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Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman and Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin were named general manager and assistant GM, res…
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The NHL on Wednesday said referee Tim Peel will no longer officiate games after Peel's comments caught on a microphone during Tuesday's Red Wi…
In the early days of ESPN, when the concept of an all-sports network was laughably dubious and slow-pitch softball, tractor pulls and Australi…
Wisconsin Badgers defeat Ohio State Buckeyes 2-1 during a men's hockey game at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis., Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.Â
Three thousand or so fans won’t push the Carolina Hurricanes any closer to profitability. Entertaining that many fans at PNC Arena might push …
Nearly half a century before the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for speedy, 24-year-old winger Kasperi Kapanen, another Kapanen likewise switched …
Attending a live sporting event has become a pricey experience. To determine which teams are most expensive to see, Tennessee Sports Betting a…
PITTSBURGH — Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, architect behind two recent Stanley Cup runs and 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, unex…
Did somebody call a taxi squad?
The NHL will lose more than a billion dollars by staging the 2020-21 season in largely empty arenas, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday, bu…
PHILADELPHIA — News item: The National Hockey League announced on Tuesday that it had sold the naming rights of its four divisions this season…
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NHL teams are in training camps ahead of the Jan. 13 start to the season. Here are the 19 former University of Wisconsin players expected to b…
The Kings and Ducks will compete with Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, San Jose, St. Louis and Vegas in the NHL’s West division, one of four new …
At the old O-Pee-Chee’s bubblegum and trading card factory in the Canadian city of London, Ontario, the month of December was most employees’ …
While the NBA opened training camps Tuesday and plans to start its season Dec. 22, the NHL is taking a more cautious approach.
Retired Chicago Blackhawks enforcer Daniel Carcillo says it took a mind-blowing drug to save his brain — and his life. "It was the most amazin…
Goaltender Robbie Beydoun made a career-high 49 saves as the Badgers defeated Penn State on Monday at LaBahn Arena.
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Meghan Duggan won three NCAA titles with the Badgers and played in three Olympics with the U.S., captaining the 2018 gold medal-winning team.
Meghan Duggan announced her retirement from a playing career that included three NCAA championships with the University of Wisconsin women's h…
Former Badger Ryan McDonagh's Tampa Bay Lightning won the NHL championship by defeating the Dallas Stars on Monday.
Joe Pavelski's Dallas Stars and Ryan McDonagh's Tampa Bay Lightning have made it through the bubble to the NHL championship series.
First round opponents and schedules for the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.