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Fights have spiked in another shortened NHL season
Wanna fight? If you're an NHL player, you can probably find somebody to drop the gloves. A lockout-delayed and shortened season has created a spike ...
Coyotes' deal in Glendale could be in trouble
The prospective owner of the Phoenix Coyotes is unlikely to complete a deal to buy the team from the NHL before a lease agreement with the City of ...
NHL returns with strong television rating
NHL fans have tuned in to hockey's return to television. NBC's broadcast Saturday earned the highest preliminary rating for a non-Winter Classic ...
NHL has work to do to win back fans after lockout
Three generations of the Ribble family hurried through a parking lot in suburban Detroit, eager to see the Red Wings practice when the lockout finally ...
NHL says it's sorry to fans in newspaper ads
With hockey set to return after a four-month lockout, the NHL is apologizing again. Echoing last week's remarks by Commissioner Gary Bettman, the NHL ...
10 things to know about the upcoming NHL season
The lockout that lasted 119 days has ended, the new collective bargaining agreement is in place and the NHL is finally about to play games again after ...
Several teams face pressure to win Cup
The New York Rangers made a big push in trading for Rick Nash to improve their chances of winning a championship for the first time since 1994.
NHL returns with most teams on ice for 1st skate
On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again.
NHL lockout ends, training camps set to open
NHL hockey is finally back, and this time it's official. Nearly one week after a tentative labor deal was agreed to by the league and its players, the ...
Sabres G Miller calls NHL lockout 'waste of time'
After rejoining his Buffalo Sabres teammates on the ice for the first time in some nine months, goalie Ryan Miller had a few lingering frustrations ...
NHL players to begin voting Thursday
NHL players will have 36 hours from Thursday night until Saturday morning to vote on the new labor deal that would end the four-month lockout.
NHL owners unanimously approve labor deal
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman felt all the anger directed toward him as the lockout dragged on and threatened to wipe out the entire hockey season.
NHL owners, players move closer to votes
All that is left of the NHL lockout are a pair of votes by owners and players. If both sides approve the tentative deal reached over the weekend — as ...
NHL owners to vote on contract Wednesday
NHL owners will vote Wednesday on the tentative labor agreement reached with the players' union. If a majority approves, as expected, the NHL will ...
Bruins on ice at BU as they wait for NHL season
Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg drove by the TD Garden on Tuesday morning on his way to Boston University, where a handful of his teammates ...
NHL says 48-game regular season is 'most likely'
The NHL appears headed toward a 48-game season for the second time in two decades. "I think 48 is most likely at this point, unless the players can ...
NHL's next step is winning back hardened fans
Flyers owner Ed Snider had a simple message on the day the NHL lockout ended: Welcome back. Welcome back, NHL. Welcome back, NHL fans. Lost in the ...
Drop the puck: NHL, players settle labor dispute
They walked into a Manhattan hotel, knowing they were running out of time to save their season. After 16 hours of tense talks, the NHL and its players ...
Can BCS title game challenge TV ratings record?
Two undefeated teams, three Heisman Trophy finalists, five lead changes and 19 seconds left when the winning touchdown was scored. No other BCS title ...
NHL, players' association meet deep into night
A federal mediator rejoined negotiations between the NHL and the players' association that stretched into the early hours of Thursday morning but ...