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Sabres hire USA Hockey's Seth Appert to coach AHL RochesterBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres hired former USA Hockey National Team Development Program coach Seth Appert to take over as coach of their minor league affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, on Tuesday.Appert spent the...

Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk dies of cancer at 57By The Associated PressDale Hawerchuk, a hockey phenom who became the face of the Winnipeg Jets en route to the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer.The Ontario Hockey League's Barrie...

Penguins star Malkin undergoes elbow surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has undergone surgery to repair a left elbow injury.General manager Jim Rutherford announced the procedure on Monday. The team did not provide specifics on the nature of Malkin's injury or when it occurred.The 34-year-old Malkin led...

AP Sports WriterAvalanche aiming to distract Coyotes' Kuemper more in Game 4By JOHN MARSHALLThe Colorado Avalanche had all the numbers in their favor. Odd-man rushes, 51 shots on goal, 92 shot attempts.One hot goalie turned what should have been a win into a loss.Now up 2-1 instead of 3-0...

AP Sports WriterIslanders look to finish off second straight 1st round sweepBy VIN A. CHERWOOThe New York Islanders won just one playoff series in a 25-year stretch before 2019. Now, they have a chance to get a first-round sweep for the second straight year.However, they know it won't be...

AP Hockey WriterNHL goaltenders putting on puck-stopping clinic in playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNONearly 20 years ago, Kevin Weekes and goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj rented some ice time at a Toronto arena with a Chinese food buffet above them and worked on the fundamentals of the position.It took Weekes' game to...

LA Kings suspends mascot after sexual harassment lawsuitLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings has suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team's mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.The team suspended Tim Smith, who portrays Bailey the lion and is the senior...

LA Kings suspends mascot after sexual harassment lawsuitLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team's mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.The team suspended Tim Smith, who portrays Bailey the lion and is the senior...

LA Kings suspends mascot after sexual harassment lawsuitLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team's mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.The team suspended Tim Smith, who portrays Bailey the lion and is the senior...

LA Kings suspends mascot after sexual harassment lawsuitLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the man who performs as the ice hockey team's mascot after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against him.The team suspended Tim Smith, who portrays Bailey the lion and is the senior...

AP Sports WriterAvalanche aiming to distract Coyotes' Kuemper more in Game 4By JOHN MARSHALLThe Colorado Avalanche had all the numbers in their favor. Odd-man rushes, 51 shots on goal, 92 shot attempts.One hot goalie turned what should have been a win into a loss.Now up 2-1 instead of 3-0...

AP Sports WriterIslanders, Canucks, Flames try to get one win from advancingBy VIN A. CHERWOONew York Islanders coach Barry Trotz knows just how capable the Washington Capitals are in coming back from an 0-2 series deficit.They did it two years ago in the first round against Columbus when he...