NHL

AP Sports WriterBickell signs 1-day contract to retire with BlackhawksBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Bryan Bickell has signed a one-day contract so he can retire with the Chicago Blackhawks.Bickell was selected by Chicago in the second round of the 2004 draft and spent his first nine seasons with the...

Former NHL enforcer Colton Orr finds new role in spotlightTORONTO (AP) The hardest part for Colton Orr was pretending.After duking it out many times in an NHL career that spanned almost 500 games, Orr was trying to pretend he was fighting in front of the camera as a...

Golden Knights rout Canucks 9-4 in first preseason gameVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) By the time the Elvis Presley impersonator singing tunes between whistles had left the building, the NHL's newest franchise was already well on its way to victory in its first exhibition game.Tyler Wong scored three times...

AP Hockey WriterIn first full year under Yeo, Blues' sights still on CupBy STEPHEN WHYNOVladimir Tarasenko told the St. Louis Blues he wants to lead them to another level.After a sixth consecutive playoff appearance without a trip to the Stanley Cup Final, what is the next level for the...

Wild's Parise has ailing back, will miss at least 2 gamesST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Wild will start the regular season without veteran left wing Zach Parise, who has been slowed by a back injury.General manager Chuck Fletcher said after practice Monday that Parise would not travel...

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...

Predators sign Harry Zolnierczyk to 1-year, 2-way contractNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have signed Harry Zolnierczyk to a one-year, two-way contract keeping the 30-year-old forward with the franchise.The Predators announced the deal Wednesday. Zolnierczyk will be paid based on a $650,000 contract when on the Predators' roster...

AP Sports WriterSharks begin 1st training camp without Marleau in 21 yearsBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) There was something familiar missing in San Jose when the Sharks opened training camp.For the first time since 1996, the Sharks took the ice for their first training camp practice without...

Coyotes preseason game vs. Kings canceled due to bad iceGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Poor ice conditions after a weekend concert has forced the Arizona Coyotes to cancel their scheduled preseason home game Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings.Coyotes president and CEO Steve Patterson announced Sunday that the game...