Ice Hockey News

Rumour has it - and when the source is hockey insider extraordinaire Bob McKenzie , it's hardly mere industry gossip anymore - that George Stroumboulopoulos is the new face, the new 'tude, of Hockey Night in Canada .

Fans filed into the First Niagara Center and took their seats shortly before the players took the ice - for the morning skate.

The Buffalo Sabres head west to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a match-up against the Flames on Tuesday, March 18th; game time is 9 p.m. ET.

The Hawks, who already have made history this season with a franchise-high 21-game win streak, honored that legacy with a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Giants before 9,609 fans at the Moda Center.

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.