The Rangers, who were cellar dwellers in the Eastern Conference for the previous three seasons, were in desperate need for a new direction.

Matthew Sekeres Canucks won't be pushed around any longer THE CANADIAN PRESS With a top-five revenue stream and Mike Gillis at the helm, Vancouver is not about to let NHL walk all over it I t has been the defining cry of a Canadian political generation, and it applies to the most recent political struggle involving a Canadian NHL team.

Windsor Spitfire Taylor Hall will participate in the Top Prospects Skills Competition.

Alyonka and Diana Larionov, the daughters of Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, grew up in North America and have been trying to succeed in the music business.

Yeah, me neither. It's partly to do with the player having missed 138 games during the previous five seasons before signing a five-year, $30-million deal in July.

NHL: CHI @ VAN Marcus Naslund is shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody Markus Naslund is the last guy who thought he'd be making a comeback.

Steve Yzerman A truly stellar lineup was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday night - Brian Leetch, Brett Hull, Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille, and Lou Lamoriello comprised the class of 2009.

Is this a man who one day, perhaps as early as next year, deserves to find himself in the Hockey Hall of Fame? His supporters say yes, arguing his dominant presence on the ice made him an iconic figure in the sport.

It was tough to carry on a conversation with the board-stomping and chanting in the background threatening to completely drown out my caller, who happens to be an NHL scout.

"Now I Can Die in Peace" read one of the most well-known placards displayed on arguably the most raucous night in the history of the "World's Most Famous Arena." On June 14, 1994, the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup since 1939-40. Fifty-four years of agony were wiped away with a thrilling seven-game series victory against the Vancouver ...

Mike Richter , who will receive the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey in the United States on Wednesday, was always the talkative, brainy guy during his 14 seasons as a goalie for the Rangers , the player who had to be pulled away from reporters because he was holding up the team bus, the Ranger who read voraciously on trips.

Read up on the latest tidbits and trends as Hockey Night in Canada's play-by-play voice Jim Hughson takes you behind the scenes and into the game.

Photograph by: Reuters files, Vancouver Sun There have been many significant events in the history of the Vancouver Canucks, none of them including a Stanley Cup victory and parade.

Hockey coaches lose games and lose jobs, but they don't lose players as Wayne Fleming did.

Investigators will conduct a new probe into the death last October of Russian hockey star Alexei Cherepanov, an investigative committee spokesman said on Monday.

Investigators will conduct a new probe into the death last October of Russian hockey star Alexei Cherepanov, an investigative committee spokesman said on Monday.

Investigators will conduct a new probe into the death last October of Russian hockey star Alexei Cherepanov, an investigative committee spokesman said on Monday.

Investigators will conduct a new probe into the death last October of Russian hockey star Alexei Cherepanov, an investigative committee spokesman said on Monday.

Investigators will conduct a new probe into the death last October of Russian hockey star Alexei Cherepanov, an investigative committee spokesman said on Monday.

It was 1980 when Dave Babych, one of five inductees for this year\'s B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame was selected second overall in the NHL draft by the Winnipeg Jets.