Tag: Professional hockey
One trophy ignored, Canadiens shift focus to the Stanley Cup
MONTREAL — Shea Weber and the Montreal Canadiens kept their hands off the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final,...
Britain’s Kirk scores Coyotes contract, chases NHL dream
Liam Kirk has a knack for finding spaces to score. Turns out his timing is pretty good, too.
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GM Chris Drury makes moves in NY Rangers hockey operations
NEW YORK — Long-time coach Benoit Allaire was hired Thursday as the New York Rangers' director of goaltending, one of several movesby new general...
Confident Lightning, Islanders ready for Game 7 challenge
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lost consecutive postseason games in over two years and haven’t faced a winner-take-all challenge since 2018.
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Stars sign forward Rhett Gardner for 2 years, $1.5 million
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars signed forward Rhett Gardner to a $1.5 million, two-year contract after the 25-year-old recorded the first two points...
Ex-Blackhawk sues team, alleging sexual assault by assistant
CHICAGO — An unidentified former Chicago Blackhawks player says in a lawsuit against the team that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted him in 2010...
Beauvillier, Islanders beat Lightning in OT to force Game 7
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Anthony Beauvillier scored 1:08 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday...
Islanders’ Lamoriello wins GM of the year award again
NEW YORK — Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders has won the Jim Gregory general manager of the year award for the second...
Olympic trials pique viewer interest in Tokyo Summer Games
LOS ANGELES — Amid all the back-and-forth about the feasibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics during the pandemic, there are early indications of viewer...
Sabres `French Connection’ winger Rene Robert dies at 72
Rene Robert, a member of the Buffalo Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line,” died Tuesday at a Florida hospital less than a week after suffering...