NHL

Blue Jackets bring back Letestu, assign him to minorsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Mark Letestu is returning to the Columbus Blue Jackets.The team on Thursday signed the 33-year-old forward to a two-way contract for this season after he spent the end of last season on the Blue Jackets' roster. He...

AP Hockey WriterBlues' Bortuzzo suspended 2 preseason, 1 regular-season gameBy STEPHEN WHYNOSt. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo was suspended Thursday for the final two preseason games and the regular-season opener for an elbow to the head of Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny.The NHL's department of player safety announced the...

AP Hockey WriterNHL investigating Flyers' Lehtera after drug bust in FinlandBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL said Thursday it is investigating Philadelphia Flyers forward Jori Lehtera after a report he is being questioned in connection with a drug bust in his native Finland.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the league is investigating...

AP Hockey WriterNHL investigating Flyers' Lehtera after drug bust in FinlandBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe NHL is investigating Philadelphia Flyers forward Jori Lehtera after a report he's being questioned in connection with a drug bust in his native Finland.Deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league is investigating the situation. Lehtera's lawyer,...

AP Hockey WriterNew Coaches: Trotz takes Cup-winning experience to IslandersBy STEPHEN WHYNOWhile the Washington Capitals are watching their Stanley Cup banner rise to the rafters, Barry Trotz will be fresh off a plane in North Carolina, preparing for his own season opener.Trotz guided the Capitals to their first title...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks RW Corey Perry out 5 months after knee surgeryBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) For the first time since Corey Perry broke into the NHL as a feisty 20-year-old in 2005, the Anaheim Ducks will be without their goal-scoring right wing for a significant amount...

AP Hockey WriterJets, Preds, Knights and Sharks among teams to beat in WestBy LARRY LAGEA team from the West has not won the Stanley Cup the previous three seasons, the conference's longest drought in the 13-year salary cap era.Before the Washington Capitals won it last year after Pittsburgh claimed...

AP Hockey WriterMaple Leafs are best bet to end Canada's Stanley Cup droughtBy STEPHEN WHYNOJohn Tavares didn't just follow his heart home to Toronto.In his head, he envisioned the Maple Leafs as a perennial contender.''I came here believing that we can win a Stanley Cup year in, year out,''...

Hurricanes to bring back Whalers uniforms for 2 gamesRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes will look like the old Hartford Whalers for a pair of games against an old New England rival.The Hurricanes unveiled green throwback Whalers uniforms Thursday on Twitter and said they will wear them when...

AP Sports WriterOdyssey over, David Perron excited about return to St. LouisBy JAY COHENST. LOUIS (AP) David Perron had no idea what would happen when he became a free agent this summer. Then he got a familiar call.Perron's NHL odyssey has taken him all over his native Canada...

AP Sports WriterAnaheim Ducks RW Corey Perry out 5 months after knee surgeryBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) For the first time since Corey Perry broke into the NHL as a feisty 20-year-old in 2005, the Anaheim Ducks will be without their goal-scoring right wing for a significant amount...

Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will miss 4-6 weeksCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will be sidelined four to six weeks with a knee injury.The team says the 23-year-old Jones sprained his knee during the second period of Tuesday night's preseason game against Buffalo. An...