Nine years ago, the Montreal Canadiens announced that their AHL farm team, the St. John’s IceCaps, was relocating to Laval and that a contest would be held to name the franchise. There were many ...

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 ...

Nathan MacKinnon leads the league in goals, and his scoring ability has landed him at the top of the Rocket Richard odds board, finally surpassing Leon Draisaitl. Here are the latest NHL odds for the ...

For the uninitiated, Maurice "Rocket" Richard was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season, back in 1944-45, reaching the mark in style. He scored 50 goals in exactly 50 games. Unlike many ...