Ice Hockey News

It has been so cold around here this winter that Katia Pashkevitch went to Russia to warm up.

While the rest of the Washington Capitals enjoyed a day off Sunday morning, Evgeny Kuznetsov took his first skate after signing his entry-level NHL contract and said he's ready to jump into the lineup whenever Coach Adam Oates will have him.

Canadian sledge hockey player Dominic Larocque, seen during practice before the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, had a goal and an assist as Canada beat Norway 4-0 on March 9, 2014.

Eighty-three-year old Ron Kilmartin was in a hospice, dying of lung cancer. His daughter was at his bedside, cracking jokes about it.

Shannon Szabados is turning pro. The 27-year-old Edmontonian, who backstopped Canada's Olympic women's hockey team to gold in Sochi last month, is joining the Columbus Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League for the rest of their season.

I'm mad at the Canadians. It started a few weeks ago when their men's and women's Olympic hockey teams knocked out the Americans for the second straight winter Olympics.

The Mount Allison University women's hockey team celebrates an overtime win Thursday against the Universite de Moncton.

According to the Canadian Press , Canadian Olympic gold medalist Shannon Szabados of Edmonton, Alberta has signed on with the Columbus Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League on Friday.

Greg Westlake of Canada is challenged by Marcus Holm of Sweden during the Preliminary Round Group A match between Canada and Sweden at Shayba Arena on March 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Former RCMP officer Alan Davidson is seen in an undated RCMP handout photo. RCMP Supt.

It has been 10 years since Steve Moore's NHL career ended with an attack by former Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi .

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened the Winter Paralympics in Sochi against the backdrop of his country's military action in Crimea.

The Falmouth girls ice hockey team crowded around a television in the foyer of Falmouth Ice Arena to watch the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team take on Canada in the gold medal game a few weeks ago.

Teddington Hockey Club's U10 girls and boys teams both secured well-deserved gold medals at the Middlesex Championships on Sunday.

Sweeney says his first time on the ice was a bit scary, but now sled hockey is a major outlet for his frustrations.

"There are no more distractions," defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson said. "The only thing you have to focus on now is to put yourself in as good a situation as possible going into the playoffs.

Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan says a hockey stick autographed by NHL champion Wayne Gretzky was in her car that was recently stolen.

Crown counsel has dropped criminal charges against two top junior hockey players for the South Delta-based Vancouver Giants, following their successful completion of the alternative measures program.

Their mutual love of the game brought them together, now they strive to make each other better, on and off the ice But for Sami Jo Small, putting on her pads to help her husband practice is just one way she's assisted him on his way to Sochi.

Jeff Sauer, former Colorado College coach and current U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team coach, leads the team through their last practice on U.S. soil at the Sertich Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado Thursday February 27, 2014.