Anyone making a hullabaloo out of the recent uptick in faceoff violations and slashing minors is terribly misguided. This summer, the league and the general managers approved a directive to target slashing offenses. Before the preseason started, players and coaches …

NHL officials have been dutifully penalizing slashing and faceoff violations. Apparently, however, they’ve been cracking the whip too hard. According to Sportsnet’s John Shannon, the league has sent a memo to its referees and linesmen to ease up on the …

TORONTO – “Swedes aren’t chicken anymore,” defenceman Calle Rosén said at the outset of Toronto Maple Leafs training camp, in a nod to a dusty narrative from days gone by. It may be a much different-looking NHL than when Borje …

The NHL is refusing to send its athletes to the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, because the league does not want to go dark for nearly three mid-winter weeks. But you know that by now. What you probably are …

Over the next 100 days, host Steve Dangle will break down the top 100 moments of the NHL’s centennial season. Check out the entire series on Sportsnet’s YouTube page and subscribe for more exclusive content. No. 16 The Edmonton Oilers …

Manon Rheaume’s heart stopped feeling like it was going to explode out of her chest when the puck dropped. The 20-year-old goalie had just broken the NHL’s gender barrier, but she’d managed to convince herself that this 1992-93 pre-season game …

The NHL is refusing to send its athletes to the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, because the league does not want to go dark for nearly three mid-winter weeks. But you know that by now. What you probably are …