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Members of the Edmonton Oilers — Bill Ranford, Esa Tikkanen, Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky and Kevin Lowe — celebrate after defeating the Bruins for the 1988 Stanley Cup championship. (David E. Klutho/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Wayne Gretzky
Grant Mulvey and Ron Delorme take a rest after brawling during a 1982 Canucks-Blackhawks game. (Tony Tomsic/SI)
Joe Sakic joins Adam Oates, Pavel Bure and Mats Sundin as the latest additions to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Sakic was the 15th overall pick by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL Draft. The smart, playmaking center with the lethal wrist shot spent his entire 20-year career with the franchise — serving 16 years as captain, the second longest such tenure in league history — while twice scoring 50 goals in a season and producing six 100-point campaigns. (Robert Laberge, Brian Bahr/Getty Images; David E. Klutho/SI; Frank Gunn/AP)
GALLERY: Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2012
Phil Esposito lays on the ice after injuring his knee during a 1973 Bruins-Rangers playoff game. (Tony Triolo/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of the Boston Bruins
Sure, there is no NHL season, but at least it’s good news for the faces of professional hockey players. Even Darcy Tucker would agree. (AP)
GALLERY: The NHL’s Bruised Faces of Battle
Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr flies through the air in this iconic photo after scoring the series-winning goal in the 1970 Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues. (AP)
GALLERY: Iconic Photos of the Boston Bruins
It’s Halloween, and with no NHL season in sight, Alexander Ovechkin will easily be able to slip into his alter-ego, The Faun from Pam’s Labyrinth. (Getty Images)
GALLERY: Hockey Fright Night
With no hockey season in sight, hockey fans have time to settle some important NHL-related debates. One such debate is which goalie has the best mask. SI counted down the Top 10 goalie masks of the 2000s and this gem by Curtis Joseph ranked No. 5. Check out the rest of the list below. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Top 10 Goalie Masks of the 2000s
Islanders legend Bryan Trottier skates toward the puck during a Nov. 1977 game against the Colorado Rockies. The Islanders announced on Wednesday that they will leave Long Island after signing a 25-year lease to play at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, starting in 2015-16.
Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk fight for the puck during a KHL game between the Dyanamo Moscow and SKA Saint Petersburg. Like many top NHL players, Ovechkin and Kovalchuk are playing in Europe while the NHL tries to reach a deal for a 2012-13 season. (Ury Kuzmin/Getty Images)
GALLERY: NHL Players Elsewhere
Evgeni Malkin stretches on the ice before a Penguins-Lightining game last February. Malkin is currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL while the NHL remains gridlocked in a labor dispute. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
ROSENBERG: Bettman to blame for NHL lockout
SI photographer David E. Klutho uses special effects to highlight this shot of Colroado’s Chris Drury scoring the game-winning goal on Dallas’ Ed Belfour during Game 6 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals. The Avalanche would win the game 3-2. (David E. Klutho/SI)
HACKEL: One major factor in lockout - mismanagement by owners
Bob Probert takes a right to the jaw from Darren Langdon during a 1997 Rangers-Blackhawks game. (AP)
GALLERY: Hockey’s Faces of Battle
Sadly for NHL fans, the only pro hockey in the foreseable future are photos of old stars, in this case Philadelphia’s Bobby Clarke. The center played 15 seasons with the Flyers, amassing 358 career goals and 1,453 penalty minutes. He later served as Philly’s GM from 1994-2006. (John C. Hanlon/SI)
GALLERY: Iconic Photos of the Philadelphia Flyers
HACKEL: Don’t expect to see hockey anytime soon
The 2012 Hall of Fame induction may be the most exciting hockey-related event fans have to look forward to as the inevitable lockout draws closer. Sundin will join Adam Oates, Joe Sakic and Pavel Bure in this year’s class. (AP)
GALLERY: Hockey Hall of Fame - Class of 2012
HACKEL: Players, owners entrenched in standoff
