Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No. 1 — it’s the 99 spots behind No. 99 ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Paul Kariya announced his retirement from the NHL on Wednesday after being unable to return from post-concussion symptoms that forced him to miss all of last season. Kariya ...

Anaheim Ducks fans have waited for this moment for over a decade. No, not finally winning in Game 7. It was the return of Paul Kariya. Sixteen numbers line pillars at the top of Honda Center ...

NASHVILLE — The Kings’ Sean Avery announced his presence with authority -- in the dressing room after a 4-3 loss to Nashville. “Paul Kariya is the biggest ... diver in the league,” Avery shouted, ...

With little surprise he’s continued to be an impact player. The speedy Kariya has recorded 27 points in 26 games since he joined Albany via a trade in late January. Of these points, 11 are goals, five ...

AFTER floating placidly around the Meadowlands in a 3-0, Game 1 defeat, the Ducks expected last night to do some faster paddling beneath the surface. If not, the biggest target in their blind would ...

TORONTO -- They are, even in retirement, the oddest of couples. Paul Kariya seeks refuge in the swells of Southern California. Since retiring from the NHL in 2010, Kariya, a native of Vancouver, ...

They tumble out in animated bursts, Paul Kariya starting a sentence and Teemu Selanne completing it, affectionately bickering like a long-married couple. They agree on almost everything related to ...

Before Gary Suter got hit with a four-game suspension Tuesday for planting a hard cross-check on Paul Kariya’s chops that resulted in a mild concussion, Blackhawks coach Craig Hartsburg had plenty to ...