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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Longtime NHL player, coach and executive Paul Holmgren, retired forward Peter McNab and broadcaster Stan Fischler make up the 2021 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. USA Hockey announced the class Thursday. Holmgren, McNab and Fischler are set to be inducted along with the class of 2020 at

The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to start the season without captain Sidney Crosby. The team announced Wednesday that the two-time Hart Trophy winner will be out at least six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery. General manager Ron Hextall said Crosby had been dealing with the injury for years and that the team exhausted all minimally

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Despite all the controversy and tension surrounding the Beijing Olympics, one thing that hasn’t changed is the opportunity China presents from a marketability standpoint. In this case, the NHL’s agreement last week to allow its players to compete in the 2022 Games, with the last time they were able to compete being in 2014, is now a

GENEVA (AP) — The top ice hockey official in Belarus was banned for five years on Wednesday for politically motivated threats against players and supporting the country’s authoritarian president. The International Ice Hockey Federation also investigated Dmitri Baskov’s alleged role in an incident that led to the killing of an activist last year but could

Former NHLer Theoren Fleury has been stirring the anti-vaccine pot on social media, prompting Brandon University to take a stand against its honorary doctorate recipient and call his statements “a stain on his legacy.” “Fleury has turned his voice to launching personal and political attacks and to the espousing of conspiracy theories,” said a statement released by

OTTAWA – General manager Pierre Dorion says he wants to finish what he started with the Ottawa Senators. After all, he’s the man who brought in most of the players on the current roster, whether as GM, director of player development or the team’s head scout. “I feel that I owed it to (the players)

General manager Pierre Dorion says he wants to finish what he started with the Ottawa Senators. After all, he’s the man who brought in most of the players on the current roster, whether as GM, director of player development or the team’s head scout. “I feel that I owed it to [the players] to not just

MONTREAL – The price tag to keep Jesperi Kotkaniemi would have been costly to the Montreal Canadiens in more ways than one. And the availability of young centre Christian Dvorak helped soften the blow of the loss. Habs general manager Marc Bergevin said Monday that Montreal didn’t match the Carolina Hurricanes’ US$6.1-million offer sheet for

The Arizona Coyotes have submitted a bid for two parcels of a 46-acre tract of land in what could be the first step to landing a permanent home. The City of Tempe said it received one response before Thursday’s deadline to a request for proposals issued in July for a mixed-use project incorporating a professional

The National Women’s Hockey League is history. Welcome, Premier Hockey Federation. North America’s first women’s professional hockey league to pay players a salary is adopting the new title on Tuesday as part of a rebranding to reflect sweeping changes made to its management structure, coupled with an influx of private ownership entering its seventh season.

The Ottawa Senators announced Friday they’ve agreed to a six-year, $29.85 million US contract with forward Drake Batherson. Batherson, 23, was Ottawa’s fourth-leading scorer last year with 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists). His 17 goals were tied for second-highest on the club. News Release: The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Sens</a> have agreed to terms on a six-year,

So we’ll finally get to see Connor McDavid in a Team Canada jersey. Not as a teenager this time, but as the NHL’s marquee player. That’s good. Who wouldn’t want to see that? How about McDavid on a line with Brayden Point and Mitch Marner? Auston Matthews will lead the American Olympic team for the

Team USA’s coaching staff for men’s hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will include someone without any prior coaching experience: Ryan Miller. The longtime NHL goalie, who helped the U.S. win silver at the 2010 Olympics, will assist head coach Mike Sullivan for next year’s Olympic team. Miller, 41, retired after the 2020-21

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OK, let’s try this again. One year after becoming the first woman from P.E.I. to sign a contract with the National Women’s Hockey League — only to have the season cut short and the playoffs revamped because of COVID-19 — Stratford’s Sarah Steele is heading back to the Toronto Six for the 2021-22 season. The

Toronto’s Jason Payne travelled a long, hard road to get to where he is today. Promoted this past week by the Cincinnati Cyclones, the 45-year-old father of two is just the fifth Black head coach ever in North American pro hockey — and currently the only one. From the days when he rode the TTC

San Jose Sharks associate coach Rocky Thompson, who is unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to an undisclosed medical reason, stepped down Friday. “Under the new League protocols, I am not permitted to fulfill my duties on the Sharks coaching staff at this time,” the Calgary native said in a statement. “I will have no