NHL

Bruins sign D Steven Kampfer to 2-year dealBOSTON (AP) The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Steven Kampfer to a two-year contract extension that will pay him $800,000 per season.The 30-year-old Kampfer was acquired from the New York Rangers last September, bringing him back to the team he made...

AP Hockey WriterOrpik retires after 15 NHL seasons, 2 Stanley Cup titlesBy STEPHEN WHYNOBrooks Orpik called it a career Tuesday after 15 bruising NHL seasons in which he established himself as a big-hitting, shutdown defenseman and won the Stanley Cup twice.The 38-year-old played 1,171 regular-season and playoff games for...

Blues sign coach Craig Berube to 3-year contract extensionST. LOUIS (AP) The Blues signed coach Craig Berube to a three-year contract extension Tuesday after he led St. Louis to its first Stanley Cup championship in his first season in charge.The Blues were in last place at the start...

Sharks extend offers to Meier, Labanc, GambrellSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have issued qualifying offers to restricted free agent forwards Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc and Dylan Gambrell.The team declined Tuesday to make an offer to defenseman Joakim Ryan, making him an unrestricted free agent next...

AP Hockey WriterBlue Jackets at center of attention as NHL free agency loomsBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Where many express concern, Jarmo Kekalainen says he sees only opportunity regarding the uncertain state of the Columbus roster a week before NHL free agency.To Kekalainen, the fear of possibly...

Minnesota Wild sign D Hunt to 2-year dealST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Wild defenseman Brad Hunt has agreed to a two-year contract worth $1.4 million.Hunt had five points in 29 games with the Wild last season after coming over from Vegas in a midseason trade.The 30-year-old Hunt, a...

AP Sports WriterSeattle's addition looms as part of draft weekend storyBy TIM BOOTHVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) While the selections of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kaako and the P.K. Subban trade all got their deserved attention during the NHL draft, one of the biggest crowds of the weekend surrounded...

AP Sports WriterSeattle's addition looms as part of draft weekend storyBy TIM BOOTHVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) While the selections of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kaako and the P.K. Subban trade all got their deserved attention during the NHL draft, one of the biggest crowds of the weekend surrounded...

AP Hockey WriterRebooting World Cup of Hockey to be part of NHL labor talksBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) With labor talks having already begun on an informal basis, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr are in favor of rebooting the World Cup of Hockey...

AP Hockey WriterRebooting World Cup of Hockey to be part of NHL labor talksBy JOHN WAWROWVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Don Fehr are in favor of rebooting the World Cup of Hockey tournament and holding it every four years.The stumbling block to...

AP Sports WriterSeattle's addition looms as part of draft weekend storyBy TIM BOOTHVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) While the selections of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kaako and the P.K. Subban trade all got their deserved attention during the NHL draft, one of the biggest crowds of the weekend surrounded...

Associated PressSubban excited with trade to DevilsBy JIM HAGUENEWARK, N.J. (AP) P.K. Subban wasn't exactly shocked Saturday when the six-time NHL defenseman was traded from the Nashville Predators to the New Jersey Devils.''I've been through the process before,'' Subban said in a conference call with the media Sunday....