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HAZELWOOD, Mo. -- St. Louis Blues president of hockey operations Doug Armstrong wants the National Hockey League to know that even though cornerstone defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is without a contract right now, he will h...

Buffalo Sabres forward Mikhail Grigorenko has been ruled ineligible for the 2013 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Mich., due to the number of NHL games he played last season. Grigorenko, the 12th pick of the 20...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sabres rookie centre Mikhail Grigorenko has been ruled ineligible to play in the NHL Prospect Tournament this week because of the number of games he played with Buffalo last season. The Sabres made the an...

Why the Red Wings are a beacon of hope during troubling times in the city of Detroit -     

We look at 10 players who had rumors about them, but are still without a contract. -     

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper can soon add another line to his resume: published author. The prime minister's book on the history of hockey is set for a Nov. 5 release. The book, titled "Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the...

    

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues promoted general manager Doug Armstrong to president of hockey operations and Bruce Affleck to president of business operations. Affleck was also appointed an alternate governor Wednesday,...

    

Corey Crawford and Niklas Hjalmarsson both signed contract extensions, adding to the Blackhawks' talent base for another Cup run or two. -     

Forward Ales Hemsky, who had been mentioned in trade rumors all summer, will be staying with the Edmonton Oilers this season. "He's off the market," Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish told reporters Wednesday. "We wa...

The Washington Capitals signed forward Andre Burakovsky to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday announced the signings of goaltenders Tristan Jarry and Matthew Murray each to a three-year, entry-level contract. In addition, the team has named Mike Buckley its goalie development ...

The Capitals were last place in the East towards the end of February last season, but turned it around to win the last Southeast title once Alex Ovechkin took off on his Hart Trophy trajectory     

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a five-year contract extension with defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson. The deal announced Wednesday runs through the 2018-19 season. It comes after the team agreed to a six-yea...

    

Niklas Hjalmarsson said Chicago feels like home to him and his wife. It should be for the next six years. The Chicago Blackhawks announced Wednesday that Hjalmarsson, a 26-year-old defenseman and two-time Stanley Cup win...

The St. Louis Blues on Wednesday named Doug Armstrong president of hockey operations, and Bruce Affleck president of business operations. Armstrong has been with the Blues since 2008, when he was hired as vice president ...

Olie Kolzig, the Washington Capitals' all-time winningest goaltender, was promoted by the team Wednesday to the position of goaltending coach. The 43-year-old spent the past two seasons as the Capitals' associate goalten...

The Carolina Hurricanes might start the 2013-14 season without defenseman Joni Pitkanen. The team announced Wednesday that Pitkanen will have a CT scan Thursday to judge how much his broken left heel has healed. Pitkanen...

HIGH RIVER, Alta. - Troy Kowal is one of dozens of young hockey players whose skates, pads, helmet and sticks were destroyed by floodwaters that devastated High River, Alta., in June. The mass destruction of hockey equip...

Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll said Tuesday he is OK to participate in training camp after having a seizure in early July. "I feel fine. I feel a hundred percent. That's not an issue," Stoll told LA Kings Insider....