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

Jun. 25, 2024 18:51 PM EDT

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

Jun. 25, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

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

Jun. 25, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

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

Jun. 25, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

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...

Alex Meruelo backing out of ownership of Coyotes after land auction shelved, AP source says

Jun. 25, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Alex Meruelo is walking away from ownership of the Arizona Coyotes, putting hockey's future in the desert further in doubt. Meruelo's son, Alex Jr., told Coyotes staff of the decision on Monday, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on...

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov becomes the first Stanley Cup-winning captain from Finland

Jun. 25, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A Finnish flag waved prominently in the stands as the Florida Panthers celebrated with the Stanley Cup. Aleksander Barkov held his 2-year-old child in his arms minutes after getting the trophy from Commissioner Gary Bettman. The first championship in franchise...

Paul Maurice, a hockey lifer, now has a Stanley Cup. And it was worth the wait

Jun. 25, 2024 01:07 AM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice was once the last player picked in the NHL draft. An afterthought, almost. He never made it to the league as a player. And there were many times when he wondered if his name would ever be on the Stanley Cup. Wonder no more. It took...

Basketball ties aside, Macklin Celebrini focused on hockey as NHL draft's presumptive No. 1 pick

Jun. 23, 2024 09:11 AM EDT

Having a father working for the Golden State Warriors and former NBA star Steve Nash for an uncle, college hockey player of the year and the presumptive No. 1 NHL draft pick Macklin Celebrin, likes to think he’s got game. “I think it’s pretty good,” Celebrini said, referring...

Hershey Bears move within win of 13th Calder Cup title, beating Coachella Valley 3-2 in Game 5

Jun. 23, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Huntington broke a tie with 3:15 left and the defending champion Hershey Bears moved within a victory of their record-extending 13th Calder Cup title, rallying to beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 3-2 on Saturday night in Game 5. Huntington took a...

Coyotes' bid for new arena hits another snag with cancelation of land auction

Jun. 21, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An auction for a tract of land where Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo had hoped to build a new arena has been canceled. The Arizona State Land Department announced Friday it was canceling next Thursday's auction and reordering the steps so the applicant can file...