Nightly Hockey Hits: Keith Ballard slashes Tomas Vokoun in the head.

What was Panthers defenceman Keith Ballard thinking when he smoked his own goalie in the head?

Great look at Jacques Lemaire’s coaching strategy and the benefits of the system he runs

You may hate the trap but it is hard to argue against its effectiveness. Read more after the jump.

High Noon Fantasy Hockey: Here Comes Hossa, Stormin’ Stamkos, Good/Bad/Ugly, the Showdown

This week’s collection of fantasy hockey news and tips, which appears every Monday at noon.

On the Beat: Lots of injury and roster news, plus some Mike Lange

Today On the Beat, some NHL snipers are closing in on a return to action, catching up with Alyn McCauley, a...

Monday Morning NHL Papers (Western Conference): Miikka Kiprusoff’s return to old form, Scott Howson isn’t looking to make a trade and George Parros is still the mustache man

This morning in the Western Conference, Jason Arnott is Mr. Consistent, a feature on David Carle, the Wild works hard, Stars...

Monday Morning NHL Papers (Eastern Conference): Mikhail Grabovski and Francois Beauchemin scrap at practice, Paul Maurice gets vote of confidence and Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo excited to play Sharks tomorrow

This morning in the Eastern Conference, the Devils about to get key players back, John Tortorella unhappy with his players, John...

Sunday Morning NHL Papers (Eastern Conference): Red Fisher on Alexander Ovechkin, Len Barrie denies report and will the Sabres’ highly paid forwards turn it on?

This morning in the Eastern Conference, Rangers don't respond well, Sidney Crosby dominates, Alexander Ovechkin's worth the price of admission, Mats...

NCAA Round Up: BSU is for real

Yesterday afternoon I saw one of the better played college hockey games of the seasons. The first game featured the upstart...

Saturday Morning NHL Papers (Western Conference): Nick Lidstrom confirms he’ll play in Olympics, Corey Perry takes aim at Gretzky’s record, Avs demote Matt Duchene to 4th line, Patrick Marleau is red hot.

Avs pentalty killing isn't good; Miikka Kiprusoff is lights out; Oilers lose Hemsky for the year; Hossa feel's no pain; Wings...

Saturday Morning NHL Papers (Eastern Conference): Martin Brodeur surpasses a Patrick Roy record, Habs nightmare December, Sens look to improve woeful road record, Crosby & Staal teach pugalism 101.

Sabres break streak; Habs December schedule fright; Leafs play solid in 3rd; Tortorella finds it weird in visitor room; Bolts get...