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Column: Remember ABA and WHA during one of the greatest times of the sports year
As we relish one of the greatest couple of weeks on the sporting calendar — the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final, going back and forth on alternating nights — a pair of long-forgotten leagues deserve a shoutout. Take a bow, ABA. You too, WHA. The...
Penguins name former Maple Leafs GM Dubas as club's new president of hockey operations
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Dubas wanted to take a breath and take a break after being fired as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Then the Pittsburgh Penguins called. The break ended shortly thereafter. Dubas joined the Penguins as the team's...
USA Hockey's Hilary Knight voted IIHF's first female player of the year
Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win gold at the women’s world championship. The IIHF announced...
Seattle Thunderbirds beat Kamloops Blazers 6-1 to reach Memorial Cup semifinal
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Jared Davidson and Jordan Gustafson scored in an eight-second span in the second period and the Seattle Thunderbirds beat the host Kamloops Blazers 6-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the Memorial Cup semifinal. The Western Hockey League champion...
For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon. The playoff beard rub might have started last month by accident. Go back to April...
Spencer Carbery hired as Capitals coach after 2 seasons as Maple Leafs assistant
Spencer Carbery got his start in coaching in the minors with the Washington Capitals watching closely. They liked what they saw, and on Tuesday they brought him back to fill the job they envisioned he would get. The Capitals hired Carbery as their next coach, ending...
The Stanley Cup Final between Vegas and Florida will end with a first-time NHL champion
Jon Hamm is excited for this Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights. “Stoked, man,” the actor and noted hockey fan said. “I live in L.A., so that’s a half-hour flight away for me.” The NHL is pumped, too. Even though the...
Bobrovsky's end-of-season haircut can wait, with Panthers headed to Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky needs a haircut. The goaltender for the Florida Panthers uses a thin headband to hold some of his hair back these days. Long hair usually isn’t a problem for Bobrovsky at this time of year: When a season ends, he gets most of it shaved off...
Blais scores 2 as Canada downs Germany 5-2 for record 28th title at hockey worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Samuel Blais scored two goals to rally Canada to a 5-2 victory over Germany in the final of the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It's a record 28th world title for Canada, and its second in three years. Russia has 27 while Germany has never won the...
Even without playing, Cup winner Patric Hornqvist still has big role for Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Patric Hornqvist was one of the last Florida Panthers players to leave the team’s locker room on Sunday, which surprises none of his teammates. He's not playing yet still working as hard as anyone. The two-time Stanley Cup winner has a chance...
