Philadelphia police have arrested a man in connection with the beating of a New York Rangers fan after the NHL's Winter Classic.

National Hockey League veteran Darryl Sutter was hired today as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings.

 Former NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard, who died in May from an alcohol and drug overdose, had a degenerative brain disease that is believed to be linked to

The lawyer for a man accused of throwing a banana at a black NHL player says his client deeply regrets what he did and had no idea his actions could be seen as

Police in Canada charged a man for allegedly throwing a banana at a black Philadelphia Flyers player during a preseason game, the London Free Press reported

The NHL said Tuesday night said it would not be punishing Philadelphia Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds for allegedly directing a homophobic slur at New York

The NHL Board of Governors on Tuesday set a December deadline to complete the league's conference realignment for the 2012-13 season.

"Monday Night Football" will remain on ESPN through the 2021 season after an eight-year extension was finalized Thursday between the network and the NFL.

Former NHL defenseman Wade Belak was found dead at his downtown Toronto condo Wednesday, the Toronto Star reported.

NHL player Sean Avery was placed behind bars today after he shoved an LAPD officer who tried to break up a party at his Hollywood Hills home, police said.
 

With time running short to keep the NFL's preseason intact, owners and players got into another long round of labor talks Thursday, trying to break the impasse

The NHL's top 2011 free agent, Brad Richards, agreed to a nine-year, $58.5 million deal with the New York Rangers Saturday, the New York Post reported.

Delighted hockey fans in Winnipeg, Manitoba, were looking back to the future Saturday after it was announced the relocated Atlanta Thrashers would take the

The 11-season tenure of the Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL came to a formal close Tuesday, as the NHL's Board of Governors approved the team's sale and

The Boston Bruins went from hard hitters to hard drinkers at the weekend, racking up an eye-watering $156,679.74 bar tab in one night of partying at a

The Stanley Cup glistened in the morning sun, the nearly 35-pound symbol of NHL supremacy raised high over the head of 255-pound Zdeno Chara.

Vancouver's police chief said Thursday close to 100 arrests were made in Wednesday night's riots that left four people seriously injured following the Canucks'

 No matter what happens in Wednesday night's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, you can say this about the last six years in sports: It's been a wonderful ride

Watching big hockey games keeps Canadians out of the hospital, doctors at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre claimed Monday.

A baseball career beckons for the son of ice hockey's all-time leading scorer, Wayne Gretzky, after he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs Tuesday.

The NHL on Tuesday handed Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome a four-game suspension for his hit that knocked Bruins forward Nathan Horton out for the rest of the Stanley Cup Finals

The NHL announced Thursday it would not penalize Vancouver Canucks winger Alex Burrows for biting the finger of Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron during

Winnipeg-based True North Sports and Entertainment announced Tuesday the purchase of the Atlanta Thrashers, which will result in the NHL's return to the

Ice hockey fans were paying US$2,000 or more for a chance to watch the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins compete for the Stanley Cup, FOXNews.com reported

Jacques Lemaire said he was struggling Sunday to make sense of the death of his former player Derek Boogaard, as the late NHL enforcer's family confirmed it was donating his brain

Former Minnesota Wild and New York Ranger Derek Boogaard was found dead in his apartment in Minneapolis on Friday night, KSTP-TV reported.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Monday a new five-step plan to try to limit the number of concussions sustained by players, TSN reported.

Former Detroit Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert, who died of heart failure last July at age 45, suffered from a chronic brain disorder, researchers at Boston

YouTube is holding discussions with the NBA and NHL on showing live game broadcasts, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Five-time NHL All-Star Peter Forsberg announced his retirement Monday, ending his highly-anticipated comeback after just two-games.

Charges against a man who threw waffles on the ice at a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game in Canada were dropped Thursday.

Toronto Maple Leafs fan Joe Robb has been banned from the team's Air Canada Centre after throwing a box of waffles onto the ice Monday night, Toronto's The

Long-time NHL coach Pat Burns, who won the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, has died after a long battle with cancer, The Vancouver Sun reported Friday.

New York Islanders defenseman James Wisniewski made a sexually explicit gesture towards Rangers winger Sean Avery during his NHL team's 6-4 win in Uniondale on

The Atlanta Thrashers announced goalie Ondrej Pavelec suffered a neurocardio syncope episode which caused him to lose consciousness and collapse during the

The New Jersey Devils were fined $3 million and had two draft picks taken away Monday for signing Ilya Kovalchuk to a contract that circumvented the NHL's

New Jersey Devils star winger Ilya Kovalchuk will be allowed to sign a mammoth $100 million contract with the club after the National Hockey League and the NHL

Funeral arrangements were pending today for longtime Los Angeles radio newscaster Dan Avey, who was also an analyst on Los Angeles Kings radio and television

NHL supertsar Ilya Kovalchuk's $102 million, 17-year contract with the New Jersey Devils was permanently annulled by an arbitration ruling Monday.

The NHL Players Association is expected to file a grievance Monday that would seek to reinstate the New Jersey Devils' $102 million, 17-year contract with Ilya

Sid the Kid will take his skates outside for a day in Pittsburgh next season, and Calgary will host game in the elements too.

So was it really a case of Sabotage by Sand in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals between Montreal and Philadelphia?

So just who are the LA Kings Ice Girls? They are not just the girls who clean the ice and handout beads before games, but they also raise money for charities.

If the Los Angeles Kings' fearsome power play keeps lighting up Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks, their long-suffering fans won't have to wait eight

In 1980, U.S. hockey coach Herb Brooks overlooked some top-level college talent and built his "Miracle on Ice" hockey team around players who hailed mainly

Mike Smith made 33 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning finished off the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Sunday in the completion of an NHL game that was suspended two

Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves, including Marco Sturm's first-period penalty shot, and held Boston scoreless until late in the game to lift the surging New

The New Jersey Devils' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning was suspended Friday night when a lighting problem on one side of the arena in the second period

The Chicago Blackhawks came from two goals down to beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Thursday, reclaiming the outright NHL lead.

The San Jose Sharks reclaimed a share of the NHL lead with a 2-1 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.

Veteran goalie Martin Brodeur made 28 saves for his third shutout in just seven games, helping the NHL Eastern Conference-leading New Jersey Devils to a 4-0

Christopher Higgins' tiebreaking goal with 1:29 left rescued the New York Rangers and lifted them to a 3-2 victory over Boston after the Bruins scored twice

Alex Kovalev broke a lengthy scoring slump with a career-best four goals and an assist to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia

Michal Handzus scored a short-handed goal early in the third period to put Los Angeles ahead, and Ryan Smyth connected on a power play, leading the Kings to a

Marco Sturm capped a late comeback with an overtime goal, Tim Thomas saved his best for the end and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on

The San Jose Sharks became the first team in more than 27 years to score on two penalty shots in a game and went on to win their sixth straight, 5-2 over the

Jason Pominville scored with 9:05 left to complete the Buffalo Sabres' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in the NHL on

Fredrik Modin backhanded in a rebound of his own shot 3:12 into overtime to give Columbus a 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, ending the Blue

Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the game with 43.4 seconds to play to cap a wild third period Sunday and lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-4 victory

Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period, the first his 300th career goal, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Saturday night for

The Washington Capitals extended their lead atop the NHL's Southeast Division with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Wednesday's clash between two of the

The San Jose Sharks edged their closest rivals Chicago 3-2 on Tuesday to take a lead over the Blackhawks atop the NHL's Western Conference.

Martin Brodeur broke the NHL record with his 104th career shutout, and maybe the only surprise was how easily it came against the Stanley Cup champion

Cristobal Huet made 20 saves for his second straight shutout, and Duncan Keith had a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to their fourth victory

Alex Ovechkin scored his 22nd and 23rd goals early in the third period, and Tomas Fleischmann added the go-ahead goal in the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory

Martin Brodeur set a National Hockey League record for games played by a goaltender and helped make the milestone a win with 27 saves and an assist, leading

Martin Brodeur tied Patrick Roy's NHL record for the most regular-season appearances by a goalie and the New Jersey Devils marked the occasion with a 2-1 win

The Washington Capitals stayed atop the NHL standings after a 6-1 thrashing of the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

Kimmo Timonen broke a third-period tie with 9:32 left, then added a short-handed empty-netter to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 victory over the Boston

Blackhawks backup Antti Niemi made 18 saves for his third shutout in seven starts this season, and Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist in Chicago's 4-0

Alex Kovalev scored three times, including the 400th of his career, to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Saturday night.

Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves to beat his former teammates, Michael Frolik scored twice and the Florida Panthers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-2

The Los Angeles Kings moved within a point of the NHL lead with a 3-2 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.

Ryan Miller made 35 saves for his 16th career shutout and Nathan Gerbe scored his first NHL goal as the Buffalo Sabres halted Washington's six-game winning

Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux scored two goals each as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday for their first win

Martin Brodeur tied Terry Sawchuk's NHL record with his 103rd shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL on

Dan Cleary scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:03 left, and Jimmy Howard made 28 saves to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers

Ottawa gave up one-goal leads three times against the Anaheim Ducks -- each time in less than a minute -- before Alex Kovalev and Daniel Alfredsson scored in the first two rounds

Erik Cole scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a five-game skid by beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday.

Jamie Langenbrunner scored with 38.1 seconds left in regulation to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.

Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist for Pittsburgh in a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, as the Penguins retained a share of the NHL

Marc Savard celebrated his new seven-year contract extension by scoring his 200th NHL goal, and Marco Sturm scored twice in 2:33 to lead the Boston Bruins to a

Brent Seabrook scored in the 11th round of a shootout Tuesday night and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 to give coach Joel

Mike Rupp shook off a leg injury in the third period, snapped a tie with his second goal of the night, and then completed his first NHL hat trick to help the

Dan Boyle scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 6:15 into the second period, and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 victory

James Vandermeer scored his second goal of the game at 1:18 of overtime, Matthew Lombardi also scored and Robert Lang had two assists, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 victory

Sidney Crosby had his fourth career hat trick and added two assists for his second five-point game and the Pittsburgh Penguins won for the fourth time in five

Miika Kiprusoff made 40 saves for his second shutout of the season and 32nd overall, leading the Calgary Flames to a 3-0 victory over the slumping Detroit Red

Marc-Andre Bergeron scored his second goal of the game 4:46 into the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in

Sidney Crosby scored on a power play at 3:07 of overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Florida

Steven Stamkos scored in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.

Jarome Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Jarome Iginla scored a goal in each period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Dany Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night.

Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday in a rematch of

The Philadelphia Flyers opened a five-game road trip with their seventh victory in eight games, beating the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in the NHL on Wednesday.

Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 in a clash of the NHL Northwest Division's top

Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to end the Devils' eight-game winning streak