Publicly, no one on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ side will ever say their series with the Carolina Hurricanes is over, even if it stands 2-0 in their favour. As a burgeoning Stanley Cup contender, they are experienced enough to know that much. It does nothing to advance the cause...

Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs plans to ring in the new year by rooting for his team to win at Fenway Park. Jacobs said Wednesday he expects the NHL’s third annual Winter Classic, played outdoors on Jan. 1, to be at the home of the Boston Red Sox. He said an official announcement...

When Rick Rypien succumbed to a sports hernia last October, his future with the Vancouver Canucks looked bleak. It was even bleaker when the oft-injured forward took a personal leave from the Canucks in January, and wound up missing 70 of 82 regular-season games. But after rejoining...

The Colorado Avalanche have struck out in their bid to lure Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy back to Denver. Roy said he phoned Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix late Tuesday night to tell him he wasn’t accepting the team’s offer to become its new head coach due to...

Judge Redfield T. Baum decided he must wrestle with “the 10,000-pound elephant” sooner rather than later, which means Jim Balsillie and Hamilton will find out in 13 days if they have a chance to get an NHL team. It also means the U.S. bankruptcy court judge can change...

Darren Helm and Dan Cleary are far from marquee players for the Detroit Red Wings. The banged-up Red Wings, playing without stars Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk, needed Helm and Cleary to eliminate the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday night. Helm...

A day before the start of their NHL playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes was asked about his teammate, goaltender Cam Ward, and the possibility he might be included on Canada’s 2010 men’s Olympic team. “Included?”...