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AP Sports WriterLongtime NHL forward Joel Ward retiresBy JOSH DUBOWLongtime NHL forward Joel Ward announced his retirement Monday, ending an 11-year career that started as an undrafted player.Ward became known as one of the game's most clutch playoff performers and said he relished the chance to be teammates with...

Sabres hire ex-NHLer Komisarek as player development coachBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres have hired former NHL defenseman Mike Komisarek as a player development coach.Komisarek becomes the latest addition to first-time head coach Phil Housley's staff.The 35-year-old is from West Islip, New York, and played for three teams...

AP Sports WriterBruins retiring jersey of NHL barrier breaker Willie O'ReeBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Willie O'Ree, who broke the NHL's color barrier, is set to have his jersey retired by the Boston Bruins.O'Ree will have his No. 22 jersey honored prior to the Bruins' Feb. 18 game against...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Washington Capitals put No. 1 defenseman Matt Niskanen on long-term injured reserve with an upper-body injury. The team says Niskanen is week-to-week. On LTIR, he must miss 10 games and 24 days, which means Niskanen isn't eligible to return until Nov. 7 at Buffalo. Niskanen left the Capitals'...

LA Kings G Jonathan Quick activated from injured reserveEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings have activated goalie Jonathan Quick from injured reserve.The Kings also sent goalie Peter Budaj back to their AHL affiliate in Ontario on Thursday before Los Angeles' home game against the New York...

AP Hockey WriterRivalry round: the series you love to hate in NHL playoffsBy STEPHEN WHYNOThere is no fancy name for when the New York Islanders face the Philadelphia Flyers. It's not a battle of the boroughs or a cross-river rivalry, but when teams are a bus ride apart they...

Larry Robinson won't return to Sharks next seasonSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Larry Robinson will not be back with the San Jose Sharks next season.A team spokesman confirmed Thursday that Robinson's contract expires in the summer and that he will not return. Robinson had been with the Sharks for...

Canucks deal Nilsson, Archibald to SenatorsOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Vancouver Canucks traded goalie Anders Nilsson and minor-league winger Darren Archibald to the Ottawa Senators for netminder Mike McKenna, forward Tom Pyatt and a sixth-round pick in the 2019 draft on Wednesday.Nilsson, 28, had a 3-8-1 record with a...

Jan. 22-26 - All-Star break.Feb. 21 - Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.April 11 - Regular season ends.

AP Hockey WriterTop women's players to be part of NHL All-Star WeekendBy JOHN WAWROWThe magnitude of the moment wasn't lost on Kendall Coyne Schofield - wearing her No. 26 Team USA jersey - as she dug her skates into the ice waiting for the starter's whistle to blow.It took...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Somber city gets opening night years in the makingBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) It was supposed to be a celebration of all the things this city is about, a night many thought would never come.But the carnage is too fresh, the horror still too real.The...

AP Sports WriterGolden Knights ready to light up VegasBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Vegas Golden Knights have been the hit of Sin City, exciting a fan base that finally has a professional sports team to root for.After months of buildup, it's finally time to show what they can do on the...