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Red Wings sign high-scoring Swedish winger Mathias BromeThe Detroit Red Wings have signed left wing Mathias Brome to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday, adding one of the leading scorers from the Swedish Hockey League last season.The 25-year-old Brome had a career-high 43 points last season. He led...

AP Hockey WritersPod hockey: Leading plan for NHL return includes empty rinksBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROWGet used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned...

McDonough calls time with Blackhawks 'ride of a lifetime'CHICAGO (AP) Former Chicago Blackhawks president John McDonough, in his first public comments since he was fired, called his time with the team “the ride of a lifetime.”McDonough also praised owner Rocky Wirtz and his family in a statement released...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising moveBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, cutting ties with a key figure in the most successful decade in team history and raising questions about the direction of one of the NHL's...

AP Sports WriterRinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup?That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus...

AP Sports WriterRinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup?That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus...

AP Sports WriterRinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup?That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus...

AP Sports WriterRinne, other NHL veterans hope for final shot at Stanley CupBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Goaltender Pekka Rinne scratched scoring a goal off his NHL bucket list this season. Winning the Stanley Cup?That remains on the list with the season suspended because of the coronavirus...

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...

Longtime NHL forward Joel Ward retiresLongtime NHL forward Joel Ward announced his retirement on Monday.The 39-year-old Ward last played in the NHL in 2018 for the San Jose Sharks. He went to training camp with Montreal in 2018-19 but was unable to get another shot and decided officially to...

AP Sports WriterDevils forward Palmieri paints, hopes NHL return in pictureBy TOM CANAVANKyle Palmieri has been trying to keep busy around his Long Island home, doing a lot of painting projects. Walls and ceilings, mostly.As for a bright picture of the NHL resuming play, the New Jersey Devils forward...

AP Sports WriterBlackhawks fire team president McDonough in surprising moveBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks fired team president John McDonough on Monday, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships.The surprising move, coming with the NHL season on pause because of the coronavirus pandemic,...