Of any hockey arena south of the Canadian border, none may hold the mystique and history of Joe Louis Arena. ...more

December 17, 2009

Television ratings for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals are up from the first game. The NBC telecast drew a 3.4 rating and a 6 share. That's up from the 2.6 rating and 5 share of Saturday's Game 1. Detroit beat Pittsburgh 3-1 in Sunday night's game to take a 2-0 lead in the series. ...more

June 1, 2009

Only Scotty Bowman and the late Bob Johnson were more successful as the Pittsburgh Penguins' coach than Michel Therrien was, and both of them are in the Hockey Hall of Fame. ...more

February 17, 2009

The Penguins on Sunday fired Coach Michel Therrien, a year after he led the team to the Stanley Cup finals. ...more

February 16, 2009

It's Friday the 13th – potentially bad news for the flocks of superstitious folks involved in sports. Here's a look at how this day – and superstitions in general – have affected the world of sports: ...more

February 13, 2009

Few professional athletes enjoy the Ryan Malone experience - born, raised and play in your hometown. ...more

December 23, 2008

For the first three seasons of his NHL career in Ottawa, Andrej Meszaros experienced his share of ups and downs. ...more

December 13, 2008

Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. Melrose, 52, was named the sixth head coach in Lightning history on June 24, and compiled a 5-7-4 record this season. ...more

November 14, 2008

Olie Kolzig stepped off the Lightning team bus early Sunday afternoon, walked inside the team hotel and looked around the lobby of the historic Mayflower. ...more

November 10, 2008

Everything old with the Lightning is, well, now old. It's all about the new as Tampa Bay enters the season trying to forget last year's 30th-place finish. With so many new elements, it should be easy to focus on the future. ...more

October 4, 2008