Blood Feuds: Hockey's Best-Ever Rivalries

Victory is sweet, but victory over a hated adversary is even better. Hockey is an emotional game and throughout the sport's history, a good deal of blood and ill will has been spilled in the name of rivalry.

With that in mind, The Hockey News presents Blood Feuds, a look at the greatest rivalries the game has witness. Team versus team, player versus player, even entire countries get involved in these skirmishes for all ages.

All the biggest names are here, from Wayne Gretzky and Patrick Roy to Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Even Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard were hated - by each other, no less.

You will find heroes and villains from all eras and all locales complete with over 60 action photographs.