Alexander Ovechkin has been incredible for hockey. The next generation of NHL players grew up watching him and the booming one-timer from the left circle that became his signature.
Sidney Crosby is a fixture of Pittsburgh sports. He was one of the most highly touted prospects coming into the 2005 NHL draft, not only in his class, but in the history of the NHL.
No one wants to be picked last for their middle school dodgeball team.
Even if you’re an NHL all star, you don’t want to be drafted last.
After years of simply dividing the all stars by their respective divisions — Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific — to play in a four-team bracket to decide the winning team, the NHL decided to mix up the format and return to a draft format.
Columnist Belle Fraser reflects on her conversation with NHL Network reporter E.J. Hradek, which covered Hradek's career and the current state of the NHL.
Despite the uncertainty over when the next National Hockey League season will be played, debate over the best center in the NHL has spurred columnist Chad Jones to state the case for Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby.
