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Sacco soaks up the experience in his 1st game as Bruins interim coach

Nov. 21, 2024 23:09 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — The hours leading up to the Boston Bruins' game against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night had a different vibe for Joe Sacco. The longtime Bruins assistant was named the team's interim coach on Tuesday after Jim Montgomery was fired following a lackluster start...

PWHL releases neutral-site schedule with games ranging from North Carolina to the Pacific Northwest

Nov. 18, 2024 10:08 AM EST

The PWHL is taking women’s pro hockey to places from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Pacific Northwest in releasing its nine-date schedule of neutral site games on Monday. Billed as the “Takeover Tour,” the six-team league selected six U.S. cities — Raleigh, Buffalo, Detroit,...

Cutter Gauthier finally scores for the Anaheim Ducks, and everybody thinks more goals are on the way

Nov. 16, 2024 02:13 AM EST

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Late in the 17th game of his NHL career, Cutter Gauthier finally scored a goal for the Anaheim Ducks. Gauthier's teammates and coaches don't expect he'll have to wait so long for the second goal in what's already been a tumultuous year for a gifted rookie...

PWHL hires 3-time US Olympian, Devils executive Meghan Duggan as hockey operations consultant

Nov. 15, 2024 13:34 PM EST

The PWHL on Friday turned to three-time U.S. Olympian and New Jersey Devils director of player development Meghan Duggan to assist in its hockey operations department. Duggan will serve as a special consultant for the six-team league entering its second season, which opens on Nov....

The Minnesota Frost are eager to defend their PWHL title after an eventful summer with the trophy

Nov. 14, 2024 21:29 PM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Taylor Heise and her Minnesota Frost teammates had the time of their lives celebrating the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League championship throughout the summer, taking the Walter Cup with them wherever they could. “If someone hasn't seen it,”...

Shea Weber, Pavel Datsyuk enshrined as part of Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2024 class

Nov. 11, 2024 23:33 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Shea Weber and David Poile’s stories have been intertwined for more than two decades. Poile drafted Weber when he was general manager of the Nashville Predators and eventually handed him the captaincy. He also shipped the star defenseman out of town...

Canada evens Rivalry Series with US with shootout victory in Game 2

Nov. 09, 2024 01:09 AM EST

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Marie-Phillip Poulin scored the go-ahead goal and 17-year-old Chloe Primerano scored her first career goal to clinch a 2-0 shootout win for Team Canada to even the Rivalry Series with the US at a win apiece on Friday night. Poulin scored a short-handed...

The Panthers' newest lucky charm? They're wearing robes to games, and it's working

Nov. 07, 2024 22:51 PM EST

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers often show up to work in suits. Until further notice, they're wearing robes. Let's explain: The Stanley Cup champion Panthers got personalized bathrobes for their two-game trip to Finland last week, a gift from the team. They showed up for...

Brad Marchand scores OT goal to lead Bruins to 4-3 victory over Flames

Nov. 07, 2024 22:27 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored a backhand off of his own rebound with 20 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Flames on Thursday night. It was Marchand’s second OT winner of the season and redeemed a penalty he committed that led to a...

Pro Women's Hockey League unveils home and away jersey designs for upcoming 2nd season

Nov. 07, 2024 08:23 AM EST

The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled the home and away uniform designs for its six teams on Thursday, a little over three weeks before opening its second season. The uniforms were made and supplied by Bauer, and their release comes two months after the PWHL revealed the...