PITTSBURGH -- Sergei Gonchar said it once, then repeated it again a few seconds later as he tried pumping some confidence into some discouraged teammates: It's not over. Thanks to Gonchar's power ...

A few hours later, Sergei Gonchar had gone from longtime Penguins’ enemy to future shepherd of Crosby and Malkin, and the first true No. 1 defenseman in Pittsburgh since the days of Larry Murphy ...

When the Washington Capitals re-signed free agent defenseman Sergei Gonchar to a four-year contract Tuesday night, they did so with the expectation that he would report to the team immediately.

Gonchar's agent, JP Barry, met briefly with Penguins general manager Ray Shero today before Round 1 of the NHL Entry Draft at Staple Center. However, that meeting ended with the sides far apart on ...

Three games after suffering a knee injury, Sergei Gonchar, the Pittsburgh Penguins' best defenseman, was in the lineup for Game 7 last night. He conceded after the Penguins' 6-2 victory over the ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar's bid to make the Pittsburgh Penguins is over. The team released the 41-year-old Gonchar on Saturday while trimming its roster to 25 players ahead ...

The Hockey Hall of Fame will announce its 2024 class on Tuesday, which means it’s time once again for the annual call for them to include Sergei Gonchar. Can rinse and repeat the whole thing ...

It's an interesting debate. We thank recently retired Sergei Gonchar who on Friday helped us break down some of the greatest hockey players of all-time from his native Russia. However, Gonchar did ...

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Sergei Gonchar from Ottawa on Friday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick this year. Gonchar had 15 goals and 76 assists in 186 games over three ...

MOSCOW -- NHL stars Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Gonchar have signed with Mettalurg of the Kontinental Hockey League after the NHL imposed a lockout of its players. Metallurg, based in the Russian ...

FROM PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season was slipping away and Sergei Gonchar couldn’t do anything about it, still recovering from a dislocated left shoulder as the calendar turned ...

the one player who really stuck out in my mind for his character and high pain threshold was Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar. This 15- year veteran who is known for his scoring showed how much ...