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Reaction to the death Friday of four-time Stanley Cup-winning New York Islanders coach Al Arbour:---''Just staying with one team, nobody can do that. I think the only two people that I could remember are Al Arbour and Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins. Now, most of the other coaches,...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a two-year contract extension with forward Elias Lindholm.The deal will pay the 20-year-old former first-round draft pick $2.5 million in the 2016-17 season and $2.9 million in 2017-18.Lindholm had career-highs of 17 goals, 22 assists and 39...

TORONTO (AP) Ron ''Chico'' Maki, a member of the Chicago Blackhawks 1961 Stanley Cup champions, has died. He was 76.A notice on the Blackhawks' website says Maki died Monday at his home in Port Dover, Ontario.The right wing spent 15 seasons with the Blackhawks (1961-76), playing in three...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Devils have hired Andy Schneider as an amateur scout and Patrick Rissmiller as a development coach.Executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero announced the moves Wednesday.Schneider, 43, joins the Devils after serving three seasons as a scout for the Columbus Blue...

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't wasting any time with Phil Kessel.General manager Jim Rutherford said Tuesday the team plans to place the speedy forward alongside star center Sidney Crosby when the Penguins open training camp next month.The Penguins acquired the three-time All Star from Toronto in July...

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Mark Giordano to a six-year contract.The Flames captain, an All-Star last season, had 11 goals and 37 assists in 61 games last season before sustaining a season ending injury on Feb. 25.Before his injury, Giordano led an improved Flames...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Veteran defenseman Christian Ehrhoff has agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings.The club confirmed the signing Sunday without disclosing financial terms.Ehrhoff scored 14 points in 49 games for Pittsburgh last season before missing the final 33 games and the postseason due...

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) Danny Briere could have scrapped by for one more NHL season, hung on as fourth-line center and provided veteran leadership for a team needing an extra push toward a Stanley Cup.At 37, Briere knew his best days as a player were behind him.What's ahead instead...

TORONTO (AP) Connor McDavid has finally started playing with his Edmonton Oilers teammates - well, at least two of them.The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft joined Oilers teammates Taylor Hall and Darnell Nurse on Monday at a practice for a preseason mini-tournament in midtown Toronto.It...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Veteran center Mike Santorelli has agreed to a one-year, $875,000 deal with the Anaheim Ducks.The Ducks announced the deal Monday.Santorelli had 12 goals and 21 assists last season while splitting time between Toronto and Nashville, which reacquired him in a multiplayer trade in February.He also...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled a new practice facility Friday that also serves as a sports medicine center for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.The team thinks the facility will give the team an advantage in injury recovery and rehabilitation, Penguins spokesman Tom McMillan said.''Nobody's...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres top prospect Jack Eichel has signed a sponsorship deal with Bauer Hockey.In a release issued Thursday, the company announced the player drafted second overall in June will exclusively wear its equipment. Bauer will also develop an Eichel line of performance and lifestyle clothes.Eichel...