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Henri Richard, winner of 11 Cups with Canadiens, dies at 84MONTREAL (AP) Henri Richard, the speedy and durable center who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday. He was 84.The Canadiens announced the death of the Hall of Famer on Twitter, calling him...

AP Sports WriterRoberto Luongo's jersey set to be retired by PanthersBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) When the Florida Panthers were deciding whether the time was right to retire Roberto Luongo’s number, the initial vote was not unanimous.Luongo was the holdout. He needed convincing.Odd as this sounds for someone...

Henri Richard, winner of 11 Cups with Canadiens, dies at 84MONTREAL (AP) Henri Richard, the speedy and durable center who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday. He was 84.The Canadiens announced the death of the Hall of Famer on Twitter, calling him...

Henri Richard, winner of 11 Cups with Canadiens, dies at 84MONTREAL (AP) Henri Richard, the speedy center who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday. He was 84.His death was announced by the team. Richard had Alzheimer's disease.Richard was captain of the Canadiens...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

AP Hockey WriterBright-spot Fabbri scores and Red Wings 2-1 beat BlackhawksBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Tyler Bertuzzi and Robby Fabbri scored to give the Detroit Red Wings a two-goal lead and they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night.Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots for...

AP Hockey WriterKovalchuk finds home with Capitals after whirlwind journeyBy STEPHEN WHYNOARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Ilya Kovalchuk and Brenden Dillon broke bread in a Northern Virginia restaurant, leaving their temporary home away from home hotel and swapping stories.The Washington Capitals' two newcomers bonded over their shared experience of playing...

NHL CalendarApril 4 - Regular season ends.April 8 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.May 8-24 - IIHF World Championship, Zurich/Lausanne, Switzerland.June 1-6 - NHL scouting combine, Buffalo, N.Y.June 13 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final.June 17 - NHL awards, Las Vegas.June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.July 1 -...

AP Sports WriterForsberg, Duchene score PP goals as Preds shut out Stars 2-0By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each scored power-play goals, and the Nashville Predators shut out the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Forsberg also ended...

Hurricanes D Pesce out 4-6 months after shoulder surgeryRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce is recovering from shoulder surgery that is expected to keep him out the rest of the season.The team announced Thursday that Pesce had surgery on his right shoulder with a recovery time...

AP Sports WriterForsberg, Duchene score PP goals as Preds shut out Stars 2-0By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators just missed the tornado that ripped through Music City not far from their arena, flying out of town for a road game.They offered Nashville a bit of...

AP Hockey WriterFlyers' James van Riemsdyk breaks right hand blocking shotBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) James van Riemsdyk broke his right hand blocking a shot Wednesday night in the Philadelphia Flyers' seventh straight victory, and he's expected to miss some time.The winger took a shot to the hand from...