College hockey player Carson Briere, son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Daniel Briere, said in a statement Wednesday he is "deeply sorry" for pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar Saturday.Briere, 23, is a junior center for the Mercyhurst University men's hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. His father, Daniel Briere, 45, played 17…

You might have noticed the Washington Capitals-New York Rangers game looked a little different. Was that Cricket Green playing for the Rangers?Tuesday's game was a first-of-its-kind production: A live hockey game rendered into an animated series in real-time and virtually recreated the action on the ice at Madison Square Garden. It featured characters from the Disney animated series "Big City…

We are officially less than one month away from the end of the regular season. The Boston Bruins have clinched a playoff spot (and are well on their way to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Presidents' Trophy), while the San Jose Sharks have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after Tuesday night's games.Some playoff spots…

NEW YORK -- Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin missed the club's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday night because of a lower body injury.It was the sixth time the Capitals played without Ovechkin this season, including four games last month following the death of his father. Washington lost the first five without him and the past eight…