In terms of attendance, the Minnesota boys' state hockey tournament draws more spectators than any high school sporting event in the country.
Steve Kournianos
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs and Hill-Murray Pioneers claimed the state titles on Saturday.
The Boston play-by-play announcer delivered some strange quotes during a chaotic sequence in Saturday night's Bruins-Lightning game.
Sam Jarden
The four-day showcase starts Wednesday and features some of the best high school players in the U.S.
The former goaltender was honored in a ceremony before Florida's game against Montreal on Saturday night.
Here is how the coronavirus is affecting college athletics, the four major U.S. professional leagues and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
Austin Anderson
The former Montreal captain won 11 Stanley Cups throughout his legendary career.
Mika Zibanejad put the Rangers on his back with five goals in a 6-5 overtime win against the Capitals.
Sam Ficarro
It was a big night for the Swede as he helped push the Rangers closer to a playoff spot.
Jackie Spiegel
The playoffs are not guaranteed for the Flames, who battled through a tough first period to skate away victorious.
The New York defenseman immediately left the ice after being clipped in the face on Tuesday night.
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The Toronto star is one behind Boston's David Pastrnak after tallying No. 46 against San Jose.
The Toronto star put on a late-night show from the West Coast.
Julien will be back as coach for Montreal next year despite yet another disappointing season.
The trade deadline shook up the free agent market especially among impending unrestricted free agents.
Lyle Richardson
Edmonton's Draisaitl has flown mostly under the radar this season, but he's now squarely in the heart of the Hart Trophy discussion.
The Finnish forward left Thursday night's game and appeared to need assistance down the tunnel.
The Edmonton Oilers forward has been unstoppable all season.
Vancouver has hit a rough patch entering the crucial final stretch of the season.
The Calgary star found out Saturday that his grandfather had passed away.
Rudi Schuller
The Edmonton forward is the first player in the league to reach 100 points this year.
Stamkos will undergo surgery to repair a core muscle injury that has plagued him throughout the season.
Kreider was injured while blocking a shot in New York's loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night
The newly minted Edmonton player will have to wait a while to play his third game with his new club.
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The NHL's trade deadline has come and gone and now it's time to focus on June's draft and Alexis Lafreniere, the expected No. 1 overall pick. Sporting News' second mock draft of 2020 says the Canadian phenom will land in Hockeytown.
The veteran forward received a standing ovation after scoring his fifth career hat trick.
It was an emotional night in Ottawa for the veteran forward.
Matthews' career year continues to roll on.
After a surprising trade at the deadline for goalie Louis Domingue, news broke of a potential injury to the Canucks' star netminder.
Maple Leafs are thin on the blue line after Jake Muzzin was ruled out for four weeks.
Jake Muzzin did not return after suffering a hand injury in the Leafs' 4-3 road victory over the Lightning.
Forwards Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Tyler Ennis scored in their debuts with new teams.
Ayres has been on a tour of the U.S. after his appearance in Saturday's game against the Maple Leafs made national headlines.
Rumors swirled for weeks but none of these veterans were shipped out of town when the dust settled.
The loss of the Flames' captain — and best defenseman — left a gaping hole on interim head coach Geoff Ward's blue line.
The trade deadline involved some splashy moves as top prospects and picks aplenty changed teams.
The NHL's trade deadline day always brings out the best and the worst deals. Let's break down who won, who lost and who's moves are still to be determined.
The Toronto GM faced the media after a disappointing deadline day for fans.
The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching. Here's a list of every completed deal before the 2020 cutoff on Feb. 24.
Pageau has had a career year in Ottawa despite the Senators' struggles this season.
It was an interesting 30 minutes at the Calgary Flames' practice on Monday
The 2020 NHL trade deadline day has come and passed, with some notable moves taking place. Sporting News hands out grades to each trade of significance that went down.
The Oilers have acquired another piece to set them up for a deep playoff run.
The Edmonton Oilers' star got a goal and two assists in a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
The trade deadline is fast approaching. Here's what to know, including biggest trade targets.
Jace Mallory
The veteran joins the Capitals as they prepare for another run at the Stanley Cup.
Drafted in 2000, Lundqvist has done it all in New York but may need to head out of town to get the sports Holy Grail — the Stanley Cup.
McDavid underwent an MRI that revealed a quad injury unrelated to the leg injury that cut his season short last year.
Ward spent four seasons in Washington, D.C., and left a lasting impression after netting one of the biggest goals in franchise history.
Ayres, an occasional Zamboni driver, was forced into action on Saturday night after Carolina's two main goaltenders were injured.
After losing goalies James Reimer and Petr Mrazek to injuries, the Carolina Hurricanes brought in a 42-year-old Toronto Marlies Zamboni driver to close out a 6-3 win.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 700th career goal Saturday against the New Jersey Devils and an outpouring of congratulations flooded Twitter.
Ovechkin scored goal No. 700 Saturday against the Devils.
The 34-year-old became the second-youngest player to reach the milestone.
The Washington Capitals superstar has a laundry list of highlight-reel goals throughout this career.
Tommy McArdle
The United States defeated the Soviet Union and eventually won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, 40 years ago.
It has been a long, long season in the Motor City.
The 32-year-old says he has progressed in the player assistance program and is close to returning to the Senators' lineup.
Could Chris Kreider, Sami Vatanen or Jean-Gabriel Pageau switch teams over the next few days? Sporting News rounds up the latest news and rumors on the NHL's top trade targets.
The 20-year-old battled through injuries to get an NHL opportunity, which he took beautifully.
Toronto followed up back-to-back losses with a shutout of Pittsburgh.
The Columbus captain became the latest star to net the highly skilled goal.
The legendary Capitals winger is now just one goal away from the 700 goals mark.
It's that time of year when everyone's talking trades, playoffs and Cup contenders. Sharp gives his predictions and the one Canadian team he thinks can go all the way.
The Maple Leafs winger left Thursday's game after colliding with teammate Kasperi Kapanen.
Sporting News rounds up the best available players at each spot on the ice as the NHL trade deadline inches closer.
Auston Matthews scored his 43rd goal Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins to take over as the league's leading goal scorer.
Capitals acquired the defenseman in preparation for another deep playoff run.
In an ode to "Schitt's Creek," here are the latest NHL power rankings as we head down the stretch run.
The Vancouver Canucks made a big splash Monday night acquiring Tyler Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings.
The Calgary Flames have scored at least three goals in five of their last six games. Is acquiring a top-six forward before the trade deadline a necessity?
Weber, 34, blocked a shot against the Devils on Feb. 4. He would play one more shift before ending his night without playing in the five-minute overtime.
The Devils dealt away two more of their top players Sunday as they continue to look to the future.
New Jersey's roster dismantling began in earnest on Sunday.
Daniel Carcillo responded to Paul Bissonnette's accusations that the former called the latter the N-word while they were minor league teammates.
Just 20 games into the season, the power forward was benched during a game and was contemplating retirement.
On Saturday night, Bissonnette and Carcillo exchanged tweets taking aim at each other.
Matthews' career year continued in Ottawa Saturday night.
The 2021 Stadium Series is heading to Raleigh, North Carolina.
Kane was suspended three games for elbowing Neal Pionk in the head on Friday.
Karlsson broke his left thumb during Friday's game against the Jets.
New Jersey has not had the season it expected and is ready to be active ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
For the second time ever, Colorado will host an outdoor game as the Los Angeles Kings face the Colorado Avalanche.
It's the latest in a long line of discipline issues for Edmonton's Kassian.
Here's an in-depth look at Matthews' 41 goals in the 2019-20 season.
Boudreau had coached the Wild since the start of the 2016-17 season.
The game was postponed to a later date.
J Crabtree-Hannigan
The singer-comedian duo premiered a genius idea: "Backhanded shots and backhanded compliments."
Radulov, 33, missed Saturday's game against the Blues with an upper-body injury but played Tuesday against the Hurricanes.
Henrik and Daniel Sedin had legendary careers with the Vancouver Canucks, and on Wednesday the team lifted their numbers to the rafters.
Boston's 23-year-old star now has 41 goals on the season.
The Canadiens announced Wednesday that the defenseman will be out four to six weeks.
The veteran head coach has been with the Jets for six years and just signed a long-term extension.
Maurice's contract was up at the end of 2019-20.
Roenick was suspended indefinitely for comments he made on Barstool's 'Spittin' Chiclets' podcast in December.
Perlini seems to have narrowly avoided a major injury on this scary play.
Two words: twin telepathy.
With the deadline two weeks away, the trade market is bubbling to life.
Jones finished the game on Feb. 8 against the Colorado Avalanche after crashing into the net in the first period.
Newly-acquired goaltender Jack Campbell set to start third straight game against Arizona on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old added to his NHL highlight reel Monday with a ridiculous goal, and Calgary can expect many more to come.
Pens GM Jim Rutherford has long coveted the 28-year-old winger, and on Monday he paid a steep price for his services.
The 23-year-old captain was able to finish the team's game Saturday, but only briefly participated in Monday morning's practice.
The 25-year-old rookie underwent surgery on his right wrist on Dec. 27 after it was cut by a skate blade during a game against the New Jersey Devils.
NBC Sports analyst Pierre Maguire first suggested during an NHL broadcast on Thursday that many players are worried where their next sticks could come from.
League rules mandate that teams may not conduct their own physical tests of players outside of the annual NHL draft combine.
Kovalchuk, 36, netted a rebound in overtime to push the Canadiens past the Maple Leafs 2-1 on Hockey Day in Canada.
Ovechkin is two goals shy of 700 for his career — and his insane scoring pace this season means he just may reach that milestone on Saturday against the Flyers.
The 22-year-old sniper grabbed a share of the NHL scoring lead despite only having one hat trick this season.
The Kings traded goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old forward left the game against Vancouver on Jan. 29 in the first period.
The deal came through about an hour after the Leafs lost their second consecutive game.
Toronto sent forward Trevor Moore and a pair of third-round draft picks to Los Angeles.
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Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov quickly became integral pieces for the Dallas Stars, all before their 24th birthdays.
The 40-year-old forward had a pair of assists to help power San Jose past Calgary on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old sniper scored the game's final three goals as Washington defeated the LA Kings on Tuesday.
Montreal, Anaheim and other clubs may use the pressure-filled trade deadline to target contenders looking to free up cap space.
Alexei Yashin, Mark Streit, Kimmo Timonen, Mathias Seger and Ryan Smyth are joined by Mong-Won Chung as inductees into the IIHF Hall of Fame.
Toronto couldn't hold a 3-1 lead in the third and lost 5-3 to the Florida Panthers.
Byfuglien has not played at all for the Jets this season and reportedly has not yet started skating again as part of his rehab from an October ankle surgery.
Kapanen told reporters on Monday that he has previously overslept and arrived late for a practice in the past when he played in the AHL.
Barkov left Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in the second period with a lower-body injury.
The incident reportedly happened at an event for season ticket holders at the WellsFargo Center in November.
Draisaitl still appeared bothered by Rittich's celebration on Wednesday even after the Oilers scored six goals on him during Edmonton's 8-3 win on Saturday.
Mike Smith and Cam Talbot went after each other during a second-period brawl that will come to define the 'Battle of Alberta' this season.
Another crazy meeting between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames took place Saturday, with the goaltenders stealing the spotlight.
The veteran blueliner has missed all 53 games this season as he mulls his future.
The 34-year-old sniper scored twice against the Ottawa Senators to earn 695 career goals.
McDavid was shown yelling at on-ice officials shortly after Giordano tripped him up during a race to the puck on Wednesday.
The mask features Bryant's Nos. 24 and 8, as well as the names of the victims of Sunday's tragedy.
Duane, a devoted Sabres fan, is fed up.
General manager Don Sweeney said in a statement that the decision not to have Backes play with the Providence Bruins was made "in order to preserve all potential options" for both sides moving forward.
Zack Kassian's suspension ends just in time for him to play in the Oilers and Flames' next rivalry game.
A fake New Jersey Devils account reported former Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant had been hired by the New Jersey Devils.
The highly-anticipated match-up left some a little disappointed but it was entertaining nonetheless.
Playing in just his first NHL All-Star Game, the Vancouver Canucks defenseman showcased a high level of skill that has already impressed fellow players and alumni.
It was one of Markstrom's 38 saves, and it was a beaut.
Fans at Rogers Place got what they had hoped for: a boiling rivalry that spilled over into a two-man tussle between Zack Kassian and Matthew Tkachuk.
Kassian was set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season.
Ovechkin honored the late Lakers great by switching numbers during warmups.
The 29-year-old veteran stressed the importance of Edmonton taking two points from Calgary when the Battle of Alberta resumes on Wednesday night.
Dillon, 29, is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Here's a look at the top 10 trade candidates and their potential suitors ahead of the 2020 deadline.
On Friday, Caufield recorded the first hat trick of his NCAA career to propel his rebuilding Badgers to a 6-4 win in hostile territory.
Marleau reached the franchise milestone with a goal against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.
Sandin also tossed a beautiful, long-range pass to William Nylander for an assist on the game's opening score.
"The organization, the way they look after us, the guys here, the buzz in the city about hockey is huge."
The 27-year-old underwent surgery on his shoulder in October, but Doug Armstrong says Tarasenko's recovery timetable has him on pace to return in early April.
Frk unleashed a 109.2 mph slap shot to set a professional record.
Duclair suited up for his first NHL All-Star Game and collected five points on the night.
Calgary and Edmonton players were civil as they represented the Pacific Division in St. Louis. The truce is over now that All-Star Weekend has concluded.
Ryan Fagan
The league's annual midseason showcase took place Saturday in St. Louis, with Team Pacific claiming victory.
The trade deadline is Feb. 24.
Weber came back at age 34 and captured his fourth Hardest Shot title.
The NHL's stars convene in St. Louis on Saturday night for an inter-division 3-on-3 tournament.
Sporting News tracked all the action from Friday's events, which saw the St. Louis goaltender win his competition on home ice.
The league is officially announced the Panthers' successful bid at the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis.
The feisty demeanor the left winger and his brother have on the NHL ice now was very evident when they were kiddos tagging along with their father.
If the season ended today, round one would feature a rematch of last year's Hurricanes/Capitals series as well as an all-Canada matchup in the West.
The stars arrive in St. Louis for a night of entertaining events on Jan. 24.
The feud between Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk and Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian has sparked donations to a number of charitable organizations.
Connor McDavid, Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak are among the NHL's stars set to participate in the 2020 edition.
The United States and Canada will go head-to-head in a 20-minute game during the NHL's All-Star Skills Competition.
The 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition is right around the corner. Here's everything to know including TV information and the events that will take place.
Zucker, 28, nearly joined the Penguins in a trade for now-Arizona Coyote Phil Kessel last May, per reports.
The 2020 NHL All-Star Game is right around the corner. Here's everything to know about hockey's midseason celebration in St. Louis, including TV information and complete rosters.
Daley, 36, won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
The Maple Leafs forward will be replaced by Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk.
Division captains David Pastrnak, Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid were selected via a fan vote earlier this month.
Manning's comments earned him a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct on Monday.
Kreider is considered one of the top names on the market as the league approaches its Feb. 24 deadline.
No wrenches were spotted as the Hurricanes recreated the classic 2004 Ben Stiller comedy on ice.
Toews downplayed the incident to reporters, calling it "just some friendly wrestling."
The longer the NHL and the players' association go without extending the current CBA, the more fans and pundits will fear another lengthy labor spat in the fall of 2022.
Kreider, 28, is in the final year of his contract with the New York Rangers.
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Mike Murphy
The former Toronto Maple Leafs forward is on the verge of setting new career highs in assists and points thanks to increased opportunity in Ottawa.
Murray Pam
Williams, 38, re-signed with the Hurricanes on Jan. 7 after missing the first part of the season to mull over his NHL future.
A wild third period reversed the fortunes of both teams in dramatic fashion.
The first NHL bye weeks start on Jan. 18.
Aliu's allegations about former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters using a racial slur directed toward him led to his resigning and new NHL procedures for abusive behavior.
McDavid's 26th and 27th goals of the season helped him move up the all-time franchise leaderboard.
The man never stops scoring.
Georgiev's stock has risen in New York this season, but it seems he's the odd man out among the Rangers' goaltenders.
Perreault took an elbow to the face from Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen on Tuesday. Now, he's threatening to swing his stick at the next player to throw a high hit his way.
Hamilton was in the middle of an All-Star worthy season for the Hurricanes prior to his injury on Jan. 16.
Forty of the best players in the Canadian Hockey League hit the ice for the annual event on Thursday.
Two misplays with the puck in the same week led to some self-deprecating humor from the Bruins forward.
NHL Department of Player Safety head George Parros will reportedly attend the next "Battle of Alberta" matchup Jan. 29.
The 2020 event will be Tocchet's fourth appearance at an All-Star Game, his first as a coach.
The Golden Knights have struggled to be consistent in 2019-20.
Sandin, 19, recorded two primary assists Tuesday in the Maple Leafs' 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils.
The Penguins captain missed 28 games while recovering from surgery to repair a sports hernia.
Rask will not return after leaving just one minute and 12 seconds into the game on Tuesday night.
The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames will meet again on Jan. 29 and Feb. 1.
