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FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) -- It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre teams.

The Phoenix Coyotes announced Thursday they have signed forward Rob Klinkhammer to a two-year contract. No financial terms were disclosed. "We are very pleased to sign Rob to a multiyear contract," general manager Don Ma...

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed forward Rob Klinkhammer to a two-year contract Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound Klinkhammer had five goals and six assists in 22 games for the Coyotes this season. He has ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Ottawa Senators don't think they need to play a perfect game to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, just a smarter one. The Penguins rolled to a 4-1 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on T...

HELSINKI (AP) -- Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists and Craig Smith had five assists on Thursday to give the United States a spot in the hockey world championships semifinals with an 8-3 pounding of Russia on Thu...

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mark Fraser said he was feeling great Thursday morning, although his face told a different story. The burly blue-liner's forehead was swollen, his right eye bloodshot, a gnarly tr...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Raffi Torres spent the past year in Phoenix and San Jose trying to shake his reputation as a dangerous player.

Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.

WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team says is a hairline fracture in his left foot. Capitals spokesman Sergey Kocharov writes in an email to The Associ...

Eric Staal, the Carolina Hurricanes captain filling the same role for Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Championship, had to be helped off the ice after injuring his right leg in a collision with Sweden's Alexander Edler dur...

It's THN's annual Awards Issue, looking at the best of the best from all angles from the NHL. -

The Washington Capitals confirmed Thursday that captain Alex Ovechkin played the final two games of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New York Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot. The injury ...

Raffi Torres looms large as San Jose's notorious winger faces suspension for a brutal hit. The NHL's ruling may have a ripple effect on the Sharks and the Kings, says Stu Hackel.

Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists and Craig Smith had five assists on Thursday to give the United States a spot in the hockey world championships semifinals with an 8-3 pounding of Russia on Thursday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom has undergone sports hernia surgery. The team announced that Backstrom's operation went as planned on Thursday morning in Philadelphia. The procedure was done by D...

TORONTO - The first thing the Toronto Maple Leafs are going to do to prepare for next season is find a way to get over the sting of their epic collapse against the Boston Bruins. Toronto surrendered a late three-goal lea...

Islanders forward Matt Moulson, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league's sportsmanship award.

The Minnesota Wild announced Thursday that goaltender Niklas Backstrom underwent successful sports hernia surgery and is expected to be fully recovered in time for the beginning of the 2013-14 season. The procedure was d...

Zdeno Chara is a force for the Bruins, but Boston's defensive corps is missing some of its stars.

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The Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their lead in the Western Conference semifinals, as they host the San Jose Sharks in Thursday's Game at Staples Center.