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He's told a number of teams, including the Canadiens, he's available. His message to Bob Gainey: "If somebody gets hurt ... if a spot opens ... you have my number." Gainey's reply: "Okay." Wild's streak in jeopardy Minnesota goes into the season with the enviable record of selling out all of its games - the NHL's longest streak for now - but that ...

National Hockey League fans will recognize the name of the University of Massachusetts hockey team's newest recruit.

Hanging with the presenters 06.17.6:38 p.m. ET The NHL Charity Shootout Presented by PokerStars.net is still going on over at the Rio, but I've headed back to The Palms to get ready for the Presenters Welcome Reception, an opportunity to interact with some of the legendary people that will be presenting awards during Thursday's NHL Awards Show.

The Pittsburgh Penguins proved their mettle in prevailing in Game 7 in Detroit over the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings .

So, the two assists aside, how are the reviews on the return of Pavel Datsyuk? He can still hit: "Guess his upper body's OK, and so's his lower body," NBC's Pierre McGuire said after a first-period collision.

Before I get into this article, I want to make a quick statement: Ed Olczyk is one of the worst broadcasters I have ever heard during an NHL game.

Any writer who comes out and states that they knew Detroit would beat the living crap out of Pittsburgh in game five of the Stanley Cup Final is foolish... by Chris Miller 6 40 reads June 07, 2009 Any writer who comes out and states that they knew Detroit would beat the living crap out of Pittsburgh in game five of the Stanley Cup Final is foolish.

The Penguins held an optional practice Friday at Mellon Arena with most of their regulars spending little or no time on the ice, opting for treatment and rest.

The Pittsburgh Penguins believe they are seeing cracks in Detroit's wall of perceived invincibility after four games of a very even series.

Stratford will host the 2010 Tim Hortons Hockey Day in Canada next Jan. 30. The announcement was made Tuesday night during the first intermission of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins broadcast on CBC.

Who comes to mind when you think of "The Most Interesting Man in the World"? Don Cherry, of course.

The back-to-back games to open the Stanley Cup Finals might not be as much of an issue as some think.

Mike "Doc" Emrick has seen his fair share of action in these 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Here's the coverage by both CBC and Versus on the Game 3 hit Friday night by Niklas Kronwall on Martin Havlat and it may have become the defining moment, not only of this series but probably this round.

Don Cherry of Coach's Corner fame on Hockey Night in Canada and Mike Milbury of NBC will join host Deb Placey to talk about the Stanley Cup Playoffs Friday on NHL Live from 12-2 p.m. ET on NHL.com Also appearing on the show are Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma , San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson, Carolina Hurricanes broadcaster Chuck ...