Over six months, The Times examined the life and death of the hockey player Derek Boogaard. The second article of a three-part series explores the devastating toll of fighting on players.
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Punched Out: Derek Boogaard: Blood on the Ice
Before going to sleep, Jeff Halpern would lay his workout clothes next to his bed, pack his hockey bag and sticks into the trunk of his BMW and put a bowl of cereal on the passenger seat. It was summer 2010, and the veteran center was in search of the step he had lost after a decade in the NHL and, along the way, surgery on both knees. Read full article > >
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Washington Capitals center Halpern gains a step
This hockey season in Washington began much like the previous one. The Capitals won 18 of their first 26 games, beating opponents most nights with a high-octane offense that had become the team’s signature under Coach Bruce Boudreau. But during a 17-day stretch before Christmas, that all changed.
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Bruce Boudreau overcomes negative speculation to achieve Capitals transformation
This hockey season in Washington began much like the previous one. The Capitals won 18 of their first 26 games, beating opponents most nights with a high-octane offense that had become the team’s signature under Coach Bruce Boudreau. But during a 17-day stretch before Christmas, that all changed.
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Bruce Boudreau overcomes negative speculation to achieve Capitals’ transformation
Fifty teams, many of them from Concord, N.H., will participate in the first 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship.
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On Frozen Pond: Playing Up a Hockey Legacy
USA Hockey, a governing body for amateur players, says its female membership has grown tenfold since 1990.
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When Hockey Moms Lace Up
