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The Latest: Peters will not coach Flames against SabresBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The latest on allegations that current Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters made racist comments a decade ago (all times local):8:40 p.m.Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says coach Bill Peters will not coach the team Wednesday night...

AP Hockey WriterMarijuana legalization in Canada won't change NHL yetBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs Riley Cote took and delivered countless punches over more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, he was eager to avoid painkillers.Early on, marijuana was touted to the enforcer as a healing option.''I started noticing some...

AP Hockey WriterNHL puts off 2 days of playoff games amid injustice protestsBy JOHN WAWROWThe NHL postponed two days of playoff games Thursday after withering criticism from Black players who said the league was slow to acknowledge the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.The joint decision to put...

AP Sports WriterKadri scores twice, propels Avs past reeling Red Wings 6-3By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Nazem Kadri and Nathan MacKinnon scored 1:54 apart as the Colorado Avalanche were propelled by another second-period spurt in a 6-3 win over the reeling Detroit Red Wings on Monday.The Avalanche also pulled...

AP Hockey WriterSabres' Skinner tells AP he welcomes higher expectationsBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jeff Skinner tells The Associated Press he is grateful for the faith the Buffalo Sabres showed in making him their second highest-paid player and welcomes the increased expectations that come with his newly signed...

TORONTO (AP) - Mike Babcock has been introduced as the Toronto Maple Leafs' new coach and says restoring the team will be a ''massive, massive challenge.''The former Detroit Red Wings coach takes over a team that finished 27th in the league this season. He said at a news conference...

AP Hockey WriterNHL expands reach into Russia with new streaming dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOCHICAGO (AP) Vladimir Tarasenko is thankful for the internet because it allows his grandfather back home in Russia to watch NHL games.Starting this season, Tarasenko's grandfather and the rest of Russia will be able to watch...

AP Sports WriterMuzzin, Maple Leafs eye elimination of Bruins in Game 6By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has extra motivation to beat Boston on Sunday and eliminate the Bruins in six games: It would mean some extra time to spend with his brand-new baby daughter.Muzzin's...

AP Hockey WriterHow NHL consolidated from 2 bubbles to 1 to finish playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders left the familiar confines of the NHL's Toronto bubble last weekend, they masked up to board physically distanced buses and then flew...

Charles Wang, former New York Islanders owner, dies at 74OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) Charles Wang, a technology company founder and former owner of the New York Islanders hockey team, died Sunday. He was 74.Wang died in Oyster Bay, New York, said his attorney John McEntee in an emailed...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals, Lightning resume rivalry after different seasonsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhen Todd Reirden and Jon Cooper spent four months looking over video of the teams they coached this season, they saw almost polar opposites.Reirden's Washington Capitals started hot before their defensive game slipped. Cooper's Tampa Bay Lightning took a...

Researchers: Former NHL player Jeff Parker had brain diseaseMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Researchers say former NHL player Jeff Parker suffered from a brain disease that has been linked with repeated head injuries in athletes.The diagnosis comes from Boston University's CTE Center. Parker is at least the seventh pro hockey player...