NHL

Carolina Hurricanes reach AHL affiliation deal with ChicagoRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have signed a three-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.The Hurricanes announced the agreement Thursday. The Hurricanes had been affiliated with the instate Charlotte Checkers for the past 10 seasons,...

Predators hire Dan Hinote as assistant coach for HynesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have hired Dan Hinote as an assistant coach for coach John Hynes.General manager David Poile announced the move Thursday, saying Hinote's personality plus playing and coaching experience will be a great fit for the...

AP Sports WriterNHL's final four have gotten deeper with plenty of newcomersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSJoe Pavelski was the captain of a team that went to the Western Conference finals last season, playing opposite Patrick Maroon's team that went on to win the Stanley Cup.Chandler Stephenson won a Stanley Cup title...

Couturier 3rd Flyers to be named NHL's top defensive forwardEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier prides himself in playing a 200-foot game, and even ended this ninth NHL season skating on a sprained right knee.Couturier became the third Flyers player to be chosen as the NHL's...

Couturier 3rd Flyers to be named NHL's top defensive forwardEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Sean Couturier is the third Philadelphia Flyers player to be chosen as the NHL's top defensive forward.The center was revealed as the Frank J. Selke Trophy recipient Thursday night, finishing ahead of four-time winner Patrice Bergeron...

AP Hockey WriterBruins' Bruce Cassidy wins NHL coach of the year honorsBy STEPHEN WHYNOBruce Cassidy's wife and kids enjoyed his NHL coach of the year honors more than he did.Cassidy went back to coaching.More than a week since his Boston Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs, Cassidy spent time...

AP Hockey WriterStars, Golden Knights reach 'chess match' part of West finalBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tyler Seguin tried to answer what happened in the Western Conference final to the Dallas offense that lit it up last round.''Two different teams - or Vegas is a different team,'' he...

AP Hockey WriterStars, Golden Knights reach 'chess match' part of West finalBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tyler Seguin tried to answer what happened in the Western Conference final to the Dallas offense that lit it up last round.''Two different teams - or Vegas is a different team,'' he...

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...

AP Hockey WriterBruins' Bruce Cassidy wins NHL coach of the year honorsBy STEPHEN WHYNOBruce Cassidy was revealed Wednesday night as the winner of the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year for leading the Boston Bruins to the Presidents' Trophy a season after taking them to the...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders rest, regroup after being routed by LightningBy JOHN WAWROWThomas Greiss or Semyon Varlamov?It might not matter which goalie Islanders coach Barry Trotz turns to for Game 2 of New York's Eastern Conference final series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday.His more pressing concerns Tuesday, a...

AP Hockey WriterWell-rested teams have big advantage in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNORest is beating rust so far in the NHL playoffs.The teams that have two or more days of time off than their opponent are 5-1 in series openers. The well-rested Tampa Bay Lightning were the latest to take...