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Ovechkin retirement rumors heat up as NHL season winds down
If Alex Ovechkin has made his retirement decision, he seemingly hasn’t told anyone in the Washington Capitals organization.
Ovechkin’s 34th career hat trick powers Capitals past Mammoth
Alex Ovechkin had his 34th career hat trick, Ivan Miroshnichenko scored twice, and the Washington Capitals beat the Utah Mammoth 7-4 on Thursday night to snap a two-game losing streak.
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A playoff salary cap is coming to the NHL. GMs get a calculator to help them navigate it
Gone are the days of NHL teams stashing players on long-term injured reserve through the end of the regular season and dressing them at the start of the playoffs.
Mercyhurst drops its struggling Division I men’s hockey program as part of its master plan
Mercyhurst will drop its Division I men's hockey program at the end of the academic year as part of a university-wide master plan, the 2,600-student private school announced Friday.
Surging Sabres have brought the buzz back to Buffalo in closing in on 1st playoff berth in 15 years
Josh Norris' father had never steered him wrong before. And yet the Sabres forward was somewhat skeptical of just how passionate Buffalo was as a hockey market upon his arrival in a trade from Ottawa a year ago.
Panthers coach Paul Maurice set to join 2,000-game club with Scotty Bowman, the only other member
Paul Maurice will see the video tributes, whether he thinks they're warranted or not. He'll hear the ovation from fans, see players tapping their sticks on the ice in the hockey version of applause and give a wave in what will probably be a futile effort to make it all stop. He'll listen to the kind words, and he'll say "thank you" a whole bunch of times.
The Hockey Hall of Fame expects to keep the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning pucks
The Hockey Hall of Fame says the pucks used to score the gold medal-winning men's and women's goals at the Milan Cortina Olympics are part of its permanent collection after being donated by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby to return from lower-body injury in game against Carolina
Sidney Crosby is back.
The PWHL is riding a post-Olympic boost in ticket sales and marketing opportunities
Sarah Fillier spent her first two seasons with the New York Sirens accustomed to staring at empty blocks of seats across the bench during home games.
Troy Murray, former Blackhawks player and broadcaster, dies at 63
Troy Murray, who played 12 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and transitioned into becoming the team's long-time broadcasting analyst, has died. He was 63.
Plenty of hockey talent still available with hours to go before the NHL trade deadline
With the likes of Vincent Trocheck, Justin Faulk and maybe even Robert Thomas still on the market, NHL trade deadline day has arrived with general managers having one last chance to beef up their lineups.
Maple Leafs, Panthers are trade deadline sellers with the playoffs likely out of reach
A decade has passed since the Toronto Maple Leafs missed the playoffs, their nine-year streak the longest going in the NHL.
Mammoth hold off Capitals, dropping Washington four points back of a playoff spot
JJ Peterka scored in the second period on a bizarre bounce, and the Utah Mammoth beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Sandin, van Riemsdyk score rare goals as Capitals beat Flyers
Defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk and Rasmus Sandin ended long goal droughts and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Wednesday night, their fifth win in their last six games.
Knight wants focus on U.S. women team’s Olympic success, not Trump’s ‘distasteful’ joke
Hilary Knight doesn't want to let what she called a "distasteful" joke by President Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women's Olympic hockey team get in the way of a historic performance by American women across all sports at the Milan Cortina Games.
