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David Krejci 's speedy recovery from offseason hip surgery not only provided the Bruins with a boost, but it also gave the center a shot at Olympic glory.

The countdown Days until the opening game of the 2010 Olympic tournament -- 124 Czech Republic at the Winter Olympics 2006: Bronze medal 2002: Seventh place 1998: Gold medal 1994: Fifth place 1992: Bronze medal 1988: Sixth place 1984: Silver medal 1980: Fifth place 1976: Silver medal 1972: Bronze medal 1968: Silver medal 1964: Bronze medal 1960: ...

TORONTO - Andrew Raycroft looked to the rafters and shook his head. Then he looked at the ice and swept his stick across the crease, but he could not get at all of the snow, and he could not clean up the mess that he and the Toronto Maple Leafs had created.

In an interview published over the weekend in the Russian daily Sport Den za Dnem, defenseman Alexei Semenov made his first public statement on his sudden departure from the Rangers before the season opener on Oct.

Detroit and Sweden forward Johan Franzen is out at least four months after tearing a knee ligament in the Red Wings' 3-2 victory over Chicago on Thursday.

Twelve games in the N.H.L. on Thursday; two were decided in the last one or two seconds, two more were won when a single player scored the last two goals.

Who says you can't get anything for a nickel anymore? What Do N.H.L. Fans Pay? Average Ticket Prices, 2009-10 The average cost, rink by rink, of a non-premium ticket.

THE SCOREBOARD A.H.L. Sunday At Peoria 3, Rockford 2 OT At Toronto 3, Hamilton 2 SO At Providence 6, Springfield 2 The roundup is here .

The Pittsburgh Penguins raised their Stanley Cup banner at the Mellon Arena and began their final season in the league's oldest building with a victory.

Glen Sather magically and miraculously got rid of Scott Gomez this summer and signed Marian Gaborik .

Brendan Shanahan, a 21-year N.H.L. veteran announced Thursday that he has decided to walk away from the Devils, who have decided to go with younger forwards on their top three lines.

We strongly suggest you go the live stream of the Victoria Cup match between European champions ZSC Lions Zurich and the Chicago Blackhawks at nhl.com , which has developed into a great game.

His statement , released on his Web site, said that he would be stepping down immediately as coach of the team.

The restricted free agent Brandon Dubinsky and the Rangers agree on a two-year deal worth $3.7 million.

Fashion Week begins in New York on Thursday, giving Sean Avery a couple of days for his real passion before he starts Rangers training camp in the northern suburbs.

Just like the warning on the box of breakfast cereal or a bag of potato chips, there should be an advisory box with every junior game in the early months of the regular season.

Wednesday, the Ninth of September. To commemorate this special date, we present our own Festival of Nines down the right side of this post.

The opening game of the K.H.L. regular season, a rematch of last season's Gagarin Cup final between Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and champions Ak Bars Kazan, will be carried live on Thursday over the K.H.L. Web site , the league announced today.

Ted Sator, the coach who made a name for himself in 1986 by leading an unfancied Rangers team to the Stanley Cup semifinals, was appointed coach of the Hungarian national team on Monday .

With President Obama due to welcome the Stanley Cup champion Penguins to the White House next Thursday, an unexpected decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation has barred Air Canada charter planes from flying between American cities - suddenly throwing the travel plans of the N.H.L.'s Canadian teams into chaos .