Biography
Helene Elliott has been a member of the Los Angeles Times' sports department since 1989. She was hired as a baseball writer and covered the ...
Kings make an aggressive deal to get Mike Richards
June 23, 2011
Dean Lombardi believes the Kings' time is now, that the distance to their ultimate goal is shorter than the bumpy road they've traveled since he took over an organization that had no depth and no plan to escape the muck of mediocrity.
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Corey Perry is genuinely surprised as he becomes Ducks' first league most valuable player
June 22, 2011
Corey Perry is what hockey commentators call abrasive, an agitator. Opponents use words that can't be shared in polite company, yet they always welcome his fierceness when they're united by national or All-Star colors.
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Canucks — and Vancouver — won't forget this night easily
June 17, 2011
A world-class team and the worldly city it represents absorbed devastating blows Wednesday night. The damage won't easily be repaired for the Canucks, who were thumped by the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, or for Vancouver, where rioters looted in the downtown core after the team's 4-0 loss.
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Canucks — and Vancouver — won't forget this night easily
June 17, 2011
A world-class team and the worldly city it represents absorbed devastating blows Wednesday night. The damage won't easily be repaired for the Canucks, who were thumped by the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, or for Vancouver, where rioters looted in the downtown core after the team's 4-0 loss.
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There's no doubting Tim Thomas as Bruins win the Stanley Cup
June 15, 2011
From Vancouver, Canada — The goaltender no one wanted made more saves than anyone had ever made in the Stanley Cup finals, and the team that twice skated away from a playoff abyss defied the odds again to claim the toughest trophy to win in professional sports.
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Bruins, Canucks get to live out their dreams with a Game 7 in Stanley Cup finals
June 14, 2011
From Vancouver, Canada — They've played this game before, in backyards and on frozen ponds with snow banks for boards and their feet stuffed into extra socks to fit into their hand-me-down skates.
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Boston's barrage in 5-2 victory over Vancouver sets up Game 7
June 13, 2011
From Boston
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Statistics don't tell the story of this Stanley Cup finals matchup
June 12, 2011
Hockey isn't defined as well by numbers as other sports are. Goals-against average and save percentage do not indicate which goalies make the big saves. Plus/minus rates players' defensive abilities but does not reflect if they play at key moments.
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Roberto Luongo puts Canucks one win from their first Stanley Cup
June 10, 2011
Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo put on a hoodie and headphones and went for a walk along Vancouver's scenic seawall Friday afternoon. He had gone down that path before he faced the Chicago Blackhawks in the seventh game of the first round of the playoffs, but this trip was different.
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Bruins goalie Tim Thomas' feistiness is one of his biggest assets
June 9, 2011
From Vancouver, Canada
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Bruins singing a different tune after routing Canucks, 4-0, in Game 4 of Stanley Cup finals
June 8, 2011
FROM BOSTON — The crowd at TD Garden on Wednesday loudly voiced the Boston Bruins' innermost hopes, singing "We want the Cup" and chanting the name of Nathan Horton, the forward whose Stanley Cup finals ended Monday because of a concussion he suffered on an illegal hit by Vancouver defenseman Aaron Rome.
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NHL's delivery of justice on hit is a day late
June 7, 2011
Anyone looking to Mike Murphy to save the NHL's integrity while punishing Vancouver defenseman Aaron Rome for his late hit on Boston winger Nathan Horton in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals got a mixed message, nothing new from the league and whoever is wearing its Lord of Discipline cape on any given day.
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Bruins respond to vicious hit by routing Canucks, 8-1, in Game 3
June 6, 2011
From Boston — The Stanley Cup finals took a turn toward ugly with a detour through frightening Monday when a vicious hit by Vancouver defenseman Aaron Rome sent Boston winger Nathan Horton to the hospital on a stretcher.
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Canucks' 3-2 victory over Bruins is suddenly special
June 4, 2011
From Vancouver, Canada
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Canucks wait until the end to beat Bruins, 1-0, in Stanley Cup finals opener
June 1, 2011
From Vancouver, Canada — The Vancouver Canucks took a bite out of the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, winning the opener of the Stanley Cup finals in the dying seconds of the third period on a fine passing play among players better known for their grit.
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Despite Stanley Cup drought, Canada isn't fully embracing the Canucks
May 31, 2011
Canada prides itself on having invented hockey, and it sometimes seems this vast country is united only by its passion for a game that mixes finesse with fisticuffs and celebrates players who carry on through the pain of separated shoulders and bashed-in noses.
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Kim Rhode takes aim at an Olympic milestone
May 23, 2011
Kim Rhode isn't easily rattled.
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Bryan Stow's absence from Dodger Stadium is a harsh reality
May 18, 2011
Cousins Jessie Freas and Steven Linan weren't sure how they'd be greeted Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.
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Derek Boogaard's death raises questions about head injuries in NHL
May 16, 2011
Ron Salcer, a longtime hockey agent based in Manhattan Beach, spent most of last week talking business with New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard. When they met to celebrate Boogaard's final night in Southern California, Salcer brought his family.
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Lakers bench steps up in win
December 14, 2007
Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were missing from the San Antonio Spurs' lineup Thursday, each resting a sprained ankle and unable to play against the Lakers.
