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AP Sports WriterBlackhawks moving on without Seabrook, de HaanBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Reality set in for Jonathan Toews when he got to the Chicago Blackhawks' locker room Friday morning.Brent Seabrook's stall was empty.''Day 1, pretty much. He's not around,'' Toews said, ''and you notice it right away.''Seabrook has...

Boston College coach Jerry York earned his 925th career victory Saturday to claim sole possession of the NCAA's all-time wins record. BC fans had to wait a little longer than expected, but the Eagles hockey team came through on Saturday, tagging a 5-2 loss on Alabama-Huntsville in Minneapolis. In a 41-year...

AP Sports WritersRed Wings great, NHL union pioneer Ted Lindsay dies at 93By LARRY LAGE and NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Ted Lindsay, the Hall of Famer who provided muscle and meanness on the Detroit Red Wings' mighty ''Production Line'' of the 1950s and helped pioneer the first NHL players'...

AP Sports WriterInjured Letang takes on new role during Penguins' Cup runBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) When Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang announced his season was over due to a neck injury, he confidently predicted his absence wouldn't change his team's chances of repeating as Stanley Cup champions.He may...

Brian Burke never saw his dismissal from the Toronto Maple Leafs coming. While driving to the airport Wednesday morning, his thoughts centered around the end of the NHL lockout and what he might be able to do to bolster the team before the shortened season began. Then his dream job of...

Blues' Tarasenko to miss weekend games at Boston, DetroitST. LOUIS (AP) Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will not travel with the team for weekend games at Boston and Detroit after suffering an unspecified upper-body injury in a win over Los Angeles.General manager Doug Armstrong said Friday that Tarasenko will...

Coyotes' Dvorak sidelined indefinitely by torn pectoralGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak is sidelined indefinitely after having surgery Friday to repair a torn pectoral muscle.Dvorak has injured last week during a rehab skate for an unrelated injury.''Christian was making good progress when he injured his pectoral...

Bobrovsky earns 7th shutout, Columbus beats Vancouver 5-0VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Pierre-Luc Dubois happily shed one of the longest scoreless slumps of his career.Dubois had a goal and an assist and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky returned from injury to stop 21 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets improved their...

AP Sports WriterKen Hitchcock, 3rd in NHL wins, retiring after 22 yearsBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Ken Hitchcock wasn't sure how long he would coach the Dallas Stars the second time around after 15 years away.Turned out to be one season.The coach who led Dallas to its only...

Bettman: Banning hits to head would mean end of all hitsOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it would be impossible to ban all hits to the head and maintain hockey as a physical game.Bettman told the Parliament of Canada in testimony Wednesday that larger players would...

Tavares scores OT winner to lift Maple Leafs past Ducks 5-4TORONTO (AP) John Tavares scored his second goal of the game at 4:53 of overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.Auston Matthews got his 40th goal of the...

Coyotes sign veteran forward Brassard to 1-year dealGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have signed veteran forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract.Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed.The 33-year-old Brassard had 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games with the New York Islanders in...