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The Pittsburgh Penguins fired head coach Dan Bylsma, Executive Vice President and General Manager Jim Rutherford announced today. A Grand Haven native, Bylsma had coached the Penguins for five-plus seasons, compiling a record of 252-117-32 and leading the team to the Stanley Cup title in 2009.

Yesterday (May 24), the legendary Slash busted out his inner Jimi Hendrix by performing the national anthem on guitar at the NHL playoff game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks at the Staples Center in L.A.

When Mike Cammalleri of the NHL's Calgary Flames took to the ice before Saturday's game, he was probably hoping to make a highlight reel. However, it was probably not for this reason.

Nobody ever likes the guy at the hockey game that goes out of their way to be obnoxious. And the guys that stand there screaming and slamming on the glass are no exception.

On Tuesday night when the San Jose Sharks took the ice, they had a new player skating out with them: 17-year-old Sam Tageson.

For those of you that are not fans of hockey, the greatest sport on earth, let this serve as evidence of why you should be. Just one second into the Calgary Flames-Vancouver Canucks NHL game on Saturday night, 10 sets of gloves dropped.

The Grand Rapids Griffins' first outdoor game in a history dating to 1996 was a memorable one. The Griffins dropped a 4-3 shootout decision to the Toronto Marlies before 20,337 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit on Monday night. Luke Glendening, a graduate of East Grand Rapids High School and the University of Michigan, scored two goals in the historic matchup...

The Grand Rapids Griffinsare playing a part in American Hockey League and National Hockey League history this week. The Griffins' first outdoor game is against the Toronto Marlies at Comerica Park in Detroit on Monday, Dec. 30. The game is the fifth outdoor contest in AHL history.

Summer may be over but hockey is back and the Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres gave fans who bought tickets for their NHL preseason game Sunday night their money's worth, and then some.

You never know who you'll see when you walk the streets at night.  The other night in Grand Rapids I bumped into a couple of pretty good retired hockey players, former NHL stars Chris Chelios and Chris Osgood.  I announced a couple of games Chelios played in for the  Atlanta Thrashers while I worked for that organization, so you could say we're former colleagues...

Legendary Detroit Red Wings public address announcer Budd Lynch has died at the age of 95.  I always loved his voice and how he delivered the game's information to the fans at Joe Louis Arena.  I thought he was the very best at what he did and that's why I often found myself trying to sound like him when I took over as public address announcer of the Atlanta Thrashers prior to the 2008-2009 season

The Detroit Red Wings will definitely have a different look in 2012-2013. No Nick Lidstrom on the blue line, which means the team will have a new captain, and no more Tomas Holmstrom causing havoc in front of the opposing team's goaltender...