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The NHL will continue to send teams to Europe to kick off its regular season, and the world's best players will meet in the 2011 World Cup of Hockey now that the league and players' association have reached a compromise, ESPN.com has learned.

The United States beat France 4-2 Saturday for its fourth win at the ice hockey world championships.

Russia got two late goals to beat the United States 5-3 in a hard fought game, while Canada scored four unanswered goals en route to a 7-1 rout of Norway on Tuesday at the ice hockey world championships.

Switzerland stayed on a roll at the hockey world championships Monday, beating the Czech Republic 5-2 for its third straight victory over a traditional power.

The United States rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to beat Austria 5-3 in its opening game at the ice hockey world championship Saturday.

In the wake of the acquisition of Jarome Iginla by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Craig Custance examines how other Eastern Conference contenders can try to keep up as the trade deadline approaches.

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2013

What in the wild, wild world of sports is in the water when the Flyers and Penguins play? Entertaining for the fans, yes, but good, sound hockey it was not Wednesday night, as Philadelphia outlasted rival Pittsburgh 6-5 in a game that had a bit of...

Assuming that the NHL and its players are able to resolve outstanding issues with the International Olympic Committee and do agree to take part in the Sochi Games, it will be just one part of an evolving international landscape for the league, Scott Burnside writes.

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier examines five prospects with rising or falling NHL draft stocks. Everett's Mirco Mueller is among players gaining momentum while Medicine Hat's Hunter Shinkaruk is cooling off.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2013

The Bruins and Canadiens meet again with both teams riding high.

MLB already has game caps, batting practice caps, earflap caps for cold weather, camouflage caps, Stars-and-stripes caps, caps with special patches for the All-Star Game and World Series, caps that the players wear after winning a playoff spot or a p...

After what could be described as average performances in his first two starts of the 2013 World Junior Championships, Bruins prospect and Canada goalie Malcolm Subban delivered a brilliant game Sunday in a 2-1 win overt the United States. Subban was ...

The United States routed Germany 8-0 Thursday at the world junior ice hockey tournament behind a goal and two assists each from Alex Galchenyuk and Riley Barber.

Canada rolled to a 9-3 win over Germany in its opening game at the World Junior Hockey Championship on Wednesday. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, playing in the tournament for the first time, registered five points. "We have such a skilled team up front ...

In "Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey," Barry Melrose discusses his brief return to coaching with the Lighting in 2008. My new job with Tampa Bay lasted sixteen games. I was done just before Thanksgivi...

In "Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey," Barry Melrose talks about the Kings 1993 playoff series against the Maple Leafs, getting ripped by Don Cherry and fighting in the game. An odd situation develope...