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(Newser) - The NHL is taking Sean Avery out of commission for six games without pay following his lewd comments in Calgary this week, the New York Post reports. The ruling is retroactive and covers two games the Dallas Stars forward has already missed, but is also means he won’t play... More »

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NHL • hockey • suspension • Dallas Stars • Sean Avery • Elisha Cuthbert • Dion Phaneuf

Draft Pick's Sudden Death Stuns Rangers

19-year-old collapses on bench during
game in Russia

Oct 14, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A promising New York Rangers prospect collapsed and died during a hockey game in Russia last night, AP reports. First-round draft pick Alexei Cherepanov, 19, collapsed from an apparent heart attack on the bench after playing most of the game and could not be revived. The Rangers held a moment... More »

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NHL • New York Rangers • hockey • heart attack

 Why This Won't Stink This Year 

10 reasons for fans outside of Canada to focus on hockey

Oct 11, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - That time is upon us again: the season in which we ignore most of what's going on in the NHL. But this year it might behoove sports fans to pay attention, writes Maxim. Here's why:
  • Detroit needs some good news, right? The champs got even stronger.
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NHL • Chicago Blackhawks • Martin Brodeur • Detroit Red Wings • list • hockey • Wayne Gretzky • Phoenix Coyotes • Sean Avery

 Bring Your Own Lipstick:
 The Hockey Mom Vote

Now that hockey moms are the hot political constituency, a closer look

Sep 8, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin describes herself as a “hockey mom,” but in a land of soccer moms and Nascar dads, that's a less familiar life form. The Wall Street Journal looks at the predawn practices, smelly yet pricey equipment, and long-distance travel helping shape a demographic that makes twice the... More »

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John McCain • hockey • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • youth sports • hockey mom

Canada Sings the Blues:
Beloved Hockey Theme Iced

Legal dispute means show must change

Jun 7, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hockey Night in Canada is changing its theme song, and if that doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, you’re probably not Canadian. The 40-year-old ditty has become almost a second national anthem for the hockey-obsessed nation. But thanks to a legal challenge from composer Dolores Claman,... More »

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NHL • Canada • hockey • song

Stanley Cup

 Loyalty Is the
 Wind Beneath
 These Wings 

Detroit's Stanley Cup didn't simply come from mining European talent

Jun 5, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom and Finals MVP Henrik Zetterberg both learned their hockey skills in Sweden, but it's not Detroit's strategy of drawing European talent that secured them this year's Stanley Cup. The team's success, writes Scot Burnside for ESPN, is due to management's willingness to gamble on older... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Stanley Cup • Chris Osgood • Dan Cleary • NHL playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

 Pens Stay Alive in Triple OT Win 

Detroit misses chance to win Stanley Cup at home

Jun 3, 08 12:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Detroit Red Wings' road to the Stanley Cup has another stop to make. Against all odds, the Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive in the Stanley Cup finals with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 that ended on Petr Sykora's goal 9:57 into the third overtime last night. More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Stanley Cup • Chris Osgood • Jiri Hudler • Petr Sykora

Wings Bring Familiar Fury to Stanley Cup Ice

Overlooked Detroit stars have eclipsed young Pens all series

Jun 1, 08 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - If the Red Wings are marching inexorably toward possession of another Stanley Cup, it's thanks in large part to their remarkable composure, writes Bob Wojnowski for the Detroit News. Henrik Zetterberg and Co. kept their cool last night despite an early deficit and potential peril of a long 5-on-3, making... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Stanley Cup • Chris Osgood • Henrik Zetterberg • Marc-Andre Fleury • NHL playoffs

 NHL Headed For
 Friendly Confines 

Annual outdoor game coming to Chicago, with Blackhawks to face old rival Detroit

May 29, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - It appears Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field will host an outdoor NHL game next year, after competitor Yankee Stadium was deemed unsuitable “for a variety of reasons,” the Tribune reports. The hometown Blackhawks would play the rival Detroit Red Wings in the third edition of the open-air contest,... More »

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NHL • Chicago • Chicago Blackhawks • Detroit Red Wings • Yankee Stadium • hockey • Wrigley Field • Winter Classic

Stanley Cup Finals

 Red Wings
 Ice Penguins
 in 4-0 Rout 

Quiet Samuelsson scores twice to spark team to 1-0 series lead

May 25, 08 1:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a while it looked like the kickoff of the Stanley Cup finals would be a goalie's battle, but then Detroit's Mikael Samuelsson kicked into gear with goals in the second and third periods. Two more Red Wings goals on Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury, by Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg, sealed... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Stanley Cup • Henrik Zetterberg • Dan Cleary • Marc-Andre Fleury • Mikael Samuelsson

 NHL Hopes 
 Star-Studded 
 Final Lifts 
 Hockey 

Penguins/Red Wings matchup starts tonight

May 24, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NHL may have dinky ratings and a long way to go to catch the big three of American sports, but it couldn’t ask for a better pick-me-up than this year’s Stanley Cup final. The Pittsburgh-Detroit matchup that starts tonight is one of the most compelling in years,... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Stanley Cup

 No Octopi for
 Wings Fans,
 Seller Says
 

Pittsburgh fishmonger wants 'to see the Penguins win, period'

May 23, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Wings fans, save room in that suitcase—it may be tough to buy an octopus in Pittsburgh next week. One steel-town fishmonger refuses to sell octopi to Detroit fans once the Wings-Penguins Stanley Cup finals kick off on Saturday. In a tradition spanning more than 50 years, Detroit fans... More »

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Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • fish • hockey • ice • fans • traditions • octopus

Stanley Cup Playoffs

 Flyers Force Game 5 

Philly fends off sweep with 4-2 win

May 15, 08 10:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Penguins' road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour. The smooth ride through 12 playoff games got a bit bumpier when the Philadelphia Flyers staved off elimination from the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory Thursday night, forcing a Game 5... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • hockey • Philadelphia Flyers • NHL playoffs

Stars Avoid Sweep, Send West Finals Back to Detroit

Turco stops 34 shots as Dallas wins 3-1

May 14, 08 11:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings. Loui Ericksson's goal about 12 minutes after Detroit's was waved off, then third-period goals... More »

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NHL • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Dallas Stars • Marty Turco

(Newser) - Quick strikes by Ryan Whitney and Marian Hossa raised the Pittsburgh Penguins to heights not reached since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr donned the black and gold. Whitney and Hossa scored less than 3 minutes apart in the first period, and the Penguins held the Philadelphia Flyers to 18 shots... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • hockey • Philadelphia Flyers • NHL playoffs

Game of the Night

 Red Wings Push
 Stars to the Brink 

Detroit wins ninth straight postseason game for 3-0 series lead

May 12, 08 10:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings got the best retaliation against Mike Ribeiro and the Dallas Stars—a record-setting victory. Datsyuk scored twice in the first period then again with 2:41 left, and the Red Wings beat the Stars 5-2 Monday night to take a 3-0 lead in... More »

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NHL • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Dallas Stars • Pavel Datsyuk • NHL playoffs

NHL PLAYOFFS

 'Mad Max' Gives
  Pens 2-0 Series Lead   

May 11, 08 10:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Max Talbot scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 tonight. Sidney Crosby and Marian Hossa also scored and Jordan Staal added an empty-net goal in the final minute as... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • hockey • Philadelphia Flyers • Jordan Staal • Marian Hossa • Max Talbot • Gary Roberts

stanley cup playoffs

Red Wings Hold Back Stars, Take 2-0 Lead

Helm, Zetterberg score first-period goals and Osgood stops Dallas

May 10, 08 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 2-1 win tonight over the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Stephane Robidas tied it at 1 midway... More »

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NHL • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Dallas Stars • Chris Osgood • Henrik Zetterberg • Marty Turco • Stephane Robidas • Johan Franzen • NHL playoffs • Darren Helm • Mike Ribiero

Malkin's 2 Goals Lead Penguins Past Flyers

Playoffs leading scorer gives Pittsburgh 1-0 series lead

May 9, 08 9:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals last night. Malkin, who is only... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Sidney Crosby • hockey • Evgeni Malkin • Philadelphia Flyers • Mike Richards • Marc-Andre Fleury • NHL playoffs • Sergei Gonchar

(Newser) - The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Brenden Morrow scored a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a... More »

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NHL • hockey • Marty Turco • Evgeni Nabokov • Brenden Morrow

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