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What will Utah's NHL team be called? Here are 20 options
Ownership of the NHL’s team in Utah has given fans 20 choices to vote on for the franchise’s new name, according to a survey sent out Wednesday by Smith Entertainment Group. Owner Ryan Smith has told The Associated Press the team will have a name starting with Utah. The inaugural...
Goaltender interference debate is alive and well in the NHL playoffs after 1st-round controversy
Minutes after his team was knocked out of the NHL playoffs in a game that included two disallowed goals because of goaltender interference, Jon Cooper was careful to say those calls weren't the reason the Tampa Bay Lightning lost the series. He still had a problem with them. Cooper,...
The San Jose Sharks win the NHL draft lottery with expectation to select Macklin Celebrini No. 1
Mike Grier was so elated over winning the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks general manager dispensed with tradition by coming out and stating exactly who he expects to select with the No. 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. Where past GMs in...
St. Louis Blues remove interim tag and name Drew Bannister full-time coach
Drew Bannister is returning as coach of the St. Louis Blues after getting the interim tag removed from his title and being named Tuesday to the full-time role. He signed a two-year contract that gives him the chance to oversee a bit of organizational retooling but also show he can...
PWHL Playoffs: Women's hockey takes center stage in Toronto while Knight and Poulin renew rivalry
Step aside, Auston Matthews. Women’s hockey is taking center stage in Toronto, where Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse & Co. open the PWHL playoffs against Minnesota on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the sport's most prominent faces — Boston’s Hilary Knight and Montreal’s Marie-Philip...
Stars quickly go from tight series over reigning Cup champ to big-scoring '22 champ Avs in 2nd round
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars got one day off between their Game 7 victory over last year’s Stanley Cup champion, and the start of what could be a drastically different second round in the Western Conference playoffs against well-rested 2022 champ Colorado. Coach Pete DeBoer and...
Defending Stanley Cup champion Knights and top-seed Stars set for a not-unexpected Game 7
DALLAS (AP) — There is one more game to go between the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights and the top-seeded Stars. That deciding Game 7 in Dallas on Sunday night will wrap up the first round in the Western Conference playoffs. “I feel like...
Vegas use of injured reserve prompts questions about salary cap. Other NHL teams do same thing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boos began raining down on Golden Knights captain Mark Stone at American Airlines Center in Dallas the moment he first touched the puck. They didn't let up whenever the first-round series was in Dallas. Stars fans weren't happy that the poster boy of all that is...
The value of Valeri Nichushkin on display for Avs since his return from player assistance program
DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin is lifting the Colorado Avalanche after taking the time to help himself. The hard-charging, fast-moving Russian forward was gone for nearly two months of the regular season as he received care from the NHLPA/NHL Player Assistance Program for issues...
Year after flip flop, NBC's Eddie Olczyk hopes he feels better about his Kentucky Derby pick
Last year at the Kentucky Derby, Eddie Olczyk did what every horse racing fan and handicapper has done at one point — he changed his pick and ended up regretting it. The difference, though, is that Olczyk flipped with nearly 15 million people watching. Leading up to...
