'It's the greatest honor ever'
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comBrett Hull's hockey résumé doesn't come close to matching his personality, but the two go hand in hand. One of the NHL's most gifted scorers was also one of its most outspoken players.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009Lucky Luc was consummate teammate
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comOn the heels of his induction into the Hall, Luc Robitaille, the most prolific scoring left winger in the game, is all about Los Angeles and, more specifically, all about the Los Angeles Kings.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009Camps confirm Hawks' status in NHL
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFirings, signings, arrests. It has been a bizarre summer in Chicago. But the Olympic camps showed what was lost amid the offseason turmoil: The Hawks might be the favorites to reach the Cup finals.
Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009Babcock's style fits Canada's challenge
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comTeam Canada's success in 2010? It all rests in the hands of coach Mike Babcock, whose personality seems well-suited for the challenge.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009Canada camp, Day 1: Early line combinations and a new-look defense
Scott Burnside...there are bound to be some long shots when you gather 46 players as executive director Steve Yzerman has done ... like Francois Beauchemin. Does it bug the Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman that people consider...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Smyth looking to play role of veteran; Spezza, Niedermayer look to right wrongs
Scott Burnside...how he had to get over the shock of being in the same dressing room as Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux. Yzerman, of course, is now the executive director of the Canadian Olympic team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Storylines, scrutiny at Canada camp
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comFrom who will be captain to who will mind the net, the Canadian Olympic orientation camp won't be short of storylines or scrutiny.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009Heatley's career now running on empty
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comDany Heatley must at some point confront the fact his career has been forever tarnished, not by the accident that cost Dan Snyder his life, but by how Heatley lived his life in the months and years that followed.
Story | Conversation | August 21, 20092009-10 NHL matchups to watch
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comThe 2009-10 NHL schedule is out. And there's plenty to pay attention to, from the Penguins' banner-raising game to the debut of No. 1 draft pick John Tavares.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009Canada, let the scrutinizing begin!
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWith the unveiling of Team Canada's men's Olympic orientation camp roster, the obsessive scrutinizing of the 2010 team officially begins.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009Team Canada can't escape politics
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWhy was Jacques Lemaire part of the 2010 Team Canada coaching staff? Because it was incumbent on Steve Yzerman to add a qualified coach who was also French-Canadian.
Story | Conversation | June 25, 2009Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more
Scott Burnside...to see whether Osgood receives an invitation from Canadian Olympic team executive director (and former teammate) Steve Yzerman for the country's orientation camp in Calgary, Alberta, in August. • Henrik Zetterberg Zetterberg...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009Our special take on the mundane quote
Scott Burnside, ESPN.comWe're taking it one game at a time. There's no "I" in team. An elimination game brings out the cliches, and we're breaking out our own translations of the mundane and predictable.
Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009Second-period report: Canes, RBC Center not showing much life in Game 3
Scott Burnside...31 shots at Cam Ward, who will be unhappy to learn that Canadian Olympic executive director Steve Yzerman is once again in attendance. Apart from the turnovers, the fact the Canes can't seem...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 23, 2009Yzerman does a little Team Canada recon work at Eastern Conference finals
Scott BurnsidePITTSBURGH -- We had a chance to chat briefly with Steve Yzerman, executive director of the 2010 Canadian Olympic team, Thursday night at Mellon Arena. He has been...
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