
NHL


Venue will go down as biggest star of NHL's All-Star weekend
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The sheared axons in Sidney Crosby's brain threatened to hijack the 2011 NHL All-Star game, but a city and a region grabbed it back with their
Analyzing concussion numbers, individual franchises, more notes
Concussion discussions were front and center during the NHL's All-Star weekend. The league's Board of Governors met at a local hotel on Saturday afternoon
SI straw poll: NHL All-Stars detail state of the league, head shots
With all the NHL has done, what more can the league due to drum up interest in hockey, short of a franchise relocation to Canada? Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings:
Who's happy: Western teams at the break
While Devin Setoguchi and the Sharks have struggled to find their usual regular-season dominance, goalie Jonas Hiller has kept the surprising Ducks in the
Who's happy: Eastern teams at the break
While Matt Carle's Flyers have soared, Dustin Byfuglien's Thrashers have seen the air steadily go out of their surprisingly strong start to the season. (Kevin
NHL All-Star Draft's on tap and the captains leave us cold
And no, we don't mean Dan Boyle, the Shark. In an effort to infuse life into the steaming carcass of the hockey portion of what actually remains a corporate
Our 2011 NHL All-Star Mock Draft
Ahead of Friday night's real thing, we asked SI.com columnists Darren Eliot and Adrian Dater to assume the roles of NHL All-Star Game captains Eric Staal and
Behind Gretzky's NHL estrangement
Wayne Gretzky, who is enjoying time with his kids (left to right) Tristan, Trevor and Paulina, doesn't need the NHL as much as the NHL needs him. (Kevork
Gretzky at 50: A look back at one of a kind
By Stu Hackel Wayne Gretzky, who many believe was the greatest hockey player ever, and unquestionably the greatest offensive player of all time, turns 50 years


The myth of the "head up" headshot defense
Though players are taught to protect themselves from onrushing checkers by keeping their heads up, it's not always possible when they're looking for the puck.
Lemaire transforms himself and the Devils
It took two weeks for Jacques Lemaire to turn the shaken, out-of-shape Devils around and make them the team they were expected to be before the season started.
Is the long NHL season causing injuries?
The Blues and especially the Red Wings are among several NHL teams that have had to soldier on in the wake of injuries to their key players this season. (Mark

Skating Around: What the Ducks; unique view of NHL, more head shot notes
The Ducks are afloat in the tempestuous Western Conference thanks to goaltender Jonas Hiller weathering a storm of pucks each night. (Andre Ringuette/NHLI via
Will Crosby's concussion be a game changer?
As the NHL's premier player, Sidney Crosby's voice is more likely to be heard on the scourge of headshots. (Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI) By Stu Hackel The outcry
