Ilya Bryzgalov

Viktor Stalberg took the ice wearing his now-familiar white No. 25 sweater for practice Friday at the United Center. The Blackhawks winger then skated on the so-called fifth line, meaning the veteran remains on the outside of the starting lineup looking...

The Ohio Rugby Sevens Invitational in Mechanicsburg on May 25 will have an attraction beyond the four men's and four college teams competing: Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett will be playing. Clarett will play for the Columbus affiliate...

The Flyers need help. They missed the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 years, and their offseason wish list figures to include a productive winger and a top defenseman. In other words, they will try to add players similar to those they...

Carsen Chubak admits during his youth he pretended he was Felix Potvin, Wendel Clark or Doug Gilmour whenever he played ball hockey in the basement or on the street with his friends back home in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It's a normal sequence almost...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Ducks at Red Wings The seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings attempt to stave off elimination Friday, when they host Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series with the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks. Detroit...

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....

The Philadelphia Flyers started their summer vacations much earlier than expected. For just the ninth time in franchise history, the Flyers aren't going to the playoffs. They finished 23-22-3 in the lockout-shortened NHL season, and are facing an...

Second in a five-part series The Flyers had their share of key injuries this season, but they did not have the depth to overcome them. Other teams did. Playoff-bound Ottawa, for instance, played without top forwards Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek for...

ILYA BRYZGALOV performed his final stand-up routine of the season yesterday; please, tip your servers and try the caviar. It really was a Tour de Bryz. His target this day was the media. At one point, he said that perusing stories written about him --...

Peter Laviolette will return as the Flyers' coach next season, general manager Paul Holmgren said on Sunday after the players cleaned out their lockers at their Voorhees practice facility. Laviolette has two years left on his contract, but Holmgren...

General manager Paul Holmgren said the Flyers, who completed their lackluster season on Saturday, need just a little offseason tweaking to return to the playoffs. "I still think we have good-enough talent to win," Holmgren said. In a far-reaching, 24-...

Maybe it's because they are hungrier and playing with more passion than their predecessors. Or maybe it's partly because their recent opponents -- most of which have already clinched playoff spots -- seemed to be going through the motions. Whatever...