Articles by Doug Stolhand

NEWARK, N.J. – The Carolina Hurricanes finished the regular season as one of the NHL’s hottest teams, so there seems little doubt what to expect from them in the opening round of the playoffs

Imagine a Canadian Olympic hockey team without Rob Blake, Scott Niedermayer, Ed Jovanovski or Wade Redden.All four were named to Canada’s team in 2006, although Niedermayer and Jovanovski were injured and couldn’t play

PITTSBURGH – This ought to be good.It’s common for playoff opponents to talk about not liking each other, but the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins truly don’t

WASHINGTON – As a coach with his playoff face on, Bruce Boudreau naturally wants his Washington Capitals to disregard the fact that they beat the New York Rangers three out of four times this season

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mats Sundin says he’ll cherish every shift in the Stanley Cup playoffs as the clock ticks louder on his Hall of Fame career

WINNIPEG – Head coach Scott Arniel had a smile on his face when he coined his Manitoba Moose underdogs, but there’s a bit of truth to that description

BROSSARD, Que. – Carey Price makes it clear that he can’t be expected to beat the Boston Bruins on his own.”No player has ever won the Stanley Cup by themselves – everyone’s got to support each other,” the Montreal Canadiens’ second-year goaltender told a mob of reporters after practice on Tuesday

CHICAGO – The Blackhawks may have dominated Calgary during the regular season, but past performance offers no guarantee this week as Chicago takes on Calgary in its first Stanley Cup playoff appearance since 2002

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets are in uncharted territory. And it shows all around Nationwide Arena as they prepare for their visit foray into the post-season

With some of the best teens in the world converging on Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., for the World Under-18 Championship, we needed an insider to draw up a book for us on the talent

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed another young free-agent prospect.Winger Robert Slaney agreed to a three-year contract with the NHL team on Tuesday

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says forward Kris Draper will miss Games 1 and 2 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.Forward Dan Cleary left practice on Tuesday, but Babcock said he didn’t have an update on him

TORONTO – The Maple Leafs are going to aggressively pursue a top NHL entry draft spot, perhaps even the No. 1 pick owned by the New York Islanders, says GM Brian Burke

TORONTO – Four different networks are gearing up to broadcast the NHL playoffs to the masses starting Wednesday and their assortment of experts are already busy making their opinions known

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled C Petri Kontiola, C Petteri Wirtanen, LW Josh Green, LW Matt Beleskey, D Brian Salcido, D Brett Festerling and G Jean-Philippe Levasseur from Iowa (AHL)

SAN JOSE, Calif. – And just like that, the greatest regular season in San Jose Sharks history is an unspoken memory.When the Sharks showed up at work Monday for their first post-season practice, nobody talked about the Presidents’ Trophy they earned over the weekend by finishing with the NHL’s best regular-season record

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have recalled left wing Jamie McGinn from their Worcester AHL affiliate for the postseason.Centre Torrey Mitchell also is hoping to rejoin the Sharks during the postseason after missing the entire regular season with leg injuries

ST. PAUL, Minn. – By all accounts, the Minnesota Wild would have been far less successful with someone other than Jacques Lemaire behind the bench

The Boston Bruins have ended their 37-year Stanley Cup drought – at least, in the video game realm.The Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in six games to win the Stanley Cup in EA Sports’ annual simulation of the 2009 NHL post-season

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – When the New York Islanders trudged off the ice following their NHL-worst 47th regulation defeat, they tried to move forward as quickly as possible