TAMPA, Fla. - When Rand Pecknold arrived at tiny Quinnipiac 22 years ago, he hardly envisioned the Bobcats becoming a staple in the NCAA tournament and competing for national hockey championships.
"That wasn't even close to my thought process...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild left wing Thomas Vanek will miss the start of the team's first-round playoff series with an upper-body injury he recently aggravated.
Interim coach John Torchetti said after practice Friday that Vanek will be ...
MONTREAL - Hospital officials say the health of Sen. Jacques Demers has improved and that he is in stable condition after suffering a stroke earlier this week.
They said in a statement this afternoon that doctors are considering moving him ou...
TORONTO - The Guelph Storm plan to select 15-year-old defenceman Ryan Merkley with the first overall pick in the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.
Merkley was named Greater Toronto Hockey League player of the year after leading t...
Seth Jones might start thinking about it when the NHL season is over.
The Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman is one of several high-profile young stars due a second NHL contract this summer.
Entry-level deals last the first three seasons of ...
CALGARY - Two months ago when he had eight goals and was struggling to produce, Mikael Backlund's father told him he'd score 20. He should have believed him.
Backlund's first career hat trick on Thursday night gave him 21 goals on the season ...
TAMPA, Fla. - Nick Schmaltz scored off a rebound with less a minute left and North Dakota beat Denver 4-2 on Thursday night to advance to the NCAA hockey championship game for the first time in 11 years.
Schmaltz's backhand shot from in front...
CALGARY - Mikael Backlund scored his first career hat trick on Thursday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 7-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
Backlund, who has a career-high 21 goals, scored once on the power play, once at even streng...
DALLAS - Jason Dickinson scored in his first NHL game, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night to move closer to the Central Division and Western Conference titles.
With one game remaining for each team, the Sta...
BARRIE, Ont. - Andrew Mangiapane scored twice in the first period and the Barrie Colts went on to defeat the visiting North Bay Battalion 5-2 on Thursday to open up their Ontario Hockey League second-round playoff series.
Josh Carrick also ha...