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Ex-enforcer Laraque embarrassed Pens going to White HouseMONTREAL (AP) Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque says it is ''an embarrassment'' that the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins are willing to visit President Donald Trump at the White House.Laraque, who was a black player in a predominantly white league, told...

AP Sports WriterPreds goalie Pekka Rinne eager for more after run to finalBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The fans going nuts at the biggest party in Nashville, catfish flying onto the ice and then a stirring postseason run coming to a screeching halt in Game 6 of...

AP Hockey WriterChiasson makes Capitals on camp tryout, signs 1-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) With what he called a chip on his shoulder, Alex Chiasson showed the Washington Capitals more than enough in training camp and the preseason to earn a contract.Chiasson got one Wednesday, a $660,000,...

Hockey broadcaster Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62FRISCO, Texas (AP) Hockey broadcaster Dave Strader has died after battling bile duct cancer for more than a year. He was 62.The Dallas Stars say Strader died Sunday at his home in Glens Falls, New York. Strader was a play-by-play...

AP Sports WriterFans' delight: Islanders back at Nassau Coliseum for a dayBy VIN A. CHERWOOUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Nearly 2 1/2 years after last playing at the Nassau Coliseum, John Tavares and the New York Islanders gave their fans something to cheer about back at their refurbished former home.The...

AP Hockey WriterNHL '17: Penguins, Capitals losses make East wide openBy STEPHEN WHYNOA handful of Pittsburgh Penguins players whose names are on the Stanley Cup, some of them twice or even three times, are gone.The same goes for core players from the back-to-back Presidents' Trophy winning Washington Capitals.The goliaths...

Golden Knights expecting to be competitive in first seasonBy The Associated PressLAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTSEXPANSION: The Golden Knights are the first NHL expansion team since the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild in 2000.COACH: Gerard Gallant (first season, seventh NHL season).PLAYER TO WATCH: LW James Neal. He's been a...

Red Wings assign Russo, Hronek to AHL affiliateDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have assigned defensemen Filip Hronek and Robbie Russo to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.The Red Wings announced the moves before their preseason finale at Toronto on Saturday. Detroit also released center Corey Elkins...

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 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...

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...