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Buffalo Sabres hire Mair, Weber to coach in AHL RochesterBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres are turning to two former players to serve as assistant coaches on their minor-league affiliate in Rochester.Adam Mair and Mike Weber were hired on Thursday to work under coach Seth Appert, who took...

AP Hockey WriterWoe, Canada: Germany ousts Canada 4-3By STEPHEN WHYNOGANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) Germany has knocked Canada out of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics with a shocking 4-3 upset in the semifinals.Brooks Macek, Matthias Plachta, Frank Mauer and Patrick Hager scored as Germany got off to...

AP Hockey WriterPanthers hire Peterson, NHL's first Black assistant GMBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL.Peterson's hiring comes days after the nearby Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as...

AP Hockey WriterNHL investigating ex-Panthers GM for alleged racial commentsBy JOHN WAWROWThe NHL is investigating whether former Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon made racially insensitive comments during the team's two-week stay in the playoff hub city of Toronto.NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the investigation to The Associated...

AP Hockey WriterKrug's old-school helmetless shift may be among NHL's lastBy STEPHEN WHYNOBOSTON (AP) Torey Krug worried afterward that his pregnant wife would not really like him flying down the ice and delivering a bone-jarring hit without a helmet on.There wasn't anything he could do about it...

AP Sports WriterBettman: NHL board approves Coyotes sale, new arena neededBy GREG BEACHAMLAS VEGAS (AP) Alex Meruelo has been approved as the new majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes during the NHL's Board of Governors meeting.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday also reaffirmed the league's belief that the...

Shuttle bus driver sues NHL's Senators in harassment caseBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) A former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager and the NHL hockey team were sued for negligence on Friday over allegations he harassed a hotel shuttle bus driver last year in Buffalo.Also named as a defendant in the...

AP Sports WriterKeefe: Toronto has enough talent for quick progressBy DAVID BRANDTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) New Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe spent a decent chunk of a 30-minute morning skate on Thursday teaching instead of running drills.There's a lot for his new team to learn and not much...

AP Sports WriterRuss Brandon resigns as Bills, Sabres presidentBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Russ Brandon abruptly resigned his dual role as president of the NFL Buffalo Bills and NHL Buffalo Sabres in a major shake-up for the teams' owners, Terry and Kim Pegula.The Pegulas announced in a...

Huberdeau scores twice as Panthers top Wild 4-2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Huberdeau scored two goals, James Reimer made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Friday night.Vincent Trocheck and Connor Brickley also scored for Florida, and Aleksander Barkov had two assists. It was...

AP Sports WriterWestern semi pits NHL's best in regular season in Jets-PredsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Playing the Winnipeg Jets is exactly why Nashville coach Peter Laviolette wanted home-ice advantage in the NHL playoffs.Even if it's a round - or two - earlier than anyone really wants.Laviolette's...

Anthony Duclair scores twice, Senators beat Red Wings 5-2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Ottawa Senators took advantage of a timely visit from the struggling Detroit Red Wings.Anthony Duclair scored twice and Ottawa beat Detroit 5-2 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game skid and extend the Red Wings' losing...