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Blues agree to terms with Scandella on $13.1M, 4-year dealST. LOUIS (AP) The defending Stanley Cup champion Blues made another move to fortify their future blue line by agreeing to terms Thursday with defenseman Marco Scandella on a four-year contract extension.The deal is worth $13.1 million - an...

Former Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retiresFormer Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retired from professional hockey Thursday.The 41-year-old Markov played 990 regular-season games for the Canadiens between 2000 and 2017 before returning home to Russia to finish his career.Markov spent his final three years in the Kontinental Hockey League, suiting...

Former Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retiresFormer Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov retired from professional hockey Thursday.The 41-year-old Markov played 990 regular-season games for the Canadiens between 2000 and 2017 before returning home to Russia to finish his career.Markov spent his final three years in the Kontinental Hockey League, suiting...

AP Hockey WriterWith hockey on hiatus, storied Stanley Cup is locked awayBy STEPHEN WHYNOPhil Pritchard spent a recent afternoon carrying groceries back to his home outside Toronto - a far cry from taking the Stanley Cup around North America in the heat of the NHL playoffs.Hockey is on hold,...

AP Hockey Writer2-time Cup-winner Versteeg retires after 11 NHL seasonsBy JOHN WAWROWTwo-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Kris Versteeg is retiring after 11 NHL seasons.The 33-year-old announced his decision through the NHL Players' Association on Tuesday, and after ending this season playing with his brother, Mitch, with Slovakia's HK Nitra.Versteeg was...

AP Hockey Writer2-time Cup-winner Versteeg retires after 11 NHL seasonsBy JOHN WAWROWTwo-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Kris Versteeg is retiring after 11 NHL seasons.The 33-year-old announced his decision through the NHL Players' Association on Tuesday, and after ending this season playing with his brother, Mitch, with Slovakia's HK Nitra.Versteeg was...

Blackhawks, Mitchell agree to entry-level contractCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to an entry-level contract with defenseman Ian Mitchell, one of their top prospects.The team announced the three-year deal on Monday. The start date and average annual value is up in the air because the NHL season...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas, ppd.June 26-27 - NHL...

NHL CalendarBy The Associated Press(All dates set before season was suspended until further notice.)May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland, ccd.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y., ppd.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas, ppd.June 26-27 - NHL...

'Undrafted but undaunted': Oilers' Colby Cave dies at 25TORONTO (AP) Colby Cave, an excellent teammate whose lone goal for the Edmonton Oilers this season came on an “awesome” rush down the ice, died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.The NHL club did not say...

Edmonton Oilers' Colby Cave dies at 25 after brain bleedTORONTO (AP) Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.The NHL club confirmed Cave's death with a statement from his family:''Our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends,...

Edmonton Oilers' Colby Cave dies at 25 after brain bleedTORONTO (AP) Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.The NHL club confirmed Cave's death with a statement from his family:''Our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends,...