TOP STORIES
Canucks pay up to keep Bernier
It took mere hours Tuesday for Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis to match the St. Louis Blues’ offer sheet to Steve Bernier.
Senators sign veteran blue-liner Smith...
The Ottawa Senators beefed up their blue-line on Tuesday, signing free-agent defenceman Jason Smith to a two-year contract.
Nieuwendyk joins Leafs’ front office...
Former player Joe Nieuwendyk is returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a front office capacity to assist general manager Cliff Fletcher.
- Canadiens sign goalie Halak
- Demitra to Canucks? Pavol’s interested
- Morrison chooses to become a Duck
- Iginla lights fire under Bertuzzi
- Bertuzzi aims to turn boos into cheers
- Flames sign free agent Bertuzzi
- Leafs sign Stajan to two-year deal
- Minnesota brings in Nolan
- Vermette chooses arbitration
- Saskatchewan to host 2010 world juniors: sources
NEWS
Wings like Pyett's growth
Logan Pyett had already plunged deep into the depths of disappointment during the 2006 NHL draft and was wallowing in a sense of hopelessness when the Detroit Red Wings took to the podium to announce the second-last pick of the entire draft.
Leafs expect future leader to step ...
Matt Stajan said he will be sending Mats Sundin some text messages in the coming days to urge the Toronto Maple Leafs captain to return to the team next season.
- Memorial Cup bid in jeopardy
- World Juniors helps raise province's profile
- Bettman to Burke, Lowe: Cool it
- Ohlund wants Sundin to choose Vancouver
- Holmgren gets contract extension
- Canucks sign Cullen
- NHL notebook
- Canucks like Bernier's untapped potential
- Prospect charged with impaired driving
- Leafs agree to terms with Grabovski
FEATURES
Bernier could fit on top line
To Gilles Lupien, emerging power forward Steve Bernier isn't just a client. He's a friend. And in the right environment, he predicts the winger will flourish.
Avery takes agitator act off Broadway...
There were no insults hurled at French Canadian hockey players, no punch-ups with Darcy Tucker, no waving of a hockey stick in front of Martin Brodeur's face and no reason whatsoever for the National Hockey League to introduce another new rule to keep Sean Avery in check.
Huselius hopes for a fit with Jackets...
After a season in which he was benched, in which he was scratched, in which he was publically referred to as a "light player" by his head coach, Kristian Huselius's delight at gaining employment in another area code is evident.
Sunny days ahead for Gauthier
Denis Gauthier's mood, understandably, could not have been brighter.
Winning to be emphasized
The new era began before the official passing of the ownership torch.
Digging out of Pronger's ditch
The Oilers are waging a campaign to dispel the anti-Edmonton backlash that came out of superstar Chris Pronger's rejection of the city and its hockey team in June 2006.
Cleary completes his dream to bring...
Dan Cleary believes it was his duty to bring the Stanley Cup home.








