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Sabres return top prospect Cozens to Canadian junior teamBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have returned their top prospect Dylan Cozens to his Canadian junior team.The rookie first-round draft pick was assigned to Lethbridge of the Western Hockey League on Thursday after the 18-year-old center had no points...

Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scoutSEATTLE (AP) Seattle's expansion NHL franchise has hired former U.S. Olympic team captain Cammi Granato as a pro scout.Granato is one of a handful of women working on the hockey operations side of an NHL franchise and she is...

AP Hockey WriterBlues' last to Stanley Cup run shows value of regular seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen the Tampa Bay Lightning woke up on Jan. 3 atop the NHL standings, the St. Louis Blues were dead last.Tampa had won 31 of its first 39 games, while St. Louis had won just...

Flames sign forward Tkachuk to 3-year, $21M dealCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have signed forward Matthew Tkachuk to a three-year, $21-million deal.The signing of the 21-year-old Tkachuk through the 2021-22 season means another key part of Calgary's nucleus will stay.Tkachuk, who was a restricted free agent, will...

Blue Jackets center Dubinsky out with wrist injuryCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky likely will miss the start of the season with a wrist injury.General manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Wednesday the 33-year-old Dubinsky is out indefinitely. No other details were provided.Dubinsky is entering his 13th...

AP Hockey WriterCoaching carousel: Sabres Krueger fine with being unknownBy JOHN WAWROWRalph Krueger doesn't care if you have never heard of him.Having just turned 60, the Buffalo Sabres' new coach leans on the benefit of his vast experience - in hockey, soccer, and life as a father, husband, author...

Flames sign Matthew Tkachuk to 3-year, $21 million dealCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have signed forward Matthew Tkachuk to a three-year, $21 million deal.The deal carrying an annual average value of $7 million makes him the highest-paid Flames player on the roster this season, and keeps him...

Flames sign Matthew Tkachuk to 3-year, $21 million dealCALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have signed forward Matthew Tkachuk to a three-year, $21 million deal.The deal carrying an annual average value of $7 million makes him the highest-paid Flames player on the roster this season, and keeps him...

AP Sports WriterSeattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scoutBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Cammi Granato has received plenty of interest in the past from NHL franchises. None of them suited her as well as Seattle's expansion team does.The former U.S. Olympic team captain, gold medalist and...

AP Sports WriterSeattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scoutBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Cammi Granato has received plenty of interest in the past from NHL franchises. None of them suited her as well as Seattle's expansion team does.The former U.S. Olympic team captain, gold medalist and...

Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scoutSEATTLE (AP) Seattle's expansion NHL franchise has hired former U.S. Olympic team captain Cammi Granato as a pro scout.Granato is one of a handful of women working on the hockey operations side of an NHL franchise and she is...

Blues acquire defenseman Justin Faulk in trade with 'CanesST. LOUIS (AP) The St. Louis Blues acquired All-Star defenseman Justin Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Joel Edmundson and a prospect.The Blues also announced Faulk had signed a seven-year contract extension worth $45.5 million...