Women's hockey in North America is on ... is apparent on the ice. "Ten to 12 years ago, there were a lot of teams at the Division I level that might have had one good line, a line-and-a-half, maybe ...

The Carolina Hurricanes officially announced the acquisition of Mark Jankowski ... TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports that the Stars are willing to go upwards of $12 million per season ...

With Ovi close to the mark ... Hockey Analyst Mike Johnson and they discuss Jakob Chychrun's new contract and debate what the top d-man in the league should make and whether or not Chychrun's ...

“I’d like to get in the mindset of a deer,” Mark ... of Minnesota Duluth, in mind. And knowing it had been a long season with the most important hockey still to come, Johnson said the ...

The Badgers women's hockey program is knocking on the door of its eighth national title. Its coach is well compensated, but a ...

Three hours before the Wisconsin Badgers were set to practice on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, the best coach in the history of women’s college hockey was telling a story about a deer. “I’d ...

In the midst of getting ready to face Minnesota with a berth in the title game on the line, Ava McNaughton got a surprise ...

As Selection Sunday approaches, another major-conference men’s basketball program is in need of a head coach. Minnesota fired coach Ben Johnson after four seasons at the school, with the ...

University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle spoke to the media on Friday for the first time since firing Ben Johnson earlier this week. He had a lot to say, but the main takeaway is ...

Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson made progress last season, but key players entering the transfer portal set him and his team back. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the h ...