NHL

Stamkos voted captain as Lightning host All-Star weekendNEW YORK (AP) When the Tampa Bay Lightning host NHL All-Star Weekend, they'll have face of the franchise Steven Stamkos front and center.Stamkos was voted by fans as captain of the Atlantic Division team for the All-Star 3-on-3 tournament that'll take...

WASHINGTON (AP) - When he was playing hockey on the pond of his family farm in Manitoba, Eric Fehr dreamed of winning a Stanley Cup.What he didn't dream about was playing outdoors in the NHL, although that eventually began to have some appeal.''When the games started coming out and...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Alex Killorn doesn't have any qualms about graduating from a prestigious college and not pursuing a cushy job that might pay a lot of money but also keep him behind a desk in the office all day.No, he's doing quite well wearing the uniform of...

Ex-NHL star's wife: Trump made advance on me in elevatorNEW YORK (AP) The wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc Robitaille has tweeted about an advance she says Donald Trump made on her more than two decades ago in an elevator at Madison Square Garden.Stacia Robitaille wrote...

Fifty shots is usually enough to win a hockey game. Not when Craig Anderson is guarding the goal. Anderson made 48 saves, many of them spectacular, and the Ottawa Senators staged a third-period comeback to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the opening game of the first playoff series between the...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Slumping Colorado forward Jarome Iginla experimented with a new stick at practice Monday. Anything to ignite a team that's constantly winding up on the short end of one this season. The Avs have accumulated a league-worst 19 points through 23 games in coach Jared Bednar's first season...

AP Hockey WriterPower down? Why power plays are less successful in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOHaving a potent power play is certainly useful in getting to the playoffs. Once there, maybe not as much.Eight of the top 11 power-play teams in the playoffs this year lost in the first round, and...

Associated PressHeartache turns to triumph for St. Louis sports fansBy JIM SALTERST. LOUIS (AP) At age 100, Marge Kirchhoefer is among the oldest St. Louis Blues fans and now that they are Stanley Cup champions, she knows exactly how she will celebrate.''It's too good to be true,'' Kirchhoefer...

AP Sports WriterSeattle's scouts studying NHL with focus on expansion draftBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) John Goodwin had the honor of being the first and it was a bit unnerving.He was a pro scout representing a franchise without a nickname and nearly two years away from having a roster...

AP Hockey WritersDrop the puck for summer hockey: NHL playoffs get under wayBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) Players watching the opening minutes of the first NHL game in several months marveled at the familiar feeling from half a continent away.''Not necessarily laughing but just (noticing) how...

Red Wings re-sign Athanasiou to 2-year contractDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed left wing Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year contract.The 23-year-old Athanasiou set career highs with 17 assists and 33 points in 71 games last season. He has 43 goals and 33 assists in 172 career...

AP Hockey WriterWinning in Winnipeg: Jets fans unleash their supportBy JOHN WAWROWEd Olczyk takes one look at the white-out-wearing crowds of Jets fans packing Winnipeg's arena and surrounding streets and is reassured about what he always knew of the Canadian prairie city, even during its bleakest days.Winnipeg was...