Amherst goalkeeper Spencer McDonald (1) stops a breakaway attempt from Greenfield’s Luca Siano (21) during action last season at Orr Rink in Amherst. Credit: STAFF FILE PHOTO Forechecking in the game ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Grace Beal/Daily. Buy this photo. CLEVELAND — The No. 10 Ohio State hockey team thrives in the ...

If you've heard of Jacques Lemaire as an NHL coach, you've heard of the dreaded "neutral-zone trap." The question of how and where Lemaire became enamored with a trapping style of defensive caution is ...

Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau, center, shouts instruction during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, April 6, 2010. The Capitals won 6-3.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Rangers would like to have 81 more of their season-opening performance at Buffalo on Thursday. Even so, head coach Peter Laviolette and the team are just getting started on the ...

EL SEGUNDO — The Kings’ 1-3-1 trap had drawn criticisms from opposing players, like Vancouver’s Nikita Zadorov, who said it was the Kings’ goal to not play hockey, and Colorado’s Gabriel Landeskog, ...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - When Mike Yeo got the job as Wild coach this summer, he began dialing his NHL friends to do some digging on the neutral zone. He had one question: Which team was the toughest to ...

Newly-named Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf, center, poses with Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson, left, and President and GM Brian Burke during a press conference to make the announcement in ...