'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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleBoswell: Hockey and history – a few inconvenient facts about the 'NHL 100...
Take a bow Gary Bettman, Eugene Melnyk and Jim Watson. You overcame certain practical and pecuniary challenges, finally figuring out the ultimate Canadian no-brainer: how to combine hockey and history...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
View ArticleAs Ottawa Senators attempt to build new arena, Bruce Garrioch ranks the NHL's...
The big debate in Ottawa this week surrounded the future of the downtown arena at LeBreton Flats for the Senators. Both bidders for the valuable land just west of downtown have included an NHL arena in...
View ArticleSkopje celebrates on ice (International Ice Hockey Federation)
(Source: International Ice Hockey Federation) SKOPJE - It was just before Christmas when FYR Macedonia's national team stepped out on the ice for its first pair of international exhibition games. The...
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