Lighthouse Hockey, a New York Islanders community

Sports fans in Seattle may be getting excited at the prospect of getting the Sonics "back". But in truth, they'll never get the actual Sonics franchise back. Just ask hockey fans in Winnipeg.

NHL Ping Pong; promise for a paraplegic; and a military charity game. Links and stories from around the NHL.

Winnipeg is the relocated Atlanta Thrashers. That's their identity, even if "Winnipeg" is now attached to their name. Beating the Thrasher out of them does not embrace the franchise, but further belittles it.

What happens to the Atlanta Thrasher fans now that the team is no longer there?

With Winnipeg getting another team, there have been many NHL realignment scenarios being discussed. Some want to go back to the old names pre-1993, but isn't that a step backwards?

With the team formerly known as the Thrashers heading to Winnipeg, is this the end of hockey in Atlanta?

Weekend News: RIP Derek Boogaard and other hockey news.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman visits the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here's a run down of what Mr. Bettman did and didn't talk about.