NHL

Ontario mulls how all-Canadian division in NHL might workTORONTO (AP) Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work.Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being studied by Ontario public health authorities, the province's chief...

AP Sports WriterCaps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart conditionBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, he said Thursday, about two months after he joined the Washington Capitals following 15 years with the New...

AP Sports WriterCaps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart conditionBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, announcing the news a little more than two months after joining the Washington Capitals.Lundqvist posted a written statement...

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist says he will not play for the Washington Capitals this season because of a heart conditionWASHINGTON (AP) Goalie Henrik Lundqvist says he will not play for the Washington Capitals this season because of a heart condition.

Florida signs Anthony Duclair to 1-year contractSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) All-Star winger Anthony Duclair has agreed to join the Florida Panthers on a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday.The 25-year-old Duclair had a career-high 23 goals and 17 assists for Ottawa last season. Florida becomes his sixth team; Duclair...

AP Sports WriterIn wake of Indians' decision, Blackhawks stay with team nameBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks are going to remain the Blackhawks and there is no sign of a change coming anytime soon.Speaking publicly for the first time since baseball's Cleveland Indians announced Monday they plan...

AP Sports Writer'Shocking': King Henrik to miss season with heart conditionBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Henrik Lundqvist looked straight into the camera and spoke haltingly, the out-of-nowhere news as difficult for him to comprehend as it must have been for fans of the Washington Capitals, his new club, the...

Ontario mulls how all-Canadian division in NHL might workTORONTO (AP) Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work.Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being studied by Ontario public health authorities, the province's chief...

AP Sports WriterGM Francis building toward inaugural Kraken season from afarBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) In one corner of the second floor at the Seattle Kraken's future training center sits the office of the general manager, complete with a view of the primary practice rink below.It's a space Ron...

Blackhawks promote Bowman, hire Faulkner to oversee businessCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks shuffled their front office Wednesday, elevating general manager Stan Bowman to president of hockey operations and hiring Jaime Faulkner as president of business operations.Danny Wirtz - chairman Rocky Wirtz's son - becomes chief operating officer after...

With Stalock injured, Wild sign goalie Hammond for insuranceST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Andrew Hammond to a one-year, two-way contract Wednesday, adding insurance at the position in light of a long-term injury for Alex Stalock.The Wild announced Stalock, who took over as their primary...

Lacroix, architect of 2 Avs Stanley Cup titles, dies at 72DENVER (AP) Pierre Lacroix, the astute executive who was the architect of two Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championship teams, has died. He was 72.The Avalanche confirmed his death Sunday. No cause of death was given.Lacroix was a driving...