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NHL GMs call for change on goalie interference challengesNEW YORK (AP) The NHL could change its goaltender interference rules as soon as the playoffs that begin April 11.The league's general managers recommended shifting the decision on a coach's challenge for goalie interference from on-ice officials to the league's...

Chicago D Seabrook returns after being sidelined by injuryCHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook is back after missing the start of training camp with an abdominal injury.The team announced Friday that Seabrook would miss about a week, but he practiced with the team on Sunday.The 33-year-old Seabrook struggled...

AP Hockey WriterBoucher witnesses NHL marathon 20 years after his 5 OT gameBy STEPHEN WHYNOBrian Boucher knew how it felt.Twenty years ago, he was in goal for the Philadelphia Flyers when they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the longest playoff game in modern NHL history, a five-overtime thriller. He...

AP Sports WriterBowman eager to set Blackhawks back on championship courseBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Stan Bowman has a new job title and the same goal to set the Chicago Blackhawks back on a championship course. He insists no one is hungrier than he is to see it happen.''I'm...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks C Toews sidelined indefinitely by illnessBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of training camp because of an illness, and there is no timetable for his return.The 32-year-old Toews said Tuesday he has been experiencing symptoms that have left...

NY Rangers buying out contract of defenseman Dan GirardiNEW YORK (AP) The New York Rangers will buy out the remaining three years of defenseman Dan Girardi's contract.General manager Jeff Gorton announced the buyout Wednesday after the team agreed to terms with forward Matt Puempel. Girardi was set to...

CHICAGO (AP) - Antoine Vermette paid little attention when he was labeled a bust of a late-season acquisition for the Chicago Blackhawks. He didn't get discouraged when he was scratched three times earlier in the NHL postseason.With two game-winning goals in the Stanley Cup Final, Vermette has answered every...

AP Hockey WriterNHL embraces holiday roster freeze as a popular traditionBy STEPHEN WHYNOGreg Millen thought he had an extension from the St. Louis Blues to celebrate at Christmas in 1989.Instead, he was traded. So there he was, sitting in the living room with his family as a Quebec Nordiques...

AP Hockey WriterAP Sources: Caps to host Leafs in outdoor game at NavyBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL will play an outdoor game at a U.S. service academy for the first time when the Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, next season.Two people...

AP Hockey WriterArizona-born Matthews goes 1st in NHL draft; Finns followBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Once the ''Go Leafs, Go!'' chants subsided after Toronto selected Arizona-born center Auston Matthews with the first pick in the NHL draft, the Finns began their march to the podium.Three players from Finland...

Cave's AHL teammate writes tribute song for memorial fundEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Edmonton Oilers prospect Cooper Marody has written a song in memory of teammate Colby Cave to raise money for a memorial fund.Cave, from Battleford, Saskatchewan, died April 11 in a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed....

AP Hockey WriterDevils contact Kovalchuk to discuss pending return to NHLBy JOHN WAWROWNew Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero is on the verge of landing yet another asset in his team's rebuilding plan: Ilya Kovalchuk.Shero confirmed on Tuesday that Kovalchuk would like to return to the NHL next season,...