Chicago beats Boston 6-5 in OT

For 60 minutes it felt like this thing was spinning out of control, whirling into space and back again, an elastic band that kept snapping back.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 06: Bryan Bickell #29 of the Chicago Blackhawks reacts after scoring a goal in the first period of Game Four of the Western Conference Final against the Los Angeles Kings during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on June 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Bickell scored on the shot.

Synposis of NHL free agents

Changes in the National Hockey League’s collective bargaining agreement and the lockout-shortened season have resulted in the date for free-agency signings being pushed back to July 5 this year, four days later than normal. However, teams will be permitted to […]

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Lindy Ruff won the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL’s best coach in 2005-06 but was fired by the Sabres last Feb.

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Lindy Ruff was no different than Alain Vigneault in attempting to get the right read on Zack Kassian. How Ruff would deploy the wild-card winger — if selected ahead of other finalists John Stevens, John Tortorella and Scott Arniel to become the new Vancouver Canucks head coach — should have been part of the recent interview process.

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Winterhawks edge London to advance ...

The two top-ranked teams are headed to the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup final.

Saskatoon Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower and Portland Winterhawks right winger Joey Baker battle along the boards in Memorial Cup action in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The Canadian Hockey League announced Thursday that the National Hockey League Hockey Operations department has suspended Thrower of the Saskatoon Blades for the balance of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup for his hit on Portland Winterhawks' Taylor Leier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards.

Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower booted...

Saskatoon Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower has played his last game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup.

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Halifax Mooseheads centre Nathan MacKinnon poses with the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy after being named the tournament MVP after the Mooseheads defeated the Portland Winterhawks to win the 2013 Memorial Cup in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday, May 26, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Nathan MacKinnon tries to stay humble...

Halifax Mooseheads golden boy Nathan MacKinnon was named the most valuable player at the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Sunday, raising Nova Scotian hopes for another homegrown hockey phenom.

Halifax Mooseheads win first-ever Memorial Cup

Shawn Chaulk poses with his collection of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia in Fort McMurray, Alta., on April 16, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

The Gretzky of Gretzky collectors sells...

It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre teams.

Leafs’ post-mortem to wait while pain...

For the Bruins, it was a defining moment. For the Maple Leafs, it was a shocking step into a playoff abyss that one day will go down as a learning experience.

Willes on Luongo’s legacy: He made ...

The day of his last start in Vancouver, Vol XXIV, Roberto Luongo wasn’t in a particularly reflective or nostalgic mood. “Reminiscing is for when you retire,” the Canucks’ goalie said before Thursday night’s game with the Anaheim Ducks.

Ken Dryden talks during a panel discussion at a sports concussion symposium in Calgary, Monday, April 22, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal

Ken Dryden stirs concussion discussion...

Ken Dryden believes shining an intense spotlight on concussions is the way to spur meaningful prevention and treatment.

Schneider gallantly refocuses after...

Leading into Tuesday’s game, Cory Schneider revealed he was grappling with focus issues after explosions shook his hometown of Boston to the core. He admitted the bombings "scared the heck" out of him. But by game time, it didn’t show. Schneider was as good as he’s been all season, turning aside 35 shots, nearly dragging his overmatched teammates...

Susana Yuen is hosted up by her teammates after the Canadian women's team defeated Team U.S.A to win the women's world hockey championship in Ottawa, March 25, 1990. For those on the Canadian women's hockey team old enough to remember the first world women's hockey championship in 1990, it was a light-bulb moment in their lives. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

First one changed lives

For those on the Canadian women's hockey team old enough to remember the first world women's hockey championship in 1990, it was a light-bulb moment in their lives.

Scoreboard

6/20/2013 7:53:03 AM

Final	1	2	3	ot	score

Chicago	1	3	1	-1	6
Boston	1	2	2	0	5

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