Ice Hockey News

Jazz singer Alexis Normand garnered a penalty before a Saturday hockey game in Canada after slashing "The Star-Spangled Banner," SI.com reports.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, 2013.

Sachin Raina signed his first autograph on May 4, scribbling his name on a young fan's Frisbee followed by his number, 61 - the way he remembers hockey players doing as a kid.

Brianwa Flores, left, and Katie Cosentino from Illinois State Lottery greet hockey fans before Game 2 of an NHL hockey playoff Western Conference semifinal between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

Switzerland advanced to the final of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship with a 3-0 victory over the United States, ending its 60-year medal drought in the event.

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.

Loui Eriksson scored twice on the power play and Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves to lead Sweden in a 3-0 victory over Finland in the semifinals of the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

New Zealand Black Sticks goalkeeper Devon Manchester tries to stop a shot from Korea's Nam Yong Lee.

May 7, 2013; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Fans gather outside the Xcel Energy Center prior to game four of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.

The quest for a Stanley Cup centers on team cohesion and consistency. Each squad is only as good as the sum of its parts.

The world of male sports is often described as a macho, intolerant place where anything outside of heterosexual norms is met derisively and attacked as a weakness.

BASEBALL Major League Baseball hopes to expand video review by umpires for the 2014 season and says all calls other than balls and strikes could be subject to instant replay.

Canada's Eric Staal left the arena on crutches and wearing a brace after being injured Thursday at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden.

When the Memphis Grizzlies continue their unheralded postseason journey in the Western Conference Finals, they'll be facing a bear of a task in the San Antonio Spurs.

Paul Stastny, right, had two goals and two assists Thursday to give Team USA a spot in the hockey world championships semifinals with an 8-3 victory over Russia.

Canada's goaltender Mike Smith and Sweden's Oscar Lindberg vie for the puck during the quarter-finals match, Canada vs.

Sales shot up 31.1 per cent at bars and restaurants near the Air Canada Centre on home game nights during the first-round playoff series against Boston, compared to regular season games the previous week, according to a spending report by Moneris Solutions Corp., which processes credit card and debit transactions.

THE Basingstoke Bison have made their first new signing for the forthcoming season - and it is good one, Aaron Connolly joining the Herd from the Slough Jets.

Team captain Paul Stastny scored two goals and assisted on two more as the United States hammered Russia 8-3 to dump the defending champions out of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday.