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Top women's players to be part of NHL All-Star WeekendNEW YORK (AP) Twenty of the top women's hockey players in the world will take part in a 3-on-3 game at a new-look NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis next week.National team players from the U.S. and Canada will...

Current NHL coaches by longest tenure with their teamBy The Associated PressA list of the NHL's current longest-tenured head coaches with name, team and starting date:Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mar. 26, 2013Paul Maurice, Winnipeg Jets, Jan. 12, 2014Jeff Blashill, Detroit Red Wings, June 9, 2015John Tortorella, Columbus Blue...

AP Sports WriterAnalysis: NHL season marked by coaching carousel, changesBy TOM CANAVANFiring coaches during the season has been relatively common in the NHL for decades. The volume is nonetheless jaw-dropping in 2019-20 - and there is still half a season to go.Seven coaches have been either fired or forced...

AP Hockey WriterVegas Golden Knights fire Gallant, name DeBoer new coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOGerard Gallant was abruptly fired by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence and winning NHL coach of the year...

AP Hockey WriterGolden Knights fire Gallant, name DeBoer new coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOGerard Gallant was abruptly fired by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence and winning NHL coach of the year honors...

AP Sports WriterCrosby's return makes resilient Penguins diligent, dangerousBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Sullivan's messages can be relentless. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach peppers his team with a handful of mantras that seemingly run on a loop during every practice, every period, sometimes every shift.They run from ''play the...

AP Hockey WriterGolden Knights fire Gallant, name DeBoer new coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOGerard Gallant was abruptly fired by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence and winning NHL coach of the year honors...

AP Hockey WriterGolden Knights fire Gallant, name DeBoer new coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOGerard Gallant was abruptly fired as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence.Peter DeBoer takes over immediately, a month...

AP Hockey WriterGolden Knights fire Gallant, name DeBoer new coachBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Vegas Golden Knights fired former NHL coach of the year Gerard Gallant on Wednesday amid a four-game losing streak and replaced him with Peter DeBoer.General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the stunning change the morning after a 4-2...

AP Sports WriterPenguins' Crosby to return from 2-month absence against WildBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Sidney Crosby is back.The Pittsburgh Penguins captain will be in the lineup on Tuesday night when Pittsburgh faces Minnesota. Crosby hasn't played since undergoing abdominal surgery on Nov. 14.The Penguins have thrived in spite...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals sign Nicklas Backstrom for 5-year, $46M dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) The Capitals have signed Nicklas Backstrom for the long term, agreeing to a $46 million, five-year contract extension on Tuesday.The deal through the 2024-25 season carries a $9.2 million salary-cap hit.Backstrom is the Capitals franchise...

Price, Canadiens end Flames' 5-game winning streak, 2-0MONTREAL (AP) Carey Price stopped everything Calgary threw his way Monday night - which wasn't much, as far as Flames interim coach Geoff Ward was concerned.Price made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Montreal Canadiens snapped...