NHL

Flyers F Lindblom skates with team, recovering from cancerPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom skated with team Tuesday in one of the few times he’s hit the ice since he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.The 23-year-old Lindblom, a native of Sweden, has been...

Cancer-stricken Flyers forward Lindblom skates with teamPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom skated with team Tuesday in one of the few times he’s hit the ice since he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.The 23-year-old Lindblom, a native of Sweden, has been ruled out...

AP Sports WriterMellow Matt; Penguins G Murray eyeing present, not futureBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Matt Murray's legacy with the Pittsburgh Penguins - such as it is at age 26 - is secure, as. That tends to happen when you have your name on the Stanley Cup. Twice.It's the...

AP Hockey WriterVeteran NHL forward Chris Thorburn announces retirementBy STEPHEN WHYNOVeteran forward Chris Thorburn announced his retirement Monday after playing more than 800 NHL games for four different organizations since 2005 and winning the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues.Thorburn spent his last time on the ice celebrating...

AP Sports WriterDevils Nico Hischier spending NHL offseason in Swiss armyBy TOM CANAVANWith the New Jersey Devils missing out on the NHL's 24-team return from the pause caused by the novel coronavirus, center Nico Hischier is putting his extended offseason to good use.The No. 1 overall pick in the...

Associated PressNHL's focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubsBy ROB GILLIES and JOHN WAWROWCanada has approved the NHL’s return-to-play proposal that could lead to one or more cities north of the border serving as host sites for the league's 24-team playoff format.Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Friday...

Associated PressNHL's focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubsBy ROB GILLIES and JOHN WAWROWCanada has approved the NHL’s return-to-play proposal that could lead to one or more cities north of the border serving as host sites for the league's 24-team playoff format.Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Friday...

Associated PressNHL's focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubsBy ROB GILLIES and JOHN WAWROWCanada has approved the NHL’s return-to-play proposal that could lead to one or more cities north of the border serving as host sites for the league's 24-team playoff format.Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Friday...

Associated PressNHL's focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubsBy ROB GILLIES and JOHN WAWROWCanada has approved the NHL’s return-to-play proposal that could lead to one or more cities north of the border serving as host sites for the league's 24-team playoff format.Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Friday...

AP Hockey WriterOilers have Hart? McDavid, Draisaitl are NHL MVP candidatesBy JOHN WAWROWThe Edmonton Oilers’ resurgence placed Connor McDavid back in the NHL MVP conversation, along with teammate Leon Draisaitl.Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Boston’s David Pastrnak made their case, too, during a pandemic-shortened season. And don’t forget Artemi Panarin,...

AP Hockey WriterNo full shields for players; NHL talking off-ice protectionBy STEPHEN WHYNONHL players won’t be expected to wear full face shields if games resume this summer, though there could be plenty of covered faces around them.Equipment changes have not been a focus of return-to-play negotiations between the league...

AP Hockey WriterSabres fire GM Botterill in series of cost-cutting movesBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula reversed course by firing general manager Jason Botterill on Tuesday as part of a drastic cost-cutting purge of front-office staff and scouts on a team preparing...