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AP Sports WriterCoyotes captain Shane Doan calls it a careerBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan is retiring after 21 seasons with the same franchise.The Coyotes announced Doan's retirement on Wednesday.The 40-year-old Doan is the franchise's all-time leader in nearly every category, finishing his career...

AP Sports WriterAs Wild camp begins, Parise injured but 'not overly serious'By DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild training camp began with one notable absence: Zach Parise.He's being held off the ice for now because of a back injury, his status considered day to day. Coach Bruce...

Calgary Flames sign forward Sam Bennett to 2-year contractCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames signed forward Sam Bennett to a two-year contract Wednesday with an annual average value of $1.95 million.The 21-year-old Bennett had 13 goals and 13 assists in 81 regular-season games last season, and added two...

AP Sports WriterCrosby, Penguins hungry for shot at rare NHL threepeatBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The chance to make history doesn't come up in the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room. It doesn't have to.Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company understand the stakes: that no team since the New York Islanders...

First-timers, familiar faces hop on NHL's coaching carouselBy The Associated PressWhen the Boston Bruins fired Claude Julien in February, Joel Quenneville took over as the longest-serving NHL head coach.Hired in October 2008, Quenneville enters his 10th season with the Chicago Blackhawks amid a continuously rotating cast of coaching peers....

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in ChinaBEIJING (AP) 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.Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the National Hockey League to popularize the sport in...

AP Sports WriterRangers set to begin training camp practices with retooled DBy VIN A. CHERWOOGREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) The New York Rangers are set to start training camp practices this weekend having undergone some changes since a second-round playoff exit just over four months ago.After another disappointment for a...

Kings beat Canucks 4-3 after shootout in ChinaBEIJING (AP) The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in penalties to win both of the NHL's first preseason games in China.Saturday's game in Beijing caps a push by the National Hockey League to popularize the sport in China...

AP Hockey WriterDevils' Boyle diagnosed with cancer, expects to keep playingBy STEPHEN WHYNOBrian Boyle hopes to play hockey again soon after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of bone-marrow cancer that the New Jersey Devils' team doctor said can largely be treated with medication.The 32-year-old forward was...

AP Hockey WriterCaps have high goal-scoring expectations for Ovechkin at 32By STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Alex Ovechkin has scored 50 goals so regularly that finishing with 30-something was a disappointment.Ovechkin is responsible for seven of the 20 times any player has scored 50 goals in a season since...

Nick DeSimone breaks tie, Sharks beat Golden Knights 5-3LAS VEGAS (AP) Nick DeSimone broke a tie midway through the third period in the San Jose Sharks' 5-3 exhibition victory over the expansion Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.Marcus Sorensen, Chris Tierney, Barclay Goodrow and Joel Ward also scored...

Domi calls for stricter immigration controls after attackBy The Associated PressArizona Coyotes forward Max Domi called for stricter immigration controls following a violent attack in Edmonton, Alberta.Domi tweeted Sunday night about a Somali refugee who is facing a number of charges, including five counts of attempted murder, dangerous driving...