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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...

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly to the AP: League, players reach tentative agreement on protocols to resume seasonNEW YORK (AP) NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly to the AP: League, players reach tentative agreement on protocols to resume season.

AP Sports WriterFlyers' Lindblom completes treatment for rare bone cancerBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has completed radiation treatments for a rare form of bone cancer.The Flyers tweeted video Thursday showing Lindblom ringing the bell at Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, which signifies that...

Hurricanes losing Dudley, still in talks with TV's ForslundRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that executive Rick Dudley won’t return and the team is still in talks with longtime TV play-by-play announcer John Forslund on a new deal.The 71-year-old Dudley had...

Hurricanes losing Dudley, still in talks with TV's ForslundRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that executive Rick Dudley won’t return and that the team is still in talks with longtime TV play-by-play announcer John Forslund on a new deal.The 71-year-old Dudley...

AP Sports WriterHealthy Kessel expected to give Coyotes a boost in returnBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The start of Phil Kessel's desert tenure did not go according to plan, for him or the Arizona Coyotes.Expected to give the Coyotes a scoring jolt, Kessel instead labored, in large part...

Red Wings plan to hold training camp in Detroit next seasonDETROIT (AP) The Red Wings plan to hold their training camp for the 2020-21 NHL season at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman...

AP Hockey WriterPlay-in round team wins draft lottery, shot at LafreniereBy STEPHEN WHYNOAlexis Lafreniere was supposed to walk on stage Friday night in Montreal as the top pick in the NHL draft.After the COVID-19 pandemic paused the hockey season and postponed that possibility, Lafreniere was supposed to find out...

AP Hockey WriterNHL not planning to quarantine players for training campsBy STEPHEN WHYNOJason Spezza's confidence in the NHL returning has not been shaken by word of 11 fellow players testing positive for the coronavirus.Given his involvement in NHL Players' Association talks, the veteran Toronto forward knew from doctors' input...

AP Hockey WriterPlay-in round team wins draft lottery, shot at LafrenièreBy STEPHEN WHYNOA team that loses in the NHL’s qualifying round won the draft lottery Friday night and will get the first overall pick.As part of the league’s revamped lottery that comes with a 24-team playoff format, several teams...

Rangers' Panarin expresses concern over NHL return, financesNEW YORK (AP) NHL MVP candidate Artemi Panarin said Thursday he has concerns about the health and safety of players if the season resumes and about finances beyond that.The New York Rangers wingersaying he's worried about the “long-term prosperity of the...

AP Sports WriterPanthers' Barkov invests in his former Finnish clubBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Aleksander Barkov started his hockey life as a 4-year-old for the Tappara club in his hometown of Tampere, Finland.Two decades later, Barkov is investing in his roots.The Florida Panthers' captain has become the third-largest investor...