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AP Sports WriterGoing outside: Panthers training camp has distancing in mindBy TIM REYNOLDSSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) To try and combat the coronavirus, the Florida Panthers hope a balmy climate can work to their advantage.The Panthers are turning rooftops and balconies at the arena where it plays games into outdoor...

Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on gamesOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Canadian government, citing ''national interest grounds,'' gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return...

Correction: 2021 Season-Canada storyOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) In a story December 31, 2020, about the upcoming NHL season, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the only Canadian professional sports teams to play on home soil during the pandemic were from the NHL and MLS. A domestic basketball and soccer...

Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on gamesOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Canadian government, citing ''national interest grounds,'' gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return...

Blue Jackets sign Dubois to 2-year, $10 million extensionCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who led Columbus in goals, assists and points during the playoffs, signed a two-year, $10 million contract extension Thursday that keeps him with the Blue Jackets through the 2021-22 season.Dubois, who was a restricted...

Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on gamesOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) The Canadian government, citing ''national interest grounds,'' gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return...

Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on gamesOttawa, Ontario (AP) The Canadian government, citing ''national interest grounds,'' gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return...

Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on gamesOttawa, Ontario (AP) The Canadian government, citing ''national interest grounds,'' gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return...

Coyotes sign veteran forward Brassard to 1-year dealGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Coyotes have signed veteran forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract.Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed.The 33-year-old Brassard had 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games with the New York Islanders in...

AP Hockey WriterEichel draws on NFL Bills' success to motivate NHL SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel doesn't have to search far back or long to see what it's like to win in Buffalo.The Sabres captain need only look to members of the NFL's Buffalo Bills -...

AP Hockey WriterEichel draws on NFL Bills' success to motivate NHL SabresBy JOHN WAWROWBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Jack Eichel doesn't have to search far back or long to see what it's like to win in Buffalo.The Sabres captain need only look to members of the NFL's Buffalo Bills -...

AP Hockey WriterLongtime Bruins captain Chara joins Washington CapitalsBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Longtime Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara signed with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, a stunning move less than a week before most NHL teams open training camp.Chara agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth $795,000.The...