New York Islanders

One reason that Red Wings general manager Ken Holland rewarded Brett Hull, 38, with a one-year, $5 million contract extension last week is Hull's play with young linemates Pavel Datsyuk, 24, and Henrik Zetterberg,...

At 6'9", Zdeno Chara is not only the tallest NHL player ever but also the key to Ottawa's Stanley Cup hopes

The Year That Was

For years "Miriam from Forest Hills" has been one of the great hockey callers in New York sports-talk radio. "Ya gotta beat that goaltender top shelf!" she'd insist. "Why don't these guys know that?"

Toronto, the hockey capital of the world, is home to the NHL's most notorious band of whiners, divers and cheap-shot artists