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Utah Hockey Club narrows the choice of a permanent name to three finalists. It won't be the Yeti

Jan. 29, 2025 17:53 PM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season. The franchise will use a final round of fan voting to decide among the Utah Mammoth, Utah Hockey Club and Utah Wasatch. Team...

Kings' Drew Doughty to make season debut after recovering from broken ankle

Jan. 29, 2025 14:23 PM EST

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman Drew Doughty has been activated from injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings ahead of his season debut against the Florida Panthers. Doughty missed the first 47 games of the season after breaking his ankle in a preseason game. He will return to the...

Chiefs look to join the Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Yankees and Michael Jordan with a rare three-peat

Jan. 27, 2025 18:08 PM EST

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs accomplished a feat that had never been done before: Getting back to the NFL's championship game following back-to-back Super Bowl wins. Next up is the rare championship three-peat that hasn't been accomplished in the NFL, NBA, NHL or Major...

Utah Hockey Club's bid to trademark 'Yeti' for team name hits snag

Jan. 24, 2025 14:42 PM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has refused a request by the NHL’s Utah Hockey Club to trademark the name Utah Yetis. The USPTO issued a refusal Jan. 9, citing the “likelihood of confusion” with other notable brands using the name, such as Yeti...

Devils honor former Stanley Cup-winning coach Jacques Lemaire

Jan. 22, 2025 21:06 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils honored former coach Jacques Lemaire, inducting the 11-time Stanley Cup champion into the team's Ring of Honor. The 79-year-old Lemaire, who coached the Devils to their first championship in 1995, was celebrated during a pregame ceremony...

Eichel having career year as he hopes to lead the Golden Knights to Cup contention

Jan. 22, 2025 17:51 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel came to Las Vegas in 2021 with lofty expectations that he has mostly fulfilled, including helping lead the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup championship two seasons ago. Now he has taken his game to an even higher level. He has 58 points...

Tom McVie, longtime Bruins assistant who also coached Capitals, Jets and Devils, has died at 89

Jan. 20, 2025 18:08 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died. He was 89. McVie was also the Jets’ first coach in the NHL...

Noesen's overtime goal lifts Devils past Lightning 3-2

Jan. 11, 2025 22:19 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which was coming off a 1-4-1 road trip...

Boqvist nets 2 in 3rd period as Panthers beat Utah 4-1

Jan. 09, 2025 01:39 AM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jesper Boqvist scored twice in the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-1 on Wednesday night. Sam Reinhart and Eetu Luostarinen each had a goal for the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Matthew Tkachuk finished with two assists, and...

Outdoor hockey is coming to Florida. The NHL will have games in Miami and Tampa next season

Jan. 08, 2025 15:27 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Hockey. Outdoors. In Florida. Next season, the NHL is making it happen — twice. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami — home of baseball’s...