Milan Hejduk

Condensed NHL season results in a reshuffling of the playoff deck

2013-04-29 00:00:00

The Stanley Cup playoffs will have a different look this season and not only because the Kings, for the first time in franchise history, are the defending champions. This condensed season produced a lot of injuries and a lot of dramatic playoff races....

Drew Doughty, Teemu Selanne lead the local teams in NHL All-Star voting

2010-11-29 21:32:55

Anze Kopitar's broken ankle overshadows Los Angeles Kings' 4-1 win

2011-03-26 16:33:20

NHL: Avalanche get Ducks down, keep them there in first period

2011-03-28 21:33:42

Helene Elliott's NHL team-by-team preview

2009-10-01 00:00:00

Will the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in the Stanley Cup finals for a third straight spring, or will the San Jose Sharks find the gumption to match their talent? There's no consensus winner in either conference, mostly because even...

Franzen Records Hat Trick, Wings Win 2nd Straight

2011-11-08 20:22:00

Johan Franzen recorded a hat trick, and the rebounding Detroit Red Wings beat the slumping Colorado Avalanche, 5-2, at Joe Louis Arena. Nicklas Lidstrom and Danny Cleary also tallied for the Red Wings, who got 24 saves from Jimmy Howard. Detroit has...

Joe Sakic calling it a career

2009-07-07 13:04:00

Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche's longtime captain who led the team to two Stanley Cup titles, is retiring after a 20-year NHL career, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of...

Lalime stones Avalanche as Blackhawks win in shootout

2008-01-18 23:07:00

A sign above one of the doors that opponents use to enter the Pepsi Center reminds them the altitude in the Mile High City is 5,280 feet. The Blackhawks left Denver flying high of their own accord after they defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 Friday...

Blackhawks beat Avalanche

2008-11-03 21:57:00

There's something about playing the Colorado Avalanche that brings out the best in Blackhawks rookies. It was against the Avalanche in last season's Oct. 19 game that Patrick Kane scored his first career goal and Jonathan Toews amazed the NHL world...

Chicago Blackhawks bow to Colorado Avalanche 5-1

2009-03-09 00:00:00

After the Blackhawks had lost Sunday to the team with the fewest points in the Western Conference, coach Joel Quenneville said, "You could use some really bad adjectives to describe our play." A few spring to mind: Terrible. Atrocious. Dreadful. Let's...

Home-ice disadvantage

2003-02-17 21:16:00

With 15 of their last 25 games at the United Center, the schedule was supposed to work in the Blackhawks' favor as they try to claim the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. It's not working out that way. The Hawks dropped their third straight...

Rocky start for Hawks in loss

2003-10-10 21:32:00

The Blackhawks felt Friday's game against the Colorado Avalanche would be a good test to measure themselves against one of the elite teams in the NHL. It was no contest. The Avalanche, preseason Stanley Cup favorites, rolled over the Hawks 5-0 in a game...

Coyotes defenseman Rusty Klesla fights for possession of the puck against Avalanche right wing Milan Hejduk during the second period of a game last month.

2013-02-11 00:00:00

Chris Kunitz, left, sends Colorado Avalanche's Milan Hejduk flying into the boards during the first period.

2006-05-09 00:00:00