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 ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne’s number retirement ceremony was perfect – fit for hockey royalty. Full of pomp and circumstance, it lasted an hour 33 minutes. The event, before a Ducks, Jets game, at ...

Paul Kariya’s mouth wasn’t the only thing that stayed zipped for seven years. After playing his final game with the Blues on April 4, 2010, Kariya sat out the 2010-11 season with post-concussion ...

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, ...

Paul Kariya used to marvel at the speed of Teemu Selanne’s hands when the two were teammates in the NHL. How appropriate, then, that Selanne’s call congratulating Kariya on making the Hockey Hall of ...

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Paul Kariya sounded positively buoyant. He talked about how good he felt and the clarity he had. He talked about the future, a future without hockey, as it turns out, but a future full of promise. And ...

Saying goodbye to familiar faces is never an easy endeavor, especially if the departure could be argued as premature. Paul Kariya’s NHL career was cut short after a bout with post-concussion syndrome ...

TORONTO — Five months since he got the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame, Paul Kariya still hasn't thought much about being the first player of Asian descent to be enshrined. "I try not to think about ...

Three years into retirement following a glorious NHL career, Teemu Selanne is still as fast as ever. He’s also still linked to friend and former Mighty Ducks linemate Paul Kariya, an enduring bond ...

Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya are so different, but share one thing -- a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images TORONTO -- They are, even in retirement, the oddest of couples.