list http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=361 Stories by Kevin Allen - USA TODAY Reporter Feed en-us Copyright 2009, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:24:09 GMT 142 18 http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=361 http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/sabres/2009-11-19-myers_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:42:46 GMT When Paul Myers moved from Houston to Calgary for a better job in 2000, he had no idea that his 10-year-old son, Tyler, was receiving the best employment opportunity. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/sabres/2009-11-19-myers_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/allen/2009-11-19-blackhawks-cap-numbers_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:54 GMT The re-signing of NHL stars can be like an earthquake. The aftershocks can have as much impact as the initial event.That scenario is supposedly in play for first-year Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman as he moves toward completing contract extensions for Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith. Of course, Bowman was going to get these deals done because Toews is a young Steve Yzerman, Kane is a crafty goal scorer and Keith is the team’s shutdown defenseman. Since the salary cap was introduced in 2005, the vast majority of teams have chosen to tie up their indispensible players long-term. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/allen/2009-11-19-blackhawks-cap-numbers_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/checking/2009-11-16-lindy-ruff-qna_N.htm?csp=34 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:40:36 GMT The NHL’s longest current tenured coach talks about goalie Ryan Miller, rookie defenseman Tyler Myers and distribution of ice time. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/checking/2009-11-16-lindy-ruff-qna_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-13-canucks-wings_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:18:22 GMT Roberto Luongo’s comeback game evolved into Jimmy Howard’s statement game as the Detroit Red Wings rookie goalie played perhaps his best NHL game to beat Luongo’s Vancouver Canucks 3-1. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-13-canucks-wings_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/allen/2009-11-12-head-shots_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:01:44 GMT In the NHL’s Original Six era, it was almost a right of passage, an initiation ritual, for a young player to be leveled by a blindside hit. As he was sprawled on the ice, an opponent would say, "Welcome to the NHL, kid. Next time keep your head up." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/allen/2009-11-12-head-shots_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-12-nhl-looks-to-curb-hits_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:32:52 GMT NHL general managers left their meeting talking as if there is sentiment to eliminate previously legal blindside shots to the head. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-12-nhl-looks-to-curb-hits_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-10-gm-meetings_N.htm?csp=34 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:14:05 GMT NHL goaltenders aren’t going to get relief from the rule that prevents them from playing the puck in the trapezoid-marked area behind the net. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-10-gm-meetings_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-09-injured-stars_N.htm?csp=34 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:45:07 GMT Playing in the NHL has been unusually hazardous to competitors’ health in the first five weeks of the season. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-09-injured-stars_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-08-hall-of-fame_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:19:30 GMT Steve Yzerman was drafted No. 4 overall in 1983, and Brian Leetch was the ninth pick in his draft year. Brett Hull was chosen in the sixth round, and Luc Robitaille lasted until the 171st pick. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-08-hall-of-fame_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-05-sharks-red-wings_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:29:54 GMT Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings won 2-1 Thursday night and ended the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning streak. Zetterberg, who struggled offensively at the start of the season, also scored at 5:38 of the third period, his third goal in the past four games, to tie the score at 1. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-11-05-sharks-red-wings_N.htm?csp=34