With the World Cup of Hockey quickly approaching -- the tournament starts Sept. 17 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto -- ESPN.com spoke with Team Canada forward and New York Islanders captain John ...

Watching centre John Tavares slip on a New York Islanders jersey at Friday's NHL entry draft only added motivation for Josh Bailey and his teammates to work hard over the summer to get in the best ...

Welcome to a new feature here at ESPN: The Best Player in the World of the Week. Each Tuesday, we'll honor the skater or goalie from around the hockey world -- every league, every level, every player ...

John Tavares has won a lot with Team Canada. He's got an Olympic gold medal, two World Junior gold medals, a and a Spengler Cup. That winning feeling never gets old, but where does his newly-won World ...

On a suffocating Toronto day with extreme heat warnings in effect, the ice level at newly renamed Scotiabank Arena, formerly the Air Canada Centre, provides little relief. It’s hot and sweaty as a ...

With John Tavares set to make his return to Long Island in two weeks, questions about his decision to sign with the Toronto ...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares was named as one of the 50 greatest players in Canadian Hockey League history. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the CHL released an unranked list of the 50 ...

It took until Christmas, but the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing their best hockey of the year. They are 7-0-2 in their last nine games and both of their special teams are heating up at the right time ...

John Tavares can be excused if the Islanders captain doesn't recall the previous time New York won a playoff game in overtime. "I was only 3 years old then," Tavares said, when informed it's been 22 ...