2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (565+ words) Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres" playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league standings, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1489+ words) To the surprise of most everyone around the NHL, the Golden Knights fired coach Bruce Cassidy last Sunday and, to the additional surprise of most everyone around the NHL, replaced him behind the bench with John Tortorella. Count your faithful…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (394+ words) The Sabres haven't played a postseason game since April 26, 2011. Yes, you read that correctly. There are 15-year-olds wandering Buffalo who have not seen their team in the playoffs. That changes Sunday when the Bruins " who have won 11 Stanley Cup playoff…...

10+ hour, 9+ min ago  (678+ words) Left scrambling in the first half by a Columbus Crew team playing without its star striker, the Revolution roared to life in the second. A Dor Turgeman header and a Carles Gil penalty gave New England a 2-1 win before an…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (405+ words) Carles Gil has plenty to do acting as captain and directing the Revolution offense. But there he was, retreating into defense and slide tackling as the Revolution took a 2-1 road win over the Columbus Crew Saturday night. The Revolution remain…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (306+ words) Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Hurricanes beat the Senators, 2-0, on Saturday in Raleigh, N. C. , to open their first-round playoff series. Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour had…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (270+ words) Rachel Clark scored four goals, and Emma Lo Pinto had three goals and an assist to lead defending national champion Boston College to a 10-7 win over visiting Stony Brook on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Division 1 women's…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (467+ words) FRANKLIN " The return of the hockey Super 8 took a giant leap forward Thursday. The proposal to bring back the Division 1 A tournament for both boys and girls passed a major hurdle with approval from the MIAA's Tournament Management Committee, which…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (544+ words) After Hockey East players accounted for nearly one-sixth of all first-round NHL Draft picks over the last two years, Friday was a quieter opening night for prospects with New England ties. The first local talent off the board was Boston…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (653+ words) We celebrated its 60th anniversary April 15, so maybe the time has come to clarify the matter. John Havlicek did not "steal" the ball to seal that 1965 Game 7 victory over the 76ers. Here is his own description of that famous play: "Greer throws…...