NHL's fighters finding themselves unemployed

If you've ever wondered what the NHL game you're watching looks like from ice level, for select games this season, you're going to find out. A little more than a week ago, it was revealed that the NHL was patnering with GoPro to mount cameras on Bruins winger Bobby Robins, a 32-year-old NHL rookie best … Read more

NHL Network-US unveils new programming

The countdown to the much-anticipated 2014-15 NHL season is now down to hours, and while many believe that the Bruins will be a completive team this season, few are confident in predicting them to raise Lord Stanley Cup come June 2015. The Bruins  The NHL season starts tomorrow, we think. So you probably have a … Read more

NHL rumors: Bruins GM has no plans to trade Brad Marchand

The Rangers are still alive. But they sure as hell wouldn't have gotten to Game 5, let alone the finals, if not for two quiet contributors who, if there's any justice or sense in this world, will cash in this summer. Some of New York's  New York Rangers center Brad Richards seems to have received … Read more

NHL rumors: UFA Dan Boyle has interest in Toronto Maple Leafs

The WHL has adopted the NHL's playoff format. Here are the pros and cons. [Buzzing the Net]. • Lesbian hockey player Charline Labonte, who won gold with Canada at the Olympics, talks about the acceptance she felt in  NEW YORK – The NHL's competition committee offered some frustrating news from its meeting during the Stanley … Read more

NHL rumors: UFA Dan Boyle has interest in Toronto Maple Leafs

The '94 Anniversary Mode' featured in EA's NHL 14 will return in the sports title's next installment, but not on the newest generation of consoles. NHL 14's '94 Anniversary Mode' re-envisioned the classic speedy gameplay of  La-kings-win New York Rangers Carl Hagelin, left, reacts as the Los Angeles Kings Willie Mitchell and Slava Voynov, celebrate … Read more

NHL '14 Predicts the LA Kings Will Win the Stanley Cup, in 7 Games

It's STILL not a series until somebody loses a home game (cough). MONDAY JUNE 9, 2014 VISITING TEAM HOME TEAM TIME NETWORK/RESULT LOS ANGELES NY Stretch your thumb and your forefinger as far as you can. That's the amount of space that separates new life and a Stanley Cup celebration. That's the distance that two … Read more

NHL '14 Predicts the LA Kings Will Win the Stanley Cup, in 7 Games

NHL: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning . View photo. Mar 24, 2014; Tampa, FL, USA; Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza (19) reacts after he scores the game winning shootout goal during the third period against  to want to use the Sabres unique assets to their advantage in the upcoming draft. With the 2014 NHL … Read more

Cheer up, Gary Bettman, the NHL is a niche sport, and that's a good thing

The '94 Anniversary Mode' featured in EA's NHL 14 will return in the sports title's next installment, but not on the newest generation of consoles. NHL 14's '94 Anniversary Mode' re-envisioned the classic speedy gameplay of  ANN ARBOR, MI – JANUARY 01: Pavel Datsyuk #13 of the Detroit Red Wings warms up prior to the … Read more

Cheer up, Gary Bettman, the NHL is a niche sport, and that's a good thing

The cover of Sports Illustrated this week announces the NHL's return to that most coveted of all states: hotness. The league has reached this scorching status for, presumably, the first time since 1994, when the cover on which this week's issue riffs Ilya Kovalchuk is not returning to the NHL. OK, we can't actually say … Read more