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The dispute between the NHL and a newly formed Russian hockey league over forward Alexander Radulov appears headed for court. The Continental Hockey League (KHL) withdrew its appeal on five other player transfers at a meeting on Saturday between the International Ice Hockey Federation and nine member countries, but couldn't resolve the Radulov case, the IIHF said in a statement.

With Mats Sundin saying he may not decide about playing this season until after it starts, the Canucks may still keep their two-year, $20-million offer on the table and wait out the big Swede as the best hope to improve their offense.

They probably won't wait on Sundin to name a replacement for departed captain Markus Naslund, however. Not that the job of wearing the "C" was necessarily Sundin's to accept anyway.

New general manager Mike Gillis insisted he never offered it as part of his over-the-top contract proposal, and the team already has several good candidates under contract. The most obvious choice would be Roberto Luongo, who leads with his work ethic and passion as well as his talent, but goaltenders aren't allowed to be NHL captains, so next on the list is...

The Ottawa Senators on Thursday signed left wing Brad Isbister to a one-year, two-way contract.

"Retiring a player's sweater is one of the highest honours a club can pay to its most elite players and...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Canucks announced Thursday that they will retire former center Trevor Linden's number.

Committing long-term to their star goalie, Sabres begin to move away from recent trend of losing high-priced stars.

Deciding whether to take $20 million from the Vancouver Canucks ? Yeah, that'll take all summer and a sizable...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday announced that they will honor the memory of Luc Bourdon prior to the team's home opener on October 9.

The Canucks traded forward Ryan Shannon to the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat on Tuesday. Shannon, a member of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in 2007, was traded to Vancouver later that summer and spent most of last season dealing with knee injuries. The speedy 5-foot-9 forward finished with five goals and 13 points in 27 games for the Canucks and has 24 points in 80...

The Ottawa Senators acquired right wing Ryan Shannon on Tuesday from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat.

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Atlanta is hoping a new coach will spark the turnaround the franchise so desperately needs.

The Vancouver Canucks have mined the creative bankruptcy of their "Design Curtis Sanford's goalie...

Anaheim will rely on stellar defense and goaltending, but must find a way to stay out of the box and score more goals in 2008-09.

Mats Sundin's deadlines have the rigid finality of the ones at High Times magazine. So it's refreshing to see...

I make no secret the fact that I am a New Jersey Devils fan, which means I've fought many an Internet-muscle...

Follow the bouncing B.S. ... A hockey rumor "blogger," whose hit-to-miss ratio rivals that of a...

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Please recall the Vancouver Canucks are holding a contest where fans can design seldom seen backup goalie...

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