died of abdominal cancer on May 27, 2000 at the age of 78. With the 20th anniversary of his death approaching, a number of legendary players and hockey executives spoke with NHL.com about the Rocket's ...

This season's Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy race as the NHL's top goal-scorer is wide open – something that hasn't been said in the last few years. There's no chase for 70 goals like Toronto Maple ...

Longtime NHL star Ilya Kovalchuk has announced his retirement from hockey, Hockey News Hub on X reports. Ilya Kovalchuk has announced his retirement. Drafted 1st overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in ...

, more than 60 years since the greatest goal-scorer of his generation played his final game, winning his eighth and final Stanley Cup championship. Yet the mighty Rocket remains an important part of ...

The time of the week has arrived for another episode of The Hockey News Cheat Sheet, where we navigate the world of betting on the NHL and fantasy hockey. Here's what George Nassios and Eric ...

FILE - Montreal Canadiens' Henri Richard responds to questions in Ottawa, June 1, 2007. Richard’s family says the Hockey Hall of Famer has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the ...

In four powerful, gliding strides that left his pursuers flatfooted, Maurice (“The Rocket”) Richard was off and skating at top speed, skimming down the ice toward the Detroit goal. To Richard, the Red ...

A Toronto Maple Leaf hovering around the NHL lead in goals a month into the season? Not a surprise. That the Leaf in question is not Auston Matthews, but William Nylander? Surprising, though that’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Henri Richard’s family says the late Hockey ...

A Chicago Black Hawk swung the first punch and Detroit’s Red Wings shook off their heavy gloves—the better to bash an enemy nose. Reinforcements swarmed on to the ice from both benches; Referee Frank ...

Henri Richard’s family says the late Hockey Hall of Famer has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to concussions. “I hope my father’s brain ...