Hockey

Jul 10, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• The Pittsburgh Penguins...

Jul 8, 2009

Washington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin is a lot of things: crossover superstar, MVP, entertainer, ambassador, promoter of cheap haircuts. As President Barack Obama revealed earlier this week, we...

Jul 7, 2009

President Obama says he's proud of Alex Ovechkin's contributions to DC, but has he actually seen him?

Jul 6, 2009

A few moves of note this afternoon, all involving the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in one way or another.• After being "signed" on several occasions during the Free Agent Frenzy...

Jul 6, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Huzzah! The Detroit Red...

Jul 6, 2009

Salary arbitration is such a wonderful convention. It's a safety zone for defamation of character, as team executives present the awful (and often times completely exaggerated) truth about their own players...

Jul 6, 2009 | 3 comments

Gone too soon: athletes whose lives -- and careers -- have ended tragically

Jul 3, 2009

"Bouwmeester ... ... Jay Bouwmeester" (cue music)Handing out grades for the annual Free Agent Frenzy is difficult for two reasons: first, that we won't really have a true picture of success or...

Jul 3, 2009

The Capitals are well worth their fans' money, according to ESPN.

Jul 2, 2009

As this point, your heart just goes out to Steven Stamkos. The No. 1 overall pick in 2008 for the Tampa Bay Lightning, the kid battled through absurd expectations placed on him through offseason marketing...

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

The Caps finally found someone willing to stand in front of the goalie, making his life miserable.

Jul 1, 2009

MVP of the offseason for the Washington Capitals? That would be Chris Pronger.Not giving up the package the Anaheim Ducks were seeking for Pronger -- which included one of the elite young goalies, an elite...

Jun 29, 2009

The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a starting goaltender, or at least one that will get the majority of the starts with Peter Budaj filling in the blanks. Like the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple...

Jun 29, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Dan Wood of Ducks Blog...

Jun 29, 2009

 Hello, this is a feature that aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.Remember...

Jun 29, 2009

For the third time in four seasons, the Caps have used their first-round pick to take a Swedish center. Welcome Mr. Johansson to DC.

Jun 27, 2009

MONTREAL -- There are probably reasons why the NHL Draft is important besides creepy photos of rookies, but we're just not sure what they are. In any event, the first round of the Draft commences tonight...

Jun 26, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Kevin Paul Dupont reports...

Jun 25, 2009

MONTREAL - Some news, notes and nonsense from the halls of the hotel headquarters and the many minds roaming it at the NHL Draft.• You can't walk three feet in this joint without hearing someone mention...

Jun 25, 2009

While the Caps didn't win the Cup while he was here, fans sure won't forget his Game 7 goal against the Rangers.

Jun 24, 2009 | 7 comments

Ring in the New Year with some NHL action. The Flyers will take on the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park January 1, 2010 in the NHL Winter Classic, the Daily Times’ Anthony J. SanFilippo confirmed.

Jun 24, 2009

After Tuesday morning's news that NBC was lobbying hard for the Philadelphia Flyers instead of the Washington Capitals in a Fenway Park Winter Classic, Times beat writer Anthony J. SanFilippo reports that...

Jun 23, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• In true Brett Hull fashion,...

Jun 23, 2009

OK, so it wasn't Lady Gaga shooting sparklers from her bustier. (Big Leafs fan, the Gaga.) But Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals was a presenter at the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto over...