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Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, hire Todd McLellan as replacement
The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement. The move the day after Christmas was announced by general manager Steve Yzerman and comes with the Red Wings on a three-game skid and having lost nine of their past 12.
Optimism for new NHL collective agreement, with talks expected to begin in February
The NHL's collective bargaining agreement does not expire until Sept. 15, 2026. That discussions are set to begin on a new deal in early 2025 is already one step ahead of where hockey has been in labour negotiations in the past.
Blues fire head coach Drew Bannister, hire Jim Montgomery 5 days after Bruins let him go
Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.
Capitals' Ovechkin expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with broken left leg
Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record.
Ovechkin week to week with leg injury, disrupting pursuit of Gretzky's NHL goals record
Alex Ovechkin is considered week to week after injuring his lower left leg in the Washington Capitals' most recent game at Utah. He has 868 NHL goals, 27 from passing Wayne Gretzky.
'We're going to do this together': Determined Edmonton Oilers ready for their comeback
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers are out to avenge losing to Florida by a goal after erasing a 3-0 series deficit, with their sights set on the championship that has eluded them.
Predictions for the new NHL season, including an all-Canadian Stanley Cup final
The NHL season begins in Prague, makes a stop in Finland in November and there are more than 1,200 games to be played around North America. Here's what you need to know going into hockey season, as AP Hockey Writers John Wawrow and Stephen Whyno predict the NHL's playoff-bound teams, finalists, Cup champion and award winners.
Plenty of questions from Boston, to Utah, to Colorado with NHL camps set to open
Less than 90 days since the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of a thrilling Stanley Cup final, training camps open around the league this week with plenty of questions before the puck drops next month on another season.
Braxton Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey
Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA's longstanding ban on players it deems to be professionals.
Hockey community, family and friends mourn Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau at funeral
The Gaudreau brothers died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey.