Ice Hockey News

It's weird how things tend to work - at USA Hockey's Olympic orientation camp over the summer, goaltending seemed like the team's unquestioned strength .

The British Olympic hockey coach visited Queens' School yesterday to talk to Year 11 pupils about dealing with pressure, as part of a mock results afternoon the school was holding.

THE Darwin Social Ice Hockey Team are the only people in the Top End who are praying for a hot day.

Ted Nolan said earlier Thursday that Cody Hodgson will not play against the Ottawa Senators because he "took a little bit of banging last game," and suffered a lower-body injury.

On a frigid afternoon, an NHL-branded hauler arrived with little fanfare and parked at the main gate of one of college football's heralded stadiums, in preparation for one of hockey's marquee events.

At times he looks every bit the part of a high second-round pick. During other times, he's earned a spot in the press box as a healthy scratch.

Team Canada women's hockey coach Dan Church speaks to reporters during an off day at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships in Ottawa on Thursday April 4, 2013.

Philadelphia, PA - When Brian Burke was announced as president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames in September, it seemed obvious time was running out for general manager Jay Feaster.

Even a tried-and-true holiday classic like The Nutcracker ballet could start to feel like a ho-hum annual routine.

Brendan Rouse gave up lacrosse in favour of hockey five years ago, but is now back playing lacrosse.

It usually takes a significant amount a time for a first-year coach to get accustomed to his new surroundings, players and systems he wishes to implement.

It's down to the wire for the athletes - and the city - preparing for the Olympics.

Winnipeg Jets' Evander Kane attempts to slow down Minnesota Wild's Mathew Dumba in an NHL game on Oct. 10, in St. Paul, Minn.

Major League Baseball plans to eliminate home plate collisions, possibly as soon as next season but no later than by 2015.

Needing to replace six departing seniors at forward, the Badgers are bringing in Edmonton's Cameron Hughes for a campus visit.

Canada is riding a three-game winning streak against the U.S. in women's hockey, but it hasn't been all smooth sailing for the Canadian women this winter.

Taylor Hall has a well-deserved reputation as an ice-tilter. The young Edmonton Oilers' superstar exploded into the top ten NHL scorers last season, and in the current campaign has started to find his way offensively after a sluggish start, exacerbated by a knee injury that sidelined him for a couple of weeks and slowed him down a while longer.

PENSACOLA, Florida -- For anyone who's ever watched a motorcycle race and thought "Gee, this would be more fun on an indoor ice rink," the Fire on Ice World Championship Ice Racing might be just the ticket.

The professional cyclist, along with two accomplices, pulls off more than five minutes of the most amazing bike tricks you'll ever see in the YouTube video, above.

"I hope to God it all pans out well and maybe he can somehow reach an agreement with his princess and finally she'd be given a green card, which she really wants," said Kovalchuk, who's in his first season with KHL St. Petersburg after several years of stardom in the NHL.