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Brodeur, Hedberg re-sign with New Jersey Devils
Martin Brodeur is going to remain the face of the New Jersey Devils. The 40-year-old goaltender who has led the team to three Stanley Cups, signed a ...
Martin Brodeur re-signs with New Jersey Devils
Martin Brodeur has signed a new two-year contract to remain with the New Jersey Devils. Pat Brisson, Brodeur's Los Angeles-based agent, confirmed the ...
Ryan Suter's agent doesn't expect a quick decision
Ryan Suter and Zach Parise chose to take some time to sort through offers from a slew of suitors on the first day of NHL free agency. Suter's agent, ...
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 ...
NHL, players' union open labor negotiations
The NHL and the players' union opened negotiations on a new labor deal Friday by meeting for about 2½ hours. Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy ...
Penguins sign Sidney Crosby to lengthy extension
Sid the Kid is sticking around. The Pittsburgh Penguins and superstar center Sidney Crosby have agreed to a 12-year contract extension Thursday that ...
Ex-captain Adam Oates hired as Capitals coach
Once again, a Washington Capitals leadership baton is passed from Dale Hunter to Adam Oates. More than a decade after Oates followed Hunter as ...
Sakic, Sundin among four selected for Hockey Hall
Joe Sakic was four years old when his father took him to his first hockey game. And his life-long love affair with the sport began. The stylish center ...
Americans represented in 2nd round of NHL draft
Anthony Stolarz tried to drink in the biggest moment of his life. The crowd inside Consol Energy Center never gave him a chance, booing the lanky ...
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 ...
Yakupov taken by Oilers with top pick in NHL draft
Nail Yakupov is ready to live with the spotlight that comes with being a No. 1 pick. On the night he was chosen first in the NHL draft, he had to ...
New NHL schedule depends on new labor deal
If the NHL can avoid another work stoppage, the schedule for the upcoming season is set. The league announced Thursday that the Los Angeles Kings will ...
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 ...