Brian Burke

By Steve Keating TORONTO, April 30 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) has been preparing for years for the first gay player to come out in public and that groundwork may be about to pay off after the NBA's Jason Collins opened the door to a new...

Maybe it really is as simple as it sounds. That for the NHL and its players, establishing a partnership with the You Can Play project — which fights homophobia and advocates for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual athletes in...

The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Assn. on Thursday announced they have formed a partnership with the You Can Play project, which promotes respect for athletes regardless of their sexual orientation. The league and the players’...

The Ducks have acquired forward David Steckel from the Toronto Maple Leafs for minor leaguer Ryan Lasch and a seventh-round draft pick in 2014. In Steckel, the Ducks acquired a player that teams with championship dreams often try to land approaching the...

Despite winning three straight games and five of their last six, the Kings aren't the NHL's hottest team. They're not even the hottest team in Southern California. The Ducks, who will face the Kings on Monday at Staples Center, have the league's...

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NHL players approved the tentative collective bargaining agreement that was unanimously approved by the league’s board of governors earlier this week. The official lifting of the league’s lockout will happen when a written Memorandum of...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday he is talking to investors seeking to bring an NHL franchise to Hartford, but he emphasized the return of hockey remains a remote possibility. "I have spoken to individuals who have expressed a desire to bring a team...

Arnold Dean never called himself the "Dean of Sports." It was radio hucksterism, it was presumptuous, and he knew it. If the three-word brainchild of a station producer was to be his legacy, well, it would be an orphan from his lips. Mr. Dean was the...

NEW YORK —  The NHL and NHLPA remained at an impasse in the latest round of collective bargaining talks as the deadline for a lockout looms.     The players’ association took issue Wednesday with the latest NHL proposal that commissioner...

NEW YORK - The NHL and NHLPA remained at an impasse in the latest round of collective bargaining talks as the deadline for a lockout looms. The players' association took issue Wednesday with the latest NHL proposal that commissioner Gary Bettman...

In addition to searching for late additions to Chicago Blackhawks' roster for the stretch run of the NHL season, general manager Stan Bowman will help select players for the U.S. men's national team. USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Bowman has been...