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Senators agree to 4-year deal with Mike HoffmanBy The Associated PressOttawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion was so pleased to get Mike Hoffman under contract that he hugged another member of the club's management team.The Senators and Hoffman, Ottawa's leading scorer this past season, avoided going to arbitration by...

Bettman: Research on concussion-CTE link 'remains nascent'ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's reluctance to link hits to the head in hockey with a degenerative brain disease found in several deceased former players has reached Congress.League attorneys have filed Bettman's letter to Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal with...

Stars captain Benn recovering from muscle surgeryFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is recovering from surgery to repair an abdominal muscle injury.Stars general manager Jim Nill said Friday that the full recovery time is six weeks, and that the surgery performed Thursday went as planned. It...

Rangers agree to terms with Jooris, McIlrath, HughesNEW YORK (AP) The Rangers have agreed to terms with forward Josh Jooris and restricted free agent defensemen Dylan McIlrath and Tommy Hughes.Jooris joins the Rangers from the Calgary Flames. The undrafted 26-year-old out of Union College had four goals and...

Hurricanes reach 2-way deals with 5 restricted free agentsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with all five of their restricted free agents.General manager Ron Francis on Thursday said defenseman Ryan Murphy has agreed to a two-year contract worth nearly $1.6 million. That deal came...

Red Wings sign Luke Glendening to $7.2M, 4-year extensionDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Luke Glendening to a $7.2 million, four-year extension.The team announced the deal Thursday. Glendening had a year left on his contract.Glendening has missed only one game with the Red Wings the...

Coyotes renew deal with ECHL's Rapid City RushGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have renewed their affiliation agreement with the ECHL's Rapid City Rush.The Coyotes announced the one-year deal Thursday.''Rapid City is a first class organization and we are looking forward to another great season,'' Coyotes general manager...

Hurricanes reach 2-way deals with 4 restricted free agentsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with four of their restricted free agents to one-year, two-way contracts.General manager Ron Francis on Thursday announced the deals with forwards Brendan Woods and Brody Sutter and defensemen Dennis Robertson...

Sabres re-sign restricted free agent Foligno for 1 yearBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Sabres have re-signed forward Marcus Foligno to a one-year contract.Team officials announced the deal Thursday for the restricted free agent coming off a promising season. Foligno had career highs last season with 75 games, 10 goals...

LA Kings sign Danish F Patrick Bjorkstrand to 1-year dealEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have signed Danish forward Patrick Bjorkstrand to a one-year contract.The Kings announced the deal Thursday.Bjorkstrand earned the deal at the Kings' development camp earlier this month. He spent the past three...

AP Sports WriterOwner says Las Vegas team having trademark issues with nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOLas Vegas owner Bill Foley would love to have a name for his expansion team, and he's open to ideas.Three weeks after the NHL awarded an expansion team to Foley, he said his group is having...

AP Sports WriterOwner says Las Vegas team having trademark issues with nameBy STEPHEN WHYNOLas Vegas owner Bill Foley would love to have a name for his expansion team, and he's open to ideas.Three weeks after the NHL awarded an expansion team to Foley, he said his group is having...