NHL/AHL Hockey

Hockey researchers urge NHL to consider a minimum of 30 penalties a game to increase scoring. An exclusive Suite 101 report.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman trots out this year's brainstorm to improve NHL officiating.

Despite what the purists say, fighting is not ruining the NHL game. But injuries, particularly concussions, are destroying the talent. The league must make the head off limits immediately.

Dys-thy'-mia (n) An affective disorder characterized by chronic mildy depressed or irritable mood.

Researchers are studying the apparent inverse relationship between any given NHL team's chances of playoff success and the number of Euros on its roster.

When you think of great playoff goalies, how long does it take to get to Ron Tugnutt?

My playoff beard is a week old, my ex-wife's attorney has been suspended, and the Flyers whupped the Buffalo Sabres. Life just doesn't get any better for This Hockey Fan.

The Top 4 in the Western Conference are putting together play-off runs that would make the Eastern Conference leaders drool.

How can the Hockey Gods bless Eric Lindros with such speed, strength, and skill -- then forget to give him a head hard enough to play the game?

With the East-leading Devils in disarray, the Leafs took a week off, the Caps made up some ground, and the Flyers are still paying for their 0-5-1 season start. In the bottom of the draw, it's OK for a nice guy to lay the lumber on a goon, Ottawa faces an ...