The Olympics? What happens next for Gretzky gets tricky for Hockey Canada
Wayne Gretzky says he does not want to return as executive director for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. So, now what? Finding a home for The Great One is going to be one touchy task for Hockey Canada.
View ArticleThe Daily 5: Notable NHL comebacks
So Peter Forsberg looks like he's going to take another kick at the proverbial hockey can after playing just nine regular-season games since the start...
View ArticleSidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins battle Alex Ovechkin...
Crosby and Malkin versus Ovechkin. It's a Bird vs. Magic type of matchup that hockey has missed out on to this point. Scott Burnside explains why the hype is real.
View ArticleJim Balsillie's bid for Phoenix Coyotes unanimously rejected by NHL board of...
Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie was unanimously rejected by the National Hockey League's board of governors in his bid to become an NHL owner at a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Chicago.
View ArticleCanada camp, Day 1: Smyth, Niedermayer both return to camp in new roles
CALGARY, Alberta -- They poured off of planes Monday morning and into the afternoon, arriving from all over North America. Some arrived with Stanley ...
View Article2009 Hockey Hall of Fame -- Brett Hull's love-hate relationship with hockey
Brett Hull's hockey resume doesn't come close to matching his personality, but the two go hand in hand. One of the NHL's most gifted scorers was also one of its most outspoken players.
View ArticleGMs' challenge at meetings: Figure out how to make game safer while...
At their annual meetings next week, NHL GMs face one of their biggest challenges in years: figure out how to make the game safer while maintaining the game itself.
View ArticleMatt Cooke faces NHL discipline, but how will Pittsburgh Penguins respond?
Ah, what a deliciously bitter stew Matt Cooke has cooked up for his employers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the lords and masters of the National Hock...
View ArticleBurnside: Paul Kariya says there's no angst behind his retirement decision
Paul Kariya announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday. The reasons that led to that decision are disheartening.
View ArticleThe emotional return of Sidney Crosby
PITTSBURGH -- So now we know the answer to the question when, but as the hours tick down to the return of Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby,...
View Article2012 NHL Playoffs: National Hockey League disciplinarians need to find a...
The NHL needs to find a solution to this sudden rise in calamitous collisions and dirty play, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - Why aren't the owners standing up for the fans of their teams?
If the owners really do love their fans, as they say when soliciting season ticket money, then, Scott Burnside asks, why are they strangely silent when they're needed most?
View ArticleNHL - Mike Modano is taking U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction in stride
If ever there was a player whose personality suited his hockey environs, it was Modano, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article2012 Hockey Hall of Fame -- Adam Oates reflects on full NHL career
Adam Oates' playmaking ability has drawn comparisons to the best players in the game. Now his skill is being recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleBrian Burke, Leafs fans deserve better
In the end, it doesn't really matter whether the Toronto Maple Leafs and the horde of suits that now own the game's most lucrative hockey team thought...
View ArticleMuch at stake if NHL, NHLPA don't get the World Cup format right
Outside of expansion -- and regardless of what commissioner Gary Bettman says, it's coming, it's just a matter of where and when -- the World Cup of H...
View Article2016 World Cup of Hockey - Five greatest teams in World Cup/Canada Cup history
The new World Cup of Hockey has a significant past, marked by some of the most defining moments in international hockey.
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