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Flames extend contract of general manager Brad TrelivingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames announced a multiyear contract extension for general manager Brad Treliving on Thursday, hours before their season opener against Colorado.He is entering his sixth season in the job. While with the team, Calgary has made the...

Associated PressKubalik eyes dream debut as Blackhawks play Flyers in PragueBy KAREL JANICEKPRAGUE (AP) Czech winger Dominik Kubalik has waited six years for a chance to play in the NHL. He never expected his debut would take place at home.The 24-year-old Kubalik is set to play his first...

Associated PressKubalik eyes dream debut as Blackhawks play Flyers in PragueBy KAREL JANICEKPRAGUE (AP) Czech winger Dominik Kubalik has waited six years for a chance to play in the NHL. He never expected his debut would take place at home.The 24-year-old Kubalik is set to play his first...

John Tavares named captain of the Toronto Maple LeafsTORONTO (AP) John Tavares was named the 25th captain in Toronto Maple Leafs history Wednesday night before the season opener against the Ottawa Senators, filling a role that had been vacant for more than 3 1/2 years.Fellow forwards Auston Matthews,...

AP Sports WriterOld cogs, new tricks? Penguins eye reboot after flameoutBy WILL GRAVESCRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins began the franchise’s longest offseason in more than a decade with general manager Jim Rutherford talking about the need for its stars to get past the complacency he feared...

Coyotes sign Darcy Kuemper to 2-year contract extensionGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have signed goalie Darcy Kuemper to a two-year contract extension with an average annual salary of $4.5 million.The deal announced Wednesday would keep Kuemper in the desert through the 2021-22 season.The 29-year-old Kuemper had been...

AP Hockey WriterPanarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene among many on the move in NHLBy LARRY LAGEThe St. Louis Blues will look a lot like the team that won the franchise's first Stanley Cup when the puck drops for the NHL's season-opening game against the 2018 champion Washington Capitals.Ryan O'Reilly, who won...

AP Hockey WriterCallahan's move to TV may be model for other injured playersBy STEPHEN WHYNORyan Callahan figured he would visit a specialist and learn how to fix the back issues that plagued him last season.Instead, two doctor visits brought the diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and the end of...

AP Hockey WriterPanarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene among many on the move in NHLBy LARRY LAGEThe St. Louis Blues will look a lot like the team that won the franchise's first Stanley Cup when the puck drops for the NHL's season-opening game against the 2018 champion Washington Capitals.Ryan O'Reilly, who won...

AP Hockey WriterCallahan's move to TV may be model for other injured playersBy STEPHEN WHYNORyan Callahan figured he would visit a specialist and learn how to fix the back issues that plagued him last season.Instead, two doctor visits brought the diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and the end of...

AP Hockey WriterPanarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene among many on the move in NHLBy LARRY LAGEThe St. Louis Blues will look a lot like the team that won the franchise's first Stanley Cup when the puck drops for the NHL's season-opening game against the 2018 champion Washington Capitals.Ryan O'Reilly, who won...

Sharks F Kane suspended for 3 games for abuse of officialNEW YORK (AP) San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been suspended for the first three games of the season for abuse of an official.The punishment handed out Tuesday comes after a run-in Kane had with Vegas' Deryk...