The Cheshire ice hockey team capped off the celebration of its 50th year of hockey with a Division II state championship, beating the East Haven co-op team 6-3 Monday night at Quinnipiac's M&T Arena.

Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita (left) along with his friend Irv Tiahnybik launched the Stan Mikita Hockey School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Stan Mikita was arguably the NHL’s most dominant player in the 1960s. He led the Chicago Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup in 1961, in just his second season, led the league in scoring four times ...