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Taylor Hall hoping to provide a boost for the Blackhawks in his return from knee surgery
CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Hall said he woke up Thursday morning with a smile on his face. For good reason. Hall hit the ice with the Chicago Blackhawks for the first practice of training camp after he missed most of last season because of right knee surgery. It was an...
Radko Gudas is named the Anaheim Ducks' first captain since Ryan Getzlaf's retirement 2 years ago
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Radko Gudas has evolved from the rambunctious young defenseman whose vicious hits led to a cool hockey nickname and a less cool reputation as one of the NHL's dirtier players. Gudas is still known as “The Butcher,” but he's now a steady, productive veteran...
Celebrini makes his practice debut for the Sharks, while Couture waits to get back on the ice
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini's first official practice with the San Jose Sharks provided a needed bit of optimism for a franchise that has had little success in recent years. The absence of captain Logan Couture was a reason for concern as he...
Cup champion Panthers open training camp working on the way last season's title run ended
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The puck went into the corner, to the left of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, with 14 seconds left in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. It never came out of that corner. And the Panthers will never forget what that meant. How Florida...
Capitals go into camp without T.J. Oshie and with a revamped roster around Alex Ovechkin
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Tom Wilson looked around on the bench during an informal pre-training camp skate this week and saw a lot of unfamiliar faces. "I felt like the new guy," Wilson said. More than a decade into his NHL career with the Washington Capitals, he's...
Kyle Okposo, who won a Cup in his final game with Panthers, announces retirement
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Okposo is going out as a Stanley Cup champion. Okposo, who played 17 seasons in the NHL and finished that run as part of the Florida team that won a title last season, announced his retirement on Thursday. The former Buffalo Sabres...
Red Wings sign Moritz Seider to 7-year deal worth nearly $60M
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth nearly $60 million. The Red Wings announced the move with the 23-year-old German defenseman on Thursday, three days after keeping...
Jacob Trouba says 'there's no animosity' toward Rangers following trade rumors
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba said Thursday “there’s no animosity” toward the organization following an offseason in which his name was prominently mentioned in trade rumors. “It’s part of the business of hockey,” Trouba said following...
Golden Knights weigh options after goalie Robin Lehner fails to report
Goalie Robin Lehner failed to report to the Vegas Golden Knights, forcing the club to weigh its options regarding a player who has not played in more than two years because of a hip injury. Lehner underwent hip surgery in August 2022 and was placed on long-term injured reserve. Club...
Jaromir Jagr opens 37th professional season in his Kladno Knights team's Czech league loss
Jaromir Jagr has opened his 37th professional season, with hometown team Kladno Knights in the Czech league. In what is expected to be his last season, the 52-year-old winger set up a power play goal, the only one Kladno scored in a 5-1 away loss to Pardubice on Wednesday night. ...
