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Hiawatha was Saul St. Marie?s first legend, but now the town hero is teen hockey phenom Wayne Gretzky: a 1978 Sports Illustrated feature story.

The 2005 NHL Draft, with its Sidney Crosby lottery, was an epic event according to Carey Price, Brian Burke and others who participated in it.

Andrew Ladd ready to take the next step in Winnipeg

Carey Price trying to avoid the spoils of success

Kelly McCrimmon, general manager and coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League, was added as an assistant coach for Canada for the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday....

The NHL's Calgary Flames have signed center Mikael Backlund to a contract extension worth about $10 million over three years. The team confirmed the signing over the weekend with the contract value being reported by ESPN...

Boston, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, June 23, that the Bruins and goaltender Zane McIntyre have agreed to sign a two-year entry-level contract. "The Bruins are very excited to have Zane...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres are all but certain to select Boston University centre Jack Eichel with the second overall pick in the upcoming NHL draft. "I figured you guys knew that, so I wondered why I had to come...

NHL bumps salary cap to $71.4M for next season

TORONTO - The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have announced that the 2015-16 salary cap will increase to US$71.4 million. That's a $2.1-million increase from this season. The cap floor -- the minimum an NHL team mu...

DETROIT - Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced today that the team has finalized its coaching staff under new head coach Jeff Blashill. Tony Granato and Pat Ferschweiler wi...

NEW YORK/TORONTO -- The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association today announced that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2015-16 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargainin...

LAS VEGAS -- The NHL's general managers open a busy 48-hour window here with their annual end-of-season meeting Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time the general managers will meet in Las Vegas. Generally this meetin...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Player movement could be fast and furious this week as general managers meet in Las Vegas and then full staffs convene in South Florida for the NHL draft. Here are the 10 players most likely to be trade...

Nathan Paetsch will receive probation, 400 hours of community service and eight months of home confinement.

2015-16 NHL Trade Tracker

NHL Trade Tracker

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach George Gwozdecky is leaving the team to pursue other opportunities. The announcement Monday comes a week after Tampa Bay was beaten in the Stanley Cup Final by the Chicag...

The Edmonton Oilers on Monday fired head amateur scout Stu MacGregor as well as four other members of the amateur and professional scouting department. "We have to get better drafting and developing players," Oilers gene...

TAMP BAY - Assistant Coach George Gwozdecky is leaving the Tampa Bay Lightning to pursue other opportunities, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Gwozdecky has been with the Lightning on hea...

The NHL Draft is a roll of the dice and washout picks like these can be a disaster that lingers for years.