Mark Messier

Jerry Buss didn't just put the Kings on ice

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Jerry Buss was so strongly associated with the Lakers and their championships that it's easy to forget he was the Kings' second owner — and that they were more to him than a throw-in item when he bought the Lakers, the Forum, the Kings and a 13,000-...

NHL goes to Las Vegas for awards show tonight

2011-06-22 16:33:58

NHL Awards: Nicklas Lidstrom, Zdeno Chara, Daniel Sedin pick up hardware

2011-06-22 16:33:56

Hockey notes spillover: Ian Laperriere still ailing, new helmet making inroads

2010-11-01 21:33:08

Speak softly and carry a big stick: Jonathan Toews' plan for Blackhawks in Game 5

2010-06-06 16:33:28

New-look Penguins eye Stanley Cup run

2013-03-29 20:07:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Bylsma's trendy eyeglasses and perfectly tailored suits are part of his understated professional look. � Over the next month, the Pittsburgh Penguins coach might want to consider trading them in for a pair of scientist...

Where to watch “12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief”

2012-12-12 16:32:20

Highlights from the past -- June 1

2012-06-01 01:05:37

1987 -- The Edmonton Oilers, getting goals from Mark Messier, Jari Kurri and Glenn Anderson, won hockey's Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the decisive seventh game. 1992 -- Scott Erickson scattered five hits over six...

Heat and LeBron James reign -- Enjoy the moment

2012-06-22 16:26:10

Sports championships don't happen every day, year or decade (or generation, in the case of the Miami Dolphins), so when they do come along, you have to savor them. Enjoy this moment, South Florida. The Heat and LeBron James won......

Trying to understand Eli's greatness

2012-02-01 21:13:00

It was a strange scenario. The main figure with all the cameras from across the country facing him just three feet away, the one with the Super Bowl trophy patch on the right shoulder of his jersey, didn't seem to own the room like a person in this...

Crosby embarrassing to the NHL

2012-04-17 21:10:00

When he first came up, they used to call him "Sid the Kid." His skills helped him eventually become the face of the NHL, but his childish act began to wear thin for non-Pittsburgh hockey enthusiasts. They began bestowing Sidney Crosby with derogatory...

Claude Giroux leads Flyers by example

2012-04-25 17:53:00

After Claude Giroux was called the greatest player in the world by Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette following the Flyers' opening-round Stanley Cup playoff win over Pittsburgh, it sounded as though Giroux would be elevated to team captain by the...

My uncle's a big hockey guy, so that's how I got into it. And since I was a little kid he's just been giving me all of his old jerseys. He's got like ten grand worth of hockey jerseys, and he gives me all the old ones. And that's how it happened. So it's a little small now, but it fits. (Laughs.)

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Six time Stanley Cup champion and second only to Wayne Gretzky in total points, Mark Messier Mark Messier is 50 today. (Photo by Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images)

2013-01-09 18:50:00

Known to Whalers' fans as Ronny Franchise, Francis played in Hartford from 1981 to 1991. Francis still holds the franchise's career record for points (1175), goals (382) and assists (793).

2008-07-28 10:01:15