The San Jose Sharks select Boston University center Macklin Celebrini with the first pick in the NHL draft

Challenges await new Canes GM Eric Tulsky. Lessons from an unusual path to the NHL can only help

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Eric Tulsky has always trusted his process of sorting through all kinds of data to solve problems. It never mattered whether he was working with fluorescent nanoparticles, solar energy or on improving the energy capacity of a car battery. Or the...

NHL Player Inclusion Coalition strives to continue growth of hockey

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NHL All-Star PK Subban was all smiles Thursday afternoon at the James Boys & Girls Club in historic West Las Vegas, participating in an NHL Player Inclusion Coalition ball hockey clinic on the group’s first anniversary. Then the team he was playing on,...

Claude Julien is returning to an NHL bench as a St. Louis Blues assistant coach

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Claude Julien is back behind an NHL bench as an assistant coach for the St. Louis Blues. President of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced Thursday that Julien is joining coach Drew Bannister’s staff. Julien spent the past two years...

Dubois changes perspective quickly after joining Caps, a year since signing long term in LA

The life Pierre-Luc Dubois envisioned for himself a year ago no longer exists. Back then, he had requested and been granted a trade from Winnipeg to Los Angeles, signed a contract for $68 million over the next eight seasons and thought he would be a big part of the Kings' future. ...

Hall of Famer Glen Sather retires after six decades, highlighted by building the Oilers' dynasty

NEW YORK (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Glen Sather, who built and coached the NHL's last great dynasty with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s and helped resurrect the New York Rangers in the early 2000s, is retiring after six decades in the sport as a player, coach and executive. The...

Strome scores in OT, Hershey beats Coachella Valley 5-4 for a record-extending 13th Calder Cup title

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Matt Strome scored 1:06 into overtime as the Hershey Bears beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-4 in Game 6 on Monday night to win their record-extending 13th Calder Cup title. Strome grabbed a loose puck in the high slot and beat Firebirds goalie Chris...

Strome scores in OT, Hershey beats Coachella Valley 5-4 for a record-extending 13th Calder Cup title

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Matt Strome scored 1:06 into overtime as the Hershey Bears beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-4 in Game 6 on Monday night to win their record-extending 13th Calder Cup title. Strome grabbed a loose puck in the high slot and beat Firebirds goalie Chris...

Roenick gets into Hockey Hall of Fame after a lengthy wait. 2024 class includes 2 US women's players

Jeremy Roenick was getting a coffee when he got the call he once hoped for but some time ago stopped expecting when the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee meets typically in late June. Tears welled up in his eyes and then down his face as he was rendered unable to pay, to hold...

Lightning's Jon Cooper tabbed to coach Canada at the 2026 Olympics

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jon Cooper has been named Canada’s coach for upcoming international play, including the 2026 Olympics in Milan. Hockey Canada announced Tuesday the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning also will be behind the bench for the NHL’s...