Igor “The Professor” Larionov will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame today. The international legend sat down with James Murphy recently to reflect on his career and to talk about what he’s been doing since he retired from the ice in 2004.
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New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed and died during a KHL game in Russia on Monday. He was just 19 years old.
Approximately 60 goals departed with Hossa, Dupuis and Holik, and in today’s low scoring NHL, that’s a huge void for the Thrashers to fill. . . and you may call it an abyss if they are unable to land a few proven goal scorers.
Over the course of the past 15 years, one of the NHL's most maddening storylines has been the inability of Alexei Kovalev to pair consistency with his stunning talent. But this season with the Canadiens, the now-aged veteran is putting it all together.
With Sidney Crosby out of the lineup, Evgeni Malkin has taken over as the catalyst for the Penguins' offense; he and the Pens will take on the Devils in a critical match-up on Saturday night, televised live at 7:30 pm ET in brilliant 1080i on HDNet.
Contemporary hockey fans remember well the Bertuzzi-Moore incident of a few seasons ago, as well as other violent events, many not notable on a national level but rather the almost-private sufferings players undergo simply to be a part of the game.
Alexander Ovechkin is, without question, one of the game's most thrilling talents. But by giving him a 13-year, $124 contract, Caps owner Ted Leonsis demonstrated that he learned absolutely nothing from the events leading to the 2004-05 lockout.
Alexander Ovechkin became the latest NHL player to land a very, very long term contract yesterday, signing a 13-year, $124 million contract with the Washington Capitals. Does the deal make any sense for the Caps? Brad Kurtzberg weighs in...
