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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...
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...
Avalanche set to begin camp with no timeline for return of injured Landeskog or suspended Nichushkin
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche head into training camp with some holes to fill — and some feelings to mend down the road. On the eve of camp Wednesday night, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said there was no timeline for a return of captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee)...
Tampa Bay Lightning select Victor Hedman as captain, succeeding Steven Stamkos
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning selected Victor Hedman as the team captain on Wednesday as training camp opened, making the big defenseman the successor to Steven Stamkos. Hedman, who is going into his 16th season with Tampa Bay, was considered the obvious choice to get...
Stanley Cup champion Panthers getting back to work, insisting it's time to look forward
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Stanley Cup is still making its championship tour of South Florida. It was on a basketball court with the Miami Heat this week, is going somewhere else on Thursday and there’s a few more appearances to make after that. So, in some respects, the party that comes...
Stanley Cup champion Panthers agree to extend arena deal with Broward County through at least 2033
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are extending their operating agreement with Broward County for five more years, ensuring that the team remains in the market through 2033 and likely well beyond. County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously...
NHL training camps open with Swayman's status with the Bruins among the many questions
Sidney Crosby and Leon Draisaitl have their contract extensions, Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers have the Stanley Cup and a brief but busy summer of moving and shaking is over. Now, back to hockey. Less than 90 days since the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in...
Panthers coach Paul Maurice is rested and refreshed. Now he's set to lead the Cup champs into camp
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice spent his summer on a Canadian lake. Its location would be best described as in the middle of nowhere. He typically would have morning coffee with his wife, either on the dock or inside the screened-in porch depending on how bad the black flies were that...
Sidney Crosby says he's 'pretty optimistic' about getting an extension done with the Penguins
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sidney Crosby doesn’t know when the deal will be signed. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain is also confident an agreement isn’t far away. Speaking at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour’s North American leg Monday, Crosby said he expects to ink a...
Oilers sign Leon Draisaitl to an 8-year extension worth $112 million
Leon Draisaitl had a hard time picturing himself playing in the NHL wearing anything but an Edmonton Oilers jersey, and the result of that is a long-term commitment to the organization's pursuit of the Stanley Cup as the highest-paid player in hockey. Draisaitl on Tuesday signed an...
