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Six-time Stanley Cup champion (and Long Island legend) Bryan Trottier joined Ben Lyons this week to go even deeper into some of the incredible stories told in h

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Let me be really clear about what happened to me. From the moment I got my first pair of hockey skates at five years old, I got the living $%&# kicked out of me.

Patrick O’Sullivan

Arizona Coyotes Captain Shane Doan takes you on his hockey journey from his rookie season in Winnipeg to becoming the captain of the Coyotes.

Shane Doan

Kid, I’m from the future. I’m you, 50 years from now. You’re looking at me like, “You? The guy with the mustache and all the scars? What the heck happened to me

Bryan Trottier

The inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League is in full swing, and The Players' Tribune caught up with Dani to see how things are going now that h

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This is my first October as a retired hockey player, and as I look back on my career, I have to wonder: Why did my bubble keep popping year after year, while ot

Brad Mills

Just like on the first day of elementary school, we ask athletes to answer a few questions about themselves so you can get to know them better. Next up is Washi

Karl Alzner

Just like on the first day of elementary school, we ask athletes to answer a few questions about themselves so you can get to know them better. Next up is Washi

Braden Holtby

So I’m the guy who’s supposed to put the little rubber puck into the back of the net. Pretty simple. The only thing is, there’s a 6-foot-5 monster wearing pillo

James Neal

I was sitting in a locker room at the Oakland Ice Center with my University of Washington teammates waiting to go out for warmups at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. Yes,

Ryan Minkoff

This is The Tribune Mailbag, a new series in which athletes will answer questions directly sent from our readers.

Paul Bissonnette

Today, I’m retiring from the National Hockey League.

Daniel Carcillo

Kids now don’t understand what it was like back in the late ’70s, early ’80s.

Tony Granato

I’d rather be seen as different because I’m an athlete at the top of my game. That’s something that not everybody can say.

Josh Pauls

Today, I am retiring from the National Hockey League.

Bryce Salvador

It was difficult having my mom’s death play out so publicly, but in a way I’m thankful that it allowed her to get the acknowledgement she deserved.

Martin St. Louis

I don’t want anybody to feel sorry for me or think that I’m playing with a handicap. When I’m out there on the ice, I’ll be 100 percent.

Pascal Dupuis

I’m back. I didn't have enough time to get to every player I wanted to get to in the first post. So this weekend I fired up the old YouTube player again and did

Jonathan Quick

One of the biggest things I’ve learned about Lou Lamoriello over the years is that there’s always a method to his madness.

Ken Daneyko

How many times have you heard this line before? “Aw come on, it wasn’t a great save. He shot it right into the goalie’s glove!” It...

Jonathan Quick

I wish I had a heartwarming story for you. But like a lot of hockey stories, it all started with a brawl.

Sheldon Souray

My time in Pittsburgh came to an end yesterday when I signed with the San Jose Sharks, and guys like Rob Scuderi and Marc-Andre Fleury are part of what make it

Paul Martin