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The league's general managers endorsed recommendations put forward by the NHL Competition Committee during a day-long meeting Wednesday in Boston.

A good actor makes us feel like we know him. James Gandolfini was a good actor. Maybe too good.

See how Hisense Arena is turned into an ice hockey rink in just 90 seconds, ahead of the first of two matches between Canada and the USA in Melbourne.

Jay Baruchel says he hopes the financial success of his hockey comedy Goon will help stem Canada's talent "brain drain" to Hollywood.

Team Canada's PK Subban and John Tavares are pictured after winning the gold medal game against Sweden at the 2009 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa.

Bruce Kirkby has challenged the impossible and continues to do so in his expeditions - from taking on the blistering heat in the desert to challenging the ocean by paddleboard.

Sure, the Swiss lost in the World Championship final, but back home the fans were going coo-coo.

In the chapel of the Serenity funeral home, Xavier Rejano peered into the coffin at his murdered father and made a promise no child his age should have to keep.

SWINDON'S Lyanne Diotte and Great Britain and Northern Ireland secured victory in one of their six games at the World Championships.

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Game 3 Averages 4.001 Million Viewers, Making It Most-Watched Stanley Cup Final Game on Cable in 11 Years Last night's Stanley Cup Final Game 3 averaged 4.001 million viewers on NBC Sports Network , making it the most-watched NHL game in the network's history , and the most-watched Stanley Cup Final game on cable in 11 years, according to The ... (more)

On Jan. 22 at the Pepsi Center, Ralph Backstrom honors 2012 Calder Trophy winner Gabe Landeskog with the trophy Backstrom won in 1959 with the Montreal Canadiens.

SPOT BOOKED: The Black Sticks have booked a spot in the World League semifinal and is a step closer to World Cup qualification.

Actor Jay Baruchel accepted kudos for his work behind the camera on his hockey comedy Goon on Tuesday, with the avid Montreal Canadiens fan awarded Telefilm's Golden Box Office prize at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Team Israel recorded a surprise triumph last week by claiming a bronze medal at the 2013 World Ball Hockey Championships in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Five members of the varsity hockey team were selected to skate for team Metro. They include goalie AJ Ansaldi, forwards Jake Moore, Brendan Hussey, and DJ Galvin, and defenseman Brian Whooley.

With the Stanley Cup Finals under way and the 2014 Winter Olympics looming in February, Canada-a nation where hockey is less a sport than a cultural obsession-is getting increasingly anxious to meet one of its most troubling challenges: Finding a way to replenish the country's once-abundant supply of elite goaltenders.

Saturday night's Stanley Cup Final Game 2 averaged 3.964 million viewers on NBC Sports Network , making it the most-watched NHL game in the network's history , the most-watched Game 2 on cable in 16 years, and the most-watched Stanley Cup Final game on cable in 11 years, according to Fast National data provided by The Nielsen Company.

During the fifth inning of ESPN's Sunday night telecast of the tilt between the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, during which Atlanta had many chances to score but only led 2-0, color commentator Orel Hershiser noted, "This game has a very Bruins-Blackhawks first-period feel to it."