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NHL Awards to be held June 19 at Mandalay Bay Events CenterLAS VEGAS (AP) The NHL will hold its annual awards ceremony June 19 at Mandalay Bay Events Center.The league announced the date and venue Tuesday night before Game 4 of the first-round playoff series between the San...

Former NHL star apologizes for crossing picket lineNORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) A former NHL star is apologizing for crossing a picket line to shop at a Massachusetts supermarket where workers are on strike.Former Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ray Bourque was caught on video exiting a North...

AP Sports WriterNet gains: Andersen, Grubauer, Rinne stepping up in playoffsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) This classifies as fun for Frederik Andersen: Protecting a late lead in the third period by leaping out of his net to stop a shot with the handle of his stick.Sticky situation handled.''Doing whatever...

AP Sports WriterFlyers hire Alain Vigneault as head coachBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975.Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley...

AP Sports WriterFlyers hire Alain Vigneault as head coachBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach.Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup final and takes over a Flyers team that missed the playoffs for the...

Avs defenseman Cale Makar will make NHL debut in Game 3DENVER (AP) Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will make his NHL debut in Game 3 against Calgary, his favorite childhood team.Makar signed a three-year deal with Colorado on Sunday - a day after Massachusetts lost in the Frozen...

Maple Leafs slide Nylander to center vs BruinsTORONTO (AP) Winger William Nylander will take Nazem Kadri's place at center on Toronto's third line when the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their first-round series Monday night.Kadri was facing an in-person hearing with the NHL's...

Associated PressStone powers Vegas past San Jose 6-3By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) After losing in the Stanley Cup Final last June, the Vegas Golden Knights looked to bolster their forward depth by trading for Max Pacioretty and signing Paul Stastny before the season. At the trade deadline, they...

AP Hockey Writer'No easy shifts' as first-round series get tight and nastyBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt wasn't long after celebrating Craig Smith's overtime goal that P.K. Subban zeroed in on the cold reality of Nashville's playoff series against Dallas.''There are no easy shifts out there, no easy games and no easy...

AP Hockey Writer'No easy shifts' as first-round series get tight and nastyBy STEPHEN WHYNOIt wasn't long after celebrating Craig Smith's overtime goal that P.K. Subban zeroed in on the cold reality of Nashville's playoff series against Dallas.''There are no easy shifts out there, no easy games and no easy...

AP Sports WriterWilliams ready for Canes' 1st home playoff game in a decadeBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The last time Justin Williams played in a postseason game in Raleigh, he skated off with the Stanley Cup.The stakes aren't quite that high - yet - for the Carolina Hurricanes,...

AP Sports WriterFrom Frozen Four to NHL playoffs: Cale Makar signs with AvsBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Cale Makar is about to jump from one postseason run straight into another.The 20-year-old defenseman signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Colorado Avalanche a day after his Massachusetts squad lost in...