LifeHometown Hockey: Following the North StarHis day job’s at the local nickel mine. The rest of the time, he’s coaching.
SocietyHometown hockey: Building a rink of one’s ownIf you build it, as the saying goes, they will come. So that’s what hockey dad-coach Charles Vigneault did for rinkless Boischatel, Que.
SocietyHometown Hockey: The natural coachCoach Jon Goyens has a unique grasp of the game. No wonder future stars like Jonathan Drouin keep in touch.
SocietyA tournament of champions, fuelled by girl powerMoncton, N.B.’s Daniel Léger couldn’t find a girls’ peewee team for his daughter. So he started one from scratch.
SocietyHeight makes right in the NHLZdeno Chára’s got company. At the last NHL entry draft, 26 players were six foot four or taller.
HealthWhy the NHL is the ultimate breeding ground for mumps With 14 players coming down with mumps, hockey faces a health threat from the past
SocietyThe Interview: Chris Pronger on a new job and dark daysThe defence great on the potential conflict of his new gig in the NHL’s department of player safety, and how his kids were his salvation as he dealt with injury
SocietyHometown Hockey: Brandon’s bond of brothers Kelly McCrimmon may be propelling the Brandon Wheat Kings to success, but he credits fans and his late big brother, Brad