For whatever, reason, Canadians and hockey fans have tended to direct their glare at the players. They misguidedly view their occasional idiocy and always-present lack of financial knowledge with blame. With all due respect to Canadians, our values of socialism and unity are flawed. At least, in this case.

TORONTO - As it tabled its first offer in the latest round of NHL labour talks, the NHL Players' Association presented itself as a partner looking to ...

EDMONTON - Edmonton city council has voted to continue on with the design work on the proposed downtown arena.It's going to move forward even though r...

NEWARK, N.J. - Thanks to the New Jersey Devils, the Stanley Cup has suddenly got a whole lot more interesting.The Devils rose to the occasion Saturday...

New Jersey seems to be heading down the same road as the L.A. King. Not with a bang, but a whimper. So how do you come back? You fight back. You claw back. You beat them because you know you can, and you know you should.

Less than a year ago the thought of Tim Thomas donning a Leafs jersey would have implanted a CN Tower-sized grin across my face. But then he went from Tim Thomas, hockey god, to Tim Thomas, Tea Partier. This kicks down the mental door that separates two of my unwavering, and usually frustrating, passions; hockey and politics.

There are officially eight teams playing for the Stanley Cup in round two -- but with the exception of the Philadelphia Flyers I'm not sure what game they're playing. I just know that if Alexander Ovechkin isn't allowed on the ice, it can't possibly be hockey.

No team is this much fun to watch lose. No team is this much fun to watch win. I'm talking of course, about the Washington Capitals.

MARKHAM, Ont. - A Toronto-area town is one step closer to building a sports complex that could accommodate a professional team.Officials in Markham ha...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - With so little offence from their key playmakers, the New York Rangers dipped into a backup plan that no NHL team had used in more th...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - A blindside hit, a history of violence and a league-wide crackdown on rough play earned Raffi Torres one of the longest suspensions ...

MONTREAL - Emile (Butch) Bouchard, a longtime Montreal Canadiens captain and four-time Stanley Cup winner, died Saturday. He was 92.Friend and sports ...

BURLINGTON, Unites States - The NHL has plans for women's hockey.The league has started incorporating female hockey players into their events, such as...

TORONTO - The rich simply get richer.Already armed with a pool of young players that any NHL team would love to have, Steve Tambellini arrived at Tues...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs are apologizing for yet another disappointing season.A letter to fans posted on the Leafs' website Monday asks forgi...

Better get those beers chilled and those razors put away. The NHL playoffs start this Wednesday, April 11th with three first-round games: The Detroit ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs have fallen out of the NHL playoff race now for six years straight. So why do Canadians still love to hate a team that doesn't matter? Because even when they're not a factor in the playoff race, the damn media won't stop talking about... oops.

BROSSARD, Que. - Whoever takes over as the next GM of the Montreal Canadiens faces a long list of challenges — and even heavier expectations.The win...

A two-year sentence for a man as putrid as Graham James is as close as you can come to condoning the actions of other sexual predators in Canada who are living, working, and continuing to commit their heinous acts.

Listen, if Don Cherry believes that the Leafs should sign players from Ontario just to sign them, he's wrong. There is no benefit to trying to kid yourself that somebody will help your team just because he's from your neck of the woods. The Wings win with Swedes, not Michiganders. The Bruins won with Canadians, not Bay Staters

How can it be, I wondered, that the largest, most vibrant city in Canada has difficulty getting a professional team into the playoffs, much less winning all the marbles?

MONTREAL - The Toronto Maple Leafs are counting on a coaching change to get them out of a tailspin and back on course for the NHL playoffs.Randy Carly...