Hockey

So I’m the guy who’s supposed to put the little rubber puck into the back of the net. Pretty simple. The only thing is, there’s a 6-foot-5 monster wearing pillo

I was sitting in a locker room at the Oakland Ice Center with my University of Washington teammates waiting to go out for warmups at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. Yes,

This is The Tribune Mailbag, a new series in which athletes will answer questions directly sent from our readers.

Today, I’m retiring from the National Hockey League.

Kids now don’t understand what it was like back in the late ’70s, early ’80s.

I’d rather be seen as different because I’m an athlete at the top of my game. That’s something that not everybody can say.

Today, I am retiring from the National Hockey League.

It was difficult having my mom’s death play out so publicly, but in a way I’m thankful that it allowed her to get the acknowledgement she deserved.

I don’t want anybody to feel sorry for me or think that I’m playing with a handicap. When I’m out there on the ice, I’ll be 100 percent.

I’m back. I didn't have enough time to get to every player I wanted to get to in the first post. So this weekend I fired up the old YouTube player again and did

One of the biggest things I’ve learned about Lou Lamoriello over the years is that there’s always a method to his madness.

How many times have you heard this line before? “Aw come on, it wasn’t a great save. He shot it right into the goalie’s glove!” It...

I wish I had a heartwarming story for you. But like a lot of hockey stories, it all started with a brawl.

My time in Pittsburgh came to an end yesterday when I signed with the San Jose Sharks, and guys like Rob Scuderi and Marc-Andre Fleury are part of what make it

I don’t consider myself a good hockey player. I don’t even consider myself a good fighter. But if I want to keep playing hockey, that’s what I’ve got to do.

I never wanted to be the fighter. I never wanted to be the wild man or the bully.I certainly never wanted to be an alcoholic. But we all put on masks to survive

It's difficult to explain to a fan, but your life as a professional athlete is colored by uncertainty.

Athletes take to Twitter to respond to the Chicago Blackhawks winning their third Stanley Cup in six seasons.

In Story Time, athletes share random stories from their career with little context. For this edition, we asked former New Jersey Devils teammates Scott Gomez an

I have been the “Keeper of the Cup” for 27 years. It’s been my responsibility to accompany the Stanley Cup on its journey to some of the most remote parts of th

Mike Rupp previews the Stanley Cup Final

I lost one of my best friends and finest men I know in hockey, Steve Montador. On the surface, he had it all under control. But underneath it all, Monty was swi

On the heels of his Eastern and Western Conference Stanley Cup Playoff previews, Cup-winner Mike Rupp checked in this week with The...

In our latest Players' POV video, Chicago Blackhawks' Daniel Carcillo opens up about the death of his teammate Steve Montador and why the NHL community can't be