Flyers ‘change the organization’ with moves
MINNEAPOLIS — Paul Holmgren stood searching for the right words. Earlier in the afternoon, the Philadelphia Flyers general manager had traded away his team’s captain and its leading goal-scorer. And...
View ArticleBurke will be happy to use draft picks
MINNEAPOLIS — Minutes after it was announced that the Philadelphia Flyers had swung not one, but two blockbuster trades, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke met with reporters to give a...
View ArticleJagr ready to prove his worth
VOORHEES, N.J. — When Jaromir Jagr left three years ago to play in Russia, he thought his NHL career was over. At 39, Jagr is back and with something to prove. Jagr surprised the league when he signed...
View ArticleFlyers turn back the clock with Schenn, Couturier
It was weird seeing Wayne Simmonds in a No. 17 Philadelphia Flyers jersey on Tuesday night. Not that Simmonds looked weird, in any way, wearing it. Just that No. 17 was not Jeff Carter, one of the...
View ArticlePost Panel: Breaking down the 2011-12 NHL season
Our panel of writers (Bruce Arthur and Michael Traikos) and editors (Jim Bray and Noah Love) tackles 20 questions on the National Hockey League season ahead, with unanimity as rare as the Leafs in the...
View ArticleJagr’s 1,600th point lifts Flyers over Bruins
By Jimmy Golen Brad Marchand turned the emotion of Boston’s banner-raising ceremony into an early goal. Then, suddenly, the momentum was all Philadelphia’s. Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek scored 47...
View ArticleGetting to know the new NHL coaches
The 2011-12 season has seen six NHL teams introduce new coaches. And instead of going back to the various familiar faces who were available, this year teams chose to go with relative newcomers. Not one...
View ArticleExit John Stevens (sort of), enter Darryl Sutter
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Kings will meet their third head coach in nine days. When the team returns home after a four-game road trip, Darryl Sutter will succeed interim bench boss John Stevens, who...
View ArticleMike Richards could spell trouble for Canucks
When we last noticed Mike Richards in Vancouver, he had an Olympic gold medal around his neck and a halo above his head as one of the next great stars in Canadian hockey. Come to think of it, 2010 was...
View ArticleKings coming together at the right time
LOS ANGELES — It’s pretty hard to look at this early playoff success of the Los Angeles Kings and begin pontificating about how this team has been constructed. For the most part general manager Dean...
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New York Rangers' Brad Richards, Los Angeles Kings' Mike Richards victims of...
LOS ANGELES — The story is not so unusual in hockey, anymore. Two good players, important to their teams, valued by their coaches, treasured by their teammates, loved by their fans, but carrying...
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Mike Richards, two-time Stanley Cup winner, under investigation by RCMP for...
Canadian authorities were tight-lipped Tuesday after it was reported that a two-time Stanley Cup champion was under investigation for an off-ice incident. ESPN.com published a story stating that Mike...
View ArticleFormer Los Angeles Kings forward Mike Richards charged by RCMP with...
EMERSON, Man. — Police in Manitoba have charged NHL player Mike Richards with possession of a controlled substance. The RCMP say he is due to appear in provincial court in Emerson, Man., on Sept. 10....
View ArticleSeveral NHLers found themselves in hot water because of off-season legal...
The NHL gave the NFL a run for the headlines for the wrong reasons in the off-season. Though their transgressions didn’t generate the same negative attention as Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson or Greg Hardy,...
View ArticleLos Angeles Kings officially cut ties with Mike Richards after contract...
LOS ANGELES — Centre Mike Richards and the Los Angeles Kings settled their dispute Friday over the termination of Richards’ contract after his arrest in June. The NHL Players’ Association announced the...
View ArticleWashington Capitals agree to terms on a $1 million, one-year deal with Mike...
WASHINGTON — In need of centre depth, the Washington Capitals agreed to a $1 million, one-year deal with two-time Stanley Cup winner Mike Richards on Wednesday. Richards had been a free agent after a...
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Mike Richards excited for chance with Washington Capitals: ‘It’s no fun being...
NEW YORK — Mike Richards is glad to be back in the NHL and believes his biggest adjustment after missing the first half of the season will be the speed of the game. “Watching hockey at home and being...
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Washington Capitals’ Mike Richards contrite in advance of first meeting with...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Mike Richards was supposed to be the Los Angeles Kings’ Derek Jeter and represent the pivotal piece to winning championships. He won two Stanley Cups, yet was shown the door last...
View Article‘The love is still there’: Washington Capitals’ Mike Richards never...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Two Stanley Cup rings and an Olympic gold medal are on his resumé, yet the thought of walking away from hockey didn’t come to Mike Richards. Beset by a charge of possession of a...
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