In 1998, when the U.S. Women's Ice Hockey Team won the Olympics, I was inspired. I decided that I needed to try skating on hockey skates, so I bought...

Winter sports swung into full swing this past weekend in Finland, but with modest success for Finns on skis and skates. There were some successes for the home teams in downhill and cross-country ski events in Lapland, while the host hockey team was lacklustre in Helsinki's Karjala Cup.

Chicago Blackhawks' Jim Vandermeer is knocked off his skates during the first period of a NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006.

Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (12) skates around the Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, in Raleigh, N.C. Carolina won 6-2.

Updated: 08:03 AM EST A fter hanging up his hockey skates, National Hockey League veteran Tom Fitzgerald is moving over to television.

It's safe to say that a new era of Detroit Red Wings hockey began this summer. ,Not only did captain Steven Yzerman, the face of the franchise for more than two decades, hang up the skates and draw one step ...Comment

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