Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby

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  Hockey fans fed up with ongoing NHL labor strife

  Sitting in a hockey locker room, Steve Chase became the latest die-hard fan fed up with the NHL lockout. Living in Los Angeles, Chase believed the ... 

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  No contact between sides in hockey fight

  NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday that he is out of ideas how to get negotiations back on track to save the hockey season. Talks fell ... 

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  Optimism turns to despair as NHL talks break off

  Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season. The NHL said not so fast, and then took away ... 

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  NHL rejects players' offer to break labor impasse

  Instead of closing in on a deal, the NHL and the players' association are further apart than ever before. Union executive director Donald Fehr began ... 

• NHL talks resume with owners, players meeting

  The best news on the 80th day of the NHL lockout was that hockey owners and players did most of their talking in front of each other instead of making ... 

• NHLPA leader: Deal can be quick after breakthrough

  A new NHL labor deal might not be as far off as it seems. Steve Fehr, special counsel to the NHL Players' Association, believes the collective ... 

• NHL, union to meet Friday for 4th straight day

  The best that can be said about the ongoing NHL labor negotiations is that they are still going, and will continue for at least a fourth straight day. 

• NHL labor talks to resume Thursday

  Negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players' association ended after nearly six hours Wednesday. Just as they did a night earlier, the ... 

• NHL, union back at bargaining table for new talks

  Negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players' association lasted deep into Tuesday night, and went well enough that the sides agreed to ... 

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  On thin ice: Optimism lost in NHL labor talks

  The NHL and the players' association agree on one thing: Thursday was a bad day at the negotiating table. Any optimism that existed following the ... 

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  NHL's Bettman disappointed with union's proposals

  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received three counterproposals from the players' association on Thursday and left the negotiating table "thoroughly ... 

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  No progress as Day 1 of NHL lockout comes, goes

  Die-hard hockey fans might need to invest in some classic NHL games on DVD. It might be the only taste of hockey for months. There's no telling when ... 

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  Bettman says another NHL lockout looms

  With a lockout drawing ever closer, the NHL and the players' union are in touch with each other after a day of internal meetings. But no new ... 

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  NHL, NHLPA exchange offers as talks resume in NYC

  While the NHL and its players now agree on what qualifies as hockey-related revenue, the two sides still haven't figured out how to split up the money ... 

• NHL, NHLPA back at negotiating table in New York

  The NHL and the players' association have resumed negotiations in an effort to avoid a lockout this weekend. After not meeting face to face since last ... 

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  NHLPA makes 1st proposal to owners

  The National Hockey League Players' Association has made its first proposal in the latest round of collective bargaining talks with the NHL. The union ... 

• Predators Suter heads thin list of NHL free agents

  Don't blink, because you just might miss what few splashes are anticipated to take place in NHL free agency. After Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan ... 

• Penguins sign Sidney Crosby to lengthy extension

  The Pittsburgh Penguins and superstar center Sidney Crosby agreed to a 12-year contract extension on Thursday that leaves little doubt Crosby has ... 

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  Oilers take Russian F Yakupov with NHL's top pick

  The Edmonton Oilers are getting tired of going first in the NHL draft and Nail Yakupov knows part of his job is to make sure it doesn't happen again. 

• Penguins deal C Jordan Staal to Hurricanes

  Jordan Staal wanted a family reunion, and the Pittsburgh Penguins obliged. The Penguins traded the talented center to the Carolina Hurricanes for two ... 

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  Pittsburgh's Malkin takes MVP honors at NHL Awards

  Geno and the Swedes were hockey's biggest winners in Vegas. Pittsburgh center Evgeni Malkin won the Hart Trophy on Wednesday night, becoming the NHL's ...