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AP Hockey WriterDumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movementBy STEPHEN WHYNOMinnesota's Matt Dumba on Saturday became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game between the Oilers and Blackhawks in Edmonton, Alberta.Dumba knelt at...

AP Hockey WriterDumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movementBy STEPHEN WHYNOMinnesota's Matt Dumba on Saturday became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game between the Oilers and Blackhawks in Edmonton, Alberta.Dumba knelt at...

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...

AP Hockey WritersDrop the puck for summer hockey: NHL playoffs get under wayBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) The puck dropped, Carolina's Jaccob Slavin scored 61 seconds in and teammate Justin Williams fought New York's Ryan Strome a couple of minutes later.Hockey is back after a hiatus...

AP Hockey WritersDrop the puck for summer hockey: NHL playoffs get under wayBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) The puck dropped, Carolina's Jaccob Slavin scored 61 seconds in and teammate Justin Williams fought New York's Ryan Strome a couple of minutes later.Hockey is back after a hiatus...

AP Hockey WritersDrop the puck for summer hockey: NHL playoffs get under wayBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNOTORONTO (AP) Henrik Lundqvist and Petr Mrazek led their teams on to the ice for warmups, and the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs are set to get underway after hockey was on...

AP Hockey WriterWho's in net? Goalie intrigue aplenty early in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOEven though ''Who's in net?'' isn't an Abbott and Costello comedy routine, the question makes a few NHL coaches laugh, or at least crack a smirk.Goaltending intrigue is already in full swing, with half the teams...

AP Hockey WriterGame On: NHL restart a small step toward return to normalcyBy JOHN WAWROWTORONTO (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman took a short break from watching the final few exhibition games Thursday to ponder the significance of awarding the Stanley Cup some two months from now - should...

Hurricanes' Dougie Hamilton out for Rangers series openerTORONTO (AP) All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton won't play for the Carolina Hurricanes in Saturday's opener against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference's expanded playoff qualifying round.Hamilton has missed multiple practices, though the league has prohibited teams from disclosing whether...

AP Sports WriterTrade-deadline players aim to provide boost in NHL's restartBy AARON BEARDVincent Trocheck was part of a wave of NHL players moved at the February trade deadline, jumping right into the lineup a day later for a learn-on-the-fly introduction to his new Carolina Hurricanes team.Hardly an easy task.''Obviously...

AP Hockey WriterThrowback 5-game series force players to 'embrace the grind'By STEPHEN WHYNOFans counted down the seconds to the final buzzer, ''Brass Bonanza'' played over the speakers at Hartford Civic Center and Whalers players Dave Tippett, Joel Quenneville and Dean Evason celebrated a three-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques.Wait,...

Kraken hire Dave Baseggio as pro scouting directorSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Kraken added to their hockey operations staff by hiring Dave Baseggio as director of pro scouting Thursday.Baseggio spent the past 12 seasons with Anaheim as a pro scout, director of pro scouting and assistant to the general...