NHL - Issues preventing NHL participation in Sochi Olympics
Assuming that the NHL and its players are able to resolve outstanding issues with the International Olympic Committee and do agree to take part in the Sochi Games, it will be just one part of an...
View ArticleSix outdoor games not such a bad thing
We're not privy to the NHL's marketing slogan for the 2013-14 season, but it might be something like "Go Big or Go Home, but Definitely Go Outdoors." ...
View ArticlePals Crosby, Bergeron going head-to-head
PITTSBURGH -- It's hard to imagine Sidney Crosby being a wide-eyed, starstruck teenager, but that was exactly the case back in 2005 when the 17-year-o...
View ArticlePenguins focused only on Game 4
There's always a lot of hocus-pocus when a team is down 3-0 in a best-of-seven series, and while Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma acknowledge...
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs - Burnside: Bergeron is making the grade
Fans, teammates can't get enough of center Patrice Bergeron, who came a long way in a short time, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleAs U.S. GM, David Poile in tuneup mode
NEW YORK -- Of the many memorable hours leading up to the epic gold-medal game at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 between Canada and the United States,...
View ArticleNHL - Scott Burnside: USA Hockey building legitimate gold-medal threat in...
There is no underestimating the United States as the Americans try to build a team for Sochi that will surpass the expectations set by the silver medal won in 2010, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleU.S. camp: Injuries, medals and scouting
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Injuries are always going to play havoc with the selection of Olympic rosters no matter which country is involved, but the U.S. mana...
View ArticleNo big-ice excuses for U.S. GM Poile
ARLINGTON, Va. -- If you received a dime for every time you heard either Canadian or American Olympic officials talk about the importance of adjusting...
View ArticleNHL - Scott Burnside: Why United States will win gold in Sochi Olympics
Scott Burnside gives five reasons the 2014 Olympics could mean gold for the U.S. men's hockey team.
View ArticleNHL - 100 things you need to know heading into Sochi Olympics
Will Sidney Crosby's star again? And will Jonathan Quick lead the charge for the U.S.? We've got questions (lots!) as Sochi approaches.
View ArticleSeen and heard at the Hockey Hall of Fame
TORONTO -- The game's greatest Hall of Famer, Wayne Gretzky, was on hand Monday. He talked about the memories that came flooding back to him when he w...
View ArticleStamkos says he'll come back stronger
Tampa Bay Lightning star winger Steven Stamkos underwent successful surgery to repair a broken tibia on Tuesday. Now comes the grueling effort to g...
View ArticleBurnside: Sweden hopes to Steen-roll in Sochi
Considering Alexander Steen's great play this season, he is certainly guaranteed a spot on the Swedish team in Sochi.
View ArticleRamblings: Time is ripe for Flyers, Downie
Ramblings from observations of around the NHL: Are Flyers For Real?: The Philadelphia Flyers are an impressive 5-0-1 in their past six games and ha...
View ArticleDebate: Let's talk about the other snubs
BURNSIDE: OK, has everyone in Canada exhaled yet after Tuesday's Olympic roster announcement? What was easy to ignore amid the drama that surrounded t...
View ArticleSochi Olympics - Olympics will make friends of foes
The intensity of Wednesday's Capitals-Penguins game forecasts the excitement to come in Sochi where opponents become teammates and teammates become opponents, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- Drew Doughty is ready to be a leader for Team Canada
Drew Doughty was just soaking things up when Canada won the gold medal in 2010, but he's evolved from learner to leader, writes Scott Burnside.
View Article'Miracle' is expectation 34 years later
Some people think there was only one hockey game played in the 1980 Olympics: the U.S. versus the Soviet Union. Many think that game -- the one tha...
View ArticleMax Pacioretty embracing Olympic moment
SOCHI, Russia -- Just for a moment, Max Pacioretty thought it was bad. As in, miss the Olympics bad. Pushed awkwardly into the goalpost during the ...
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