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Blackhawks' de Haan misses practice due to family emergencyCHICAGO (AP) Blackhawks defenseman Calvin de Haan missed practice Tuesday because of a family emergency.Coach Jeremy Colliton said he isn't sure when de Haan will be back.The 29-year-old de Haan is coming back from right shoulder surgery in December. He...

Troy Terry gets 3-year, $4.35 million extension with DucksANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Right wing Troy Terry has agreed to a three-year, $4.35 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Anaheim Ducks.Anaheim announced the deal Tuesday. Terry will get $1.35 million in the 2020-21 season, $1.45 million in...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders sign goalie Sorokin to $2M deal for next seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe New York Islanders on Tuesday signed goaltender of the future Ilya Sorokin to a $2 million contract for next season.The deal includes $1 million in salary and a $1 million bonus. A day earlier, the...

AP Hockey WriterIslanders sign goalie Sorokin to $2M deal for next seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe New York Islanders locked up their goaltender of the future on Tuesday, signing Ilya Sorokin to a $2 million contract for next season.The deal includes $1 million in salary and a $1 million bonus. A...

Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Panarin are Lindsay Award finalistsNEW YORK (AP) NHL leading scorer Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers, Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and Rangers winger Artemi Panarin were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Tuesday.The trophy goes to the league's most outstanding player as voted by fellow...

AP Sports WritersPucks and masks prevalent as 24 NHL teams open training campBy JOHN WAWROW and TERESA M. WALKERSt. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington is so accustomed to wearing a mask, he didn’t mind doing so for the past four months during the coronavirus pandemic.“Sometimes, I forgot I’m wearing...

AP Sports WriterWild drop interim tag to make Dean Evason full-time coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild began training camp with a bang, formalizing Dean Evason's status as their full-time head coach and plans to bring prized Russian prospect Kirill Kaprizov to training camp.Evason, who signed a two-year contract extension...

AP Sports WriterNo Corey Crawford as Blackhawks begin practicing againBy JAY COHENCorey Crawford was absent Monday when the Chicago Blackhawks practiced for the first time since the NHL season was suspended, casting doubt on the goaltender's availability for their qualifying series against Edmonton.The 35-year-old Crawford was ''unfit to play...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins voluntarily sideline 9 players as NHL camps openBy JOHN WAWROWThe Pittsburgh Penguins opened training camp Monday after voluntarily sidelining nine players who may have had secondary exposure to a person testing positive for COVID-19.The Penguins did not reveal which players were held out as a precautionary...

AP Hockey WriterPenguins voluntarily sideline 9 players as NHL camps openBy JOHN WAWROWThe Pittsburgh Penguins opened training camp Monday after voluntarily sidelining nine players who may have had secondary exposure to a person testing positive for COVID-19.The Penguins did not reveal which players were held out as a precautionary...

AP Sports WriterWild drop interim tag to make Dean Evason full-time coachBy DAVE CAMPBELLThe Minnesota Wild made Dean Evason their full-time head coach on Monday, signing him to a two-year contract extension at the commencement of training camp for the restarted NHL season.Evason's deal will expire after the 2021-22...

AP Sports WriterNo Corey Crawford as Blackhawks begin practicing againBy JAY COHENCorey Crawford was absent Monday when the Chicago Blackhawks practiced for the first time since the NHL season was suspended, casting doubt on the goaltender's availability for their qualifying series against Edmonton.The 35-year-old Crawford was ''unfit to play...