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AP Sports WriterEasy as 1, 2, 3: Hat tricks on the rise this seasonBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) In keeping with hockey tradition, a tip of the cap to honor Alex Ovechkin and Patrik Laine .They've each recorded a hat trick of hat tricks this season.Easy as one, two,...

Former NHL captain suffers injuries in Florida bus crashTAMPA, Fla. (AP) A former hockey captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning has suffered minor injuries following a bus pileup in a Florida highway.The Florida Highway Patrol told media 38-year-old Vincent Lecavalier and two other men were taken to the...

AP Sports WriterWomen's star Coyne Schofield shines at NHL All-Star weekendBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Connor McDavid won the fastest skater competition once again but Kendall Coyne Schofield won over the crowd.The U.S. women's hockey star became the first woman ever to compete in the NHL All-Star...

AP Hockey WriterPuck and player tracking coming to NHL next seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOPuck and player tracking is coming to the NHL next season. A sneak preview is coming up this weekend, too.Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in San Jose, California, calling it a...

AP Hockey WriterPuck and player tracking coming to NHL next seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOPuck and player tracking is coming to the NHL next season.Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in San Jose, California. The league is partnering with German company Jogmo World Corp. to put...

AP Sports WriterRaw moments for Stars show eagerness for playoff relevanceBy SCHUYLER DIXONDALLAS (AP) First-year Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery called out the franchise for a ''culture of mediocrity,'' led a feedback-sharing session with players and briefly benched one of his top-scoring forwards.And this was all in less...

AP Sports WriterSubban hosting TV special after All-Star Skills competitionBy TERESA M. WALKERNashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban has found a way to go beyond his more than 1.1 million followers on Twitter and 844,000 more on Instagram.He's hitting national television.The 2013 Norris Trophy winner will host ''P.K. Subban's All-Star...

AP Sports WriterMcDavid wins 3rd straight All-Star fastest skater raceBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Edmonton's Connor McDavid won the NHL's fastest skater competition for the third straight year, beating out U.S. women's hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield and six other All-Stars.Coyne Schofield became the first woman to...

AP Sports WriterBettman: NHL owners not 'looking for a fight' in CBA talksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday the owners aren't ''looking for a fight'' when it comes to collective bargaining negotiations with the players.The current CBA runs until 2022, but the...

AP Sports WriterMcDavid wins 3rd straight All-Star fastest skater raceBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Edmonton's Connor McDavid won the NHL's fastest skater competition for the third straight year, beating out U.S. women's hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield and six other All-Stars.The other winners in the NHL All-Star...

AP Sports WriterBettman: NHL owners not 'looking for a fight' in CBA talksBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the owners aren't ''looking for a fight'' when it comes to collective bargaining negotiations with the players.The current CBA runs until 2022, but the league...

AP Sports WriterYoung scorers lead the way as NHL All-Star weekend arrivesBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) It is only fitting that Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Nathan MacKinnon are serving as captains for this weekend's NHL All-Star game.The three high-scoring forwards are 23 or younger. They are...