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Free-agent Vokoun healthy after blood-clot scare, ready to continue career
Severe blood clots took a full season away from Tomas Vokoun. The veteran goaltender hopes they didn’t end his NHL career.
From Ekblad down, NHL draft is top heavy with Canadian-born talent
There’s a couple of silver linings that come from six of seven Canadian teams missing the Stanley Cup playoffs.
People with knowledge of decision tell AP: Penguins to hire Mike Johnston as new head coach
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to former NHL assistant Mike Johnston as the team’s new head coach.
Los Angeles Kings re-sign late-season acquisition Marian Gaborik to 7-year deal after Cup run
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Left wing Marian Gaborik has agreed to a seven-year deal to stay with the Los Angeles Kings.
NHL draft prospects bond over cheesesteaks and baseball in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – The NHL draft’s top prospects broke bread in the form of cheesesteaks in one of their final bonding experiences before Friday’s big night.
Matt Stairs remains a fan of hockey in life after baseball-playing career
PHILADELPHIA – Matt Stairs made a career out of being able to hit a baseball a long way, but like a lot of Canadian kids, his first love was hockey.
Calgary Stampeders open 2014 healthier because of McMahon’s new turf
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders open the regular season Saturday against the Montreal Alouettes feeling less sore and beat up from the pre-season.
With Evander Kane rumours swirling, Jets listening to trade offers at NHL draft
PHILADELPHIA – Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will continue fielding plenty of trade calls on NHL draft weekend.
Nine sons of former NHL players have taken different paths to draft
PHILADELPHIA – Their last names follow them to every rink: Lemieux, MacInnis, Turgeon.
Maple Leafs seem content to stay pat with eight pick in NHL draft
PHILADELPHIA – The price isn’t right, so the Toronto Maple Leafs might just stand pat with the eighth pick of the NHL draft.
Vancouver GM says Kesler will stay put if the right deal doesn’t come around
PHILADELPHIA – The Canucks says they are happy picking sixth in the NHL draft as it stands now but that hasn’t stopped new GM Jim Benning from making inquiries about what’s needed to move up.
Canadiens says low first-round pick is sign of success, but more work still to do
PHILADELPHIA – Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin sees picking 26th in the NHL draft as a sign of success.
Barrie defenceman Aaron Ekblad no draft sleeper, but still manages to squeeze in nap
PHILADELPHIA – Sitting in a director’s chair surrounded by media, Aaron Ekblad looks more like a Hollywood hunk than a budding pro hockey player.
Record revenues lead to another increase in NHL salary cap for 2014-15 season
NEW YORK, N.Y. – After a year of record revenues, the NHL salary cap is going up again.
Former Canuck Gino Odjick says he’s been diagnosed with rare terminal illness
VANCOUVER – Former Vancouver Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick says he has a rare terminal illness.
Canucks trade Kesler to Ducks, get Bonino, Sbisa and first-round pick
PHILADELPHIA – The Vancouver Canucks have traded Ryan Kesler to the Anaheim Ducks, a source tells The Canadian Press.
NewsAlert: Source says Canucks deal veteran Kesler to Anaheim Ducks
PHILADELPHIA – The Vancouver Canucks have traded veteran centre Ryan Kesler to the Anaheim Ducks.
Handful of first-time NHL general managers changes dynamic of trade talks
PHILADELPHIA – When Peter Chiarelli looked around the room at the most recent NHL general managers meeting, he saw plenty of familiar faces in a new place.
Stampeders running back Jon Cornish, CFL join battle against homophobia in sport
CALGARY – Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish is a face of the CFL’s new partnership with You Can Play, which promotes equality, respect and safety for athletes regardless of their sexual orientation.
NHL sets 2014-1’5 salary cap at $69 million, floor at $51 million
PHILADELPHIA – The salary cap for the 2014-’15 NHL season has been set at US$69 million, lower than many big-budget teams had hoped.
Florida Panthers take defenceman Aaron Ekblad first overall in NHL draft
PHILADELPHIA – The Florida Panthers have chosen defenceman Aaron Ekblad first overall in tonight’s NHL Entry Draft, electing to take the big Barrie Colt rather than trade the pick.
Vancouver Canucks pick left-winger Jake Virtanen sixth overall at NHL draft
PHILADELPHIA – The Vancouver Canucks added offensive depth by selecting Jake Virtanen with the sixth pick at the NHL draft.
Flames take Kingston centre Sam Bennett with fourth pick in NHL draft
PHILADELPHIA – Sam Bennett couldn’t do a pull-up at the NHL scouting combine, but that didn’t prevent him from being the Calgary Flames’ fourth overall pick in the draft.
Oilers take German centre Leon Draisaitl with third pick in NHL draft
PHILADELHIA, Pa. – The Edmonton Oilers went big with the third pick in the NHL draft by selecting German centre Leon Draisaitl.