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Chicago Blackhawks veteran Marian Hossa is a role model in the locker room, where younger teammates revere him.''It means I'm older,'' Hossa said. ''I'm just glad I can still play.''His consistency at both ends of the ice helps make the Blackhawks perennial Stanley Cup contenders. The 35-year-old Hossa passed...

AP Hockey WriterNHL, NHLPA agree on protocols to resume seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNODeputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press on Sunday that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season.Daly said the sides are still negotiating a collective bargaining agreement extension. A CBA...

Associated PressPietrangelo scores twice as Blues beat Maple Leafs 6-4By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Alex Pietrangelo is off to an outstanding start. Same for the St. Louis Blues.Pietrangelo scored twice, Brayden Schenn had four assists and the Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Saturday night.Vladimir Tarasenko,...

AP Hockey WriterRangers to retire Ratelle's 19, Flyers to retire Lindros' 88By STEPHEN WHYNOThe New York Rangers will retire Jean Ratelle's No. 19 and the Philadelphia Flyers will retire Eric Lindros' No. 88 this season.The Rangers will raise Ratelle's number to the rafters before their Feb. 25 game against...

Longtime AP sports writer, editor Ben Olan dies at 96NEW YORK (AP) Ben Olan, a sports writer and editor at The Associated Press for more than 50 years who was honored by the NHL Hall of Fame, has died. He was 96.Known for being nattily dressed during his...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - Alex The Great can be better.Expecting Alex Ovechkin to be ''a difference maker,'' coach Barry Trotz is counting on his star player to produce if Washington intends to bounce back in its first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders.Following a 2-1 overtime loss on...

AP Hockey WriterCoyotes acquiring Hall shifts balance of power in WestBy STEPHEN WHYNOJohn Chayka looked at the Arizona Coyotes roster and their spot atop the Pacific Division and wondered.The Coyotes haven't made the playoffs since 2012, and 2018 NHL MVP Taylor Hall was available. The cost was two draft...

Associated PressBookmaker opens sports lounge in Devils hockey arenaBy WAYNE PARRYATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) New Jersey's rapidly growing sports betting market is extending its reach into a professional hockey arena, even as it adds a seventh Atlantic City casino to the fold.Bookmaker William Hill US said it plans...

Former Hart Trophy winner Corey Perry was suspended four games by the NHL on Wednesday for his hit in a game Tuesday night. The Anaheim Ducks' star winger was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for his late hit on Minnesota Wild winger Jason Zucker. Perry, who will forfeit...

AP Sports WriterLedecky: Islanders focused on getting new arena at BelmontBy VIN A. CHERWOONEW YORK (AP) Islanders owner Jon Ledecky said the team will play at Barclays Center through the end of next season, and the `singular focus' beyond that is for a new arena at Belmont Park.''We...

AP Hockey WriterCapitals re-sign winger Jakub Vrana in 2-year dealBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals took care of their biggest remaining offseason priority Tuesday by re-signing winger Jakub Vrana to a $6.7 million, two-year contract.Vrana had been a restricted free agent and will count $3.35 million...

Blackhawks agree to 1-year contract with D Michal KempnyCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year contract with defenseman Michal Kempny.Kempny was set to become a restricted free agent July 1. The extension runs through the 2017-18 season.The 26-year-old Kempny had two goals and six assists...