Former NHLers Kovalchuk, Datsyuk lead Russian Olympic hockey team

Former NHL stars Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk will lead the Russian men’s hockey team through the doping scandal mess that has its Olympic squad competing as neutrals in Pyeongchang, South Korea next month. As expected, Kovalchuk and Datsyuk were among the 25 players named to the Russian team on Thursday. Last December, the International Olympic […]

Gary Bettman is shortchanging NHLers with short-sighted Olympic plan

Gary Bettman’s legacy as NHL commissioner has a lengthy list of blunders. To name just a few, there’s the two-decade-long soap opera known as the Arizona Coyotes, the 2004-05 cancelled season, consistent attendance woes and a poor record of vetting at the ownership level. Anybody remember John Spano (Islanders) or John Rigas (Sabres)? But if Bettman follows […]