Hockey History
Retro Rangers: When “The Rocket” almost became a Ranger
The legendary Maurice Richard was one of the greatest players in NHL history, but the man who would later be called “The Rocket” got off to a sputtering start during his rookie season in Montreal and was almost traded to the Rangers.
Hockey History: “Dippy Don” was the Best Backup!
Don Simmons was a very good goaltender who just happened to be playing in the wrong era. Like many netminders in the years before expansion, Simmons had the great misfortune of trying to break into the NHL during what many consider to be the Golden Age of Goaltending.
The 10-team tournament starts Thursday, with the best under-20 players in hockey. Here are the gold medal favorites and players set to break out. [...]
No trades can be made from Dec. 20-27. But after that? Here are a handful of mutually beneficial deals that make too much sense. [...]
Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night's game against the Capitals in the second period with an undisclosed upper-body injury. [...]
Rasmus Dahlin had four assists and the Sabres stopped a 13-game slide by routing the Islanders 7-1 on Monday night. [...]
Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 [...]