHL needs to keep is the unwavering spirit and will to win, not head shots and dropping the gloves.