Linus Omark, an Edmonton Oilers prospect in Sweden, scored what might be the best shootout goal ever this week.

A thing of beauty, to be sure, and it set the hockey...

James Mirtle does a nice job defending the skills and potential of Alex Radulov, the young fellow who has started a war between the NHL and the new Continental Hockey...

Cooperation, makes it happen!
Cooperation, working together!
Dig it!
- the Sesame Street muppets




So is cooperation the new path to hockey enlightenment? Or just a passing fad?

In a couple of moves announced Thursday,...

We all know the officially approved hockey story:


Every boy at the rink dreams of making the NHL.
A boy anointed a "prospect" will do anything to achieve the dream.
We glorify...

The San Jose Sharks recent record of playoff disappointment can only be marveled at. Is there a franchise in pro sport that better embodies the great regular season betrayed by...

Born and raised in Quebec, Martin Biron must have spent his youth as a huge fan of the Montreal Canadiens, right?

Well, not exactly:



The Flyers goaltender grew up in Lac-St-Charles, a...

Western Conference:(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Dallas Stars
Series begins Thursday.


Eastern Conference:(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers
Series begins Friday.

Conference Finals Game Schedule, with television coverage included. Plus all the...

With the NHL and NBA playoffs occupying the same space on the calendar, comparisons are inevitable. Such comparisons are usually made by the hockey crowd.

Tom Jones at Tampabay.com writes...

After a couple of days spent trying to find the upset, here are the fearless predictions for the Eastern Conference in the opening round of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs....

The playoff match-ups are set at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Sweden and the United States have finished atop the Group standings, earning the all-important bye into the semifinals. The...