'This is our kid. He’s from our state': Arizona hockey beaming with pride...
TORONTO — Ron Filion was trying to run a hockey practice, but the Toronto Maple Leafs game kept getting in the way. “Coach Ron! Coach Ron!” the kids shouted when they skated onto the ice Wednesday...
View ArticleOYO Sports Launches New Hockey Rinks for all 30 National Hockey League Teams...
BOSTON, Nov. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OYO Sports, the leading manufacturer of licensed sports minifigures across the major U.S. sports leagues, today announced new additions to its expanding line of...
View ArticleNHL 17 looks to recapture the series’ glory days
This is a big year for fans of EA Sports’ NHL series. Although EA has released two NHL titles on current-generation consoles, it feels like now is when the company is ready to truly get in gear on the...
View ArticleNHL is ‘eager to avoid’ expansion to Canada?
Quebec City was one of only two cities to submit bids for an NHL expansion franchise last week, which means it’s time for major Canadian newspapers to explain why the League’s inherent bias against the...
View ArticleSmoots puts on Scrooge’s scowl for Rep’s ‘Christmas Carol’
By of the Journal Sentinel A Mequon lawyer whose clients sued her for fraud in civil court two years ago has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 33 counts including bank and wire and mail fraud,...
View ArticleWhat A Mostly Black Hockey Club For Kids Tells Us About The Sport's Future
Neal Henderson couldn’t find a place to teach his son to play hockey. A native of St. Croix who fell in love with the sport while growing up in Canada, he relocated to the suburbs of Washington, D.C.,...
View ArticleAuston Matthews vindicates NHL expansion efforts in U.S.
BUFFALO, NY – One of the more important games in Toronto Maple Leafs history, as far as myth-building goes, didn’t actually involve the Maple Leafs. Or maybe it did. Auston Matthews honestly can’t...
View ArticleNHL is stacking deck for Vegas expansion team to be great
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Now that the NHL’s expedition to be the first major pro sports league to have a franchise in Las Vegas is taking shape, the question begs to be asked: Will the Vegas Golden Knights...
View ArticleAP source: NHL settles on Las Vegas for expansion
A person with direct knowledge of the NHL's decision says the league has settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million fee. The person spoke...
View ArticleNHL settles on Las Vegas for expansion
The NHL is ready to roll the dice on Las Vegas. A person with direct knowledge of the NHL’s decision says the league has settled on Las Vegas as the home for its next expansion franchise, provided...
View ArticleMiami Ice: Kendall teen Randy Hernandez on unlikely path to hockey stardom
There were no frozen ponds in Randy Hernandez’s neighborhood. No pickup hockey games. He didn’t own skates. His family never watched NHL games on TV. And he was more familiar with Super Mario Brothers...
View ArticleFirst hockey game in Toronto history
We’re not sure if they used a boot heel for a puck, what they did for nets, boards and benches or whether the men watching doffed their top hats and shouted “hip, hip hooray” for a goal. No sepia-toned...
View ArticleFOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY: KRAFT TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN IN SEARCH OF AMERICA'S MOST...
Acclaimed "Kraft Hockeyville" Competition Coming to U.S. (PRNewsFoto/1157912-1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest × Acclaimed "Kraft Hockeyville" Competition Coming to U.S. (PRNewsFoto/1157912-1) NORTHFIELD,...
View ArticleIt’s the girls’ weekend! (International Ice Hockey Federation)
(Source: International Ice Hockey Federation) World Girls' Ice Hockey Weekend Welcome to the World Girls' Ice Hockey Weekend tracker on 8/9 October 2016. We keep you updated here with events in 40...
View ArticleGet ready for NCAA hockey tourney! All you need to know on Eichel, Hanifin...
Icon Sportswire/AP ImagesBoston University's Jack Eichel celebrates with the Hockey East championship trophy. The men's NCAA hockey tournament begins this weekend. Here are 50 thoughts to get you...
View ArticleUWM officials fear Panther arena loss could hurt university
By of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Wednesday asked state transportation officials to reject a proposed $345 million double-decked section over 2,000 feet of the I-94 east-west...
View ArticleLocal trends | Growing a sport: Hockey has taken root
The first shovel was ceremoniously plunged and lifted at Front Street and Nationwide Boulevard 17 years ago this summer, just months after the National Hockey League awarded an expansion franchise to...
View ArticleOconomowoc council puts an end to Fowler Lake Village condominium project
By of the Journal Sentinel Houston — A federal appeals court Wednesday morning stayed the execution of Wisconsin native Scott Panetti, who had been scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. in...
View ArticleChampions and Orphans: The 1968 Fresno City College-College of the Sequoias...
Here’s the story. College of the Sequoias football Coach Al Baldock wanted to beat Fresno City College Coach Clare Slaughter in 1968. Instead, Slaughter – blessed with some of the finest talent in the...
View ArticleWhat We’re Thankful For In Hockey, 2015
(Ed. Note: It’s Thanksgiving time in the U.S., a.k.a. “Real Thanksgiving”, which means it’s once again time to reflect on what we’re thankful for in the world of hockey. Here are some of our favorite...
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