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September 23, 2017

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in China

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout to win both of the NHL's first preseason games in China.

September 23, 2017

First-timers, familiar faces hop on NHL's coaching carousel

When the Boston Bruins fired Claude Julien in February, Joel Quenneville took over as the longest-serving NHL head coach.

September 21, 2017

Team USA rules out including NHL draft-eligible prospects

General manager Jim Johannson ruled out the possibility of the U.S. men's hockey team having NHL draft-eligible prospects ...

September 21, 2017

NHL taps new market, plays 1st preseason game in China

A golden dragon was held aloft on poles by skaters. Kobe Bryant appeared on video. NHL mascots gave the crowd a primer on ...

September 13, 2017

Duchene situation hovers over Avalanche as NHL camps open

Even with two years left on his contract with the Colorado Avalanche, Matt Duchene's situation is anything but simple.

Craig Patrick, Tim Murray, Pat LaFontaine

September 07, 2017

Hockey organizations unveil 'Declaration of Principles'

Seventeen hockey organizations teamed up to unveil a "Declaration of Principles" that NHL players hope will boost the game ...

September 05, 2017

Sabres' Jack Eichel focused on hockey, not contract talks

Sabres star center Jack Eichel is focused on taking on a larger leadership role, and not concerning himself with contract ...

August 16, 2017

Butcher has talks with 5 NHL teams since becoming free agent

Defenseman Will Butcher is attracting plenty of interest on his first day as an NHL free agent since college hockey's top ...

August 13, 2017

The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes

The Latest on the white nationalist rally being held in Charlottesville (all times local): 11:54 p.m. Three more men have ...

August 13, 2017

Longtime NHL coach, GM Bryan Murray dies at 74 of cancer

Bryan Murray, a longtime NHL coach and general manager who helped turn around the Washington Capitals and took the Ottawa ...

August 12, 2017

Red Wings denounce use of logo at white nationalist rally

The Detroit Red Wings are considering legal action to stop white nationalists from using their logo as part of a "disturbing" ...

August 04, 2017

Tony Granato to coach US men's hockey at Olympics

Tony Granato was honored to get a call, offering him a chance to coach the U.S. men's hockey team at the 2018 Olympics, the ...

Mike Fisher, Carrie Underwood, Isaiah Fisher

August 03, 2017

Predators captain Fisher retires after 17 seasons in NHL

Nashville Predators forward Mike Fisher has retired in what he calls the hardest decision he's had to make, leaving the ...

July 29, 2017

Predators sign C Ryan Johansen to 8-year, $64 million deal

General manager David Poile has made it clear he's been looking for a top center since first hired to build the Nashville ...

July 25, 2017

Canada names Burke as GM, Desjardins as coach for Olympics

Canada has taken the first steps toward trying to win a third consecutive Olympic gold medal, only this time without NHL ...

July 24, 2017

Hockey Hall of Famer Dick Gamble to get ring back

A scuba-diving treasure hunter who found an American Hockey League Hall of Fame ring in one of New York's Finger Lakes is ...

July 20, 2017

Blues avoid arbitration, sign Parayko to $27.5M, 5-year deal

After hearing development coach Tim Taylor sing the praises of a late-blooming defenseman playing college hockey in Alaska, ...

July 20, 2017

AHL allowing players on minor league deals to go to Olympics

Players on American Hockey League contracts will be eligible to play in the 2018 Winter Olympics. President and CEO David ...

July 14, 2017

Patterson, Tocchet to help lead Coyotes in new direction

Rick Tocchet played three of his 18 NHL seasons with the Arizona Coyotes. Steve Patterson worked three years at Arizona State ...