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Persons using wheelchairs may find it awkward to reach the Saddledome by C-Train, but once at the door of the 'Dome, the building is generally accessible.

Sixteen teams are vying to win Lord Stanley's Cup and while fans and media alike have picked their favorites, this years playoffs are shaping up to be memorable.

A short examination of Mike Keenan's coaching history makes a compelling argument that his latest job as coach of the Calgary Flames won't last very long.

The Vancouver Canucks will surprise many, perhaps even themselves, as they will earn the fourth seed in the National Hockey League's Western Conference this year.

With the surprising departure of Sutter, is it eminent that John MacLean will be the next head coach of the New Jersey Devils?

For the first time in his 10 seasons in the NHL, Olli Jokinen will have the opportunity to prove himself during the Stanley Cup play-offs this year.

For most hockey players, once they retire, that's it, it's official with no turning back. Others, though, have a harder time letting go.

Emery in Philadelphia, Lemaire Florida bound and Lemieux's helping hand are creating buzz and raising eyebrows in this week's NHL rumour mill.

It's been 16 years since the last time the NHL Stanley cup was brought back to Canada.

After two modestly successful seasons, Brent Sutter resigned his post June 9th, returning to Western Canada, once again leaving the Devils seeking a head coach.

Darryl Sutter is looking to get the Flames' stagnant ship headed in the right direction, but he may not get the chance to steer it all the way to success.

The Calgary Flames sign goaltender Curtis Joseph to a one-year, $1.5 million contract to backup Miikka Kiprusoff in net.

You've read all the long-winded analyses. Now, get the poop on the NHL's first round winners in the form of Japanese poetry called Haiku.

Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind’Amour, New York Rangers' Jaromir Jagr and Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin were among the winners during the NHL awards show.

Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau, Andrew Ference, Chuck Kobasew, Pascal Dupuis, and Jaromir Jagr updates. The latest news for the NHL as of February 12, 2007

The Islanders to move the first overall pick to Montreal? The Oilers attempting to upgrade their offense and Cammalleri to Ottawa are all in this week's NHL rumour mill.

Over the past twenty years, the Toronto Maple Leafs has bred a number of Stanley Cup champions... too bad none of them were in Toronto.

Calgary's light rail transit system, also known as the LRT or C-Train to the locals, is easy to navigate and provides visitors a stress free enjoyable tour of the city .

From players in the NHL to hosts of morning shows, Canadian adoptees are talented athletes, actors and artists who are famous throughout North America.

The Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team is revered in their hometown. Find below the best players, playoff runs, franchise history and learn how to buy tickets.

Calgary is famous for the Calgary Stampede, but this world-class city has many tourism options.

Round one produced some uneven contests in the West, but both of the semi-finals are likely to be hotly contested as Vancouver takes on Chicago and Detroit faces Anaheim.

What is more boring than a Stanley Cup series that is easily won by a team? Yawn! Well, the 2006 playoffs are keeping fans on their toes. Four teams just tied the series.

Even the world's best athletes, who grace posters and appear on television to millions of people every week, make mistakes. When things go wrong, every one knows.

In a draft year that was buried in secrecy and uncertainty, the New York Islanders take a major step towards repeating their glory days of old by selecting John Tavares.

Sean Avery insults Dion Phaneuf and Avery's ex-girlfriend, and gets benched by the league for it.

As the sole hockey club in the NHL to have never participated in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Blue Jackets franchise has earned a certain pathetic notoriety.

Ex-NHLer Theo Fleury accuses sexual abuse by his former junior coach and brings to light a human element in NHL players that fans tend to forget.

Art Ross Trophies are nothing new in Pittsburgh. And now Evgeni Malkin has added his name to the Steel City's list of scoring champs.

Fan-favorites who don't deserve all-star game berth have gotten the nod, while those who have overachieved this season have been outcast by ballot stuffers.

The NHL's free agent signing period opened at the beginning of July. Here's a quick look at the Western Conference's early winners and losers.

Has the art of coaching in the NHL gone by the wayside? Or do these professional hockey players really perform better under certain coaches?

In the midst of one of the most entertaining playoff seasons in recent memory, there is arguably more fireworks off the ice that are distracting from the on-ice product.

The NHL is treating certain players in the league very unfairly when it comes to ensuring the safety of all it's players.

The Edmonton Oilers have come from out of nowhere this season to make a realistic bid for a playoff spot in the National Hockey League's Western Conference.

The Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin is perhaps the greatest hockey player currently in the game, but the distinction means little without a playoff resume.

As at-risk people must stand in line for limited supplies of swine flu vaccine some are able to buy their way to the front of the line.

At the expense of a pick in a very deep draft, Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey nonetheless gave his team more depth by getting winger Alex Tanguay.

The question is alway up for debate as to who are the best teams, from any sport, ever. Here are three professional hockey teams to bicker over.

The NHL's Beast of the East is led by a man of rather slight stature. At 5'10", Marc Savard's play has been anything but small in propelling Boston to first place.

With an abundance of talent on its roster, Canada's junior hockey team snapped a lengthy gold medal drought and kicked off a stretch of international hockey supremacy.

Thinking outside the box at the 2009 NHL awards

The trade deadline is the final day to make deals either for playoff runs or re-tooling processes for NHL teams. And every trade deadline has its' winners and losers.

Heading into the final quarter of the season, it's about that time to look at award contenders. Here are the top goalies of the year.

For the first time since the 1984 finals when the Edmonton Oilers beat the defending champion New York Islanders, the same two teams will compete for the Stanley Cup.

With the NHL Playoffs set to start, Canada's chances at ending its 16 year Stanley Cup drought lies in the hands of three teams.

Canada will be celebrating the game of hockey when Hockey Day in Canada takes place this Saturday. The event will celebrate Canada's passion for hockey..

After going 6 for 8 in first round prognosticating, your correspondent is emboldened to go out on a limb once again with his second round picks.

After a disappointing 2008-09 season in which the team missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season, the Edmonton Oilers are looking to rebound in 2009-10.

Several National Hockey League teams have already gotten a head start at checking off their wish lists, but who will turn out to be the big winners and losers?