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American women’s hockey star Amanda Kessell will not play next season for the University of Minnesota due to the linger effects of a concussion she suffered at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.Â

Predators sign C Smith to 5-year, $21.2M deal

An Illinois farm changed its maze design to honor the 2014-15 Stanley Cup champions.

Unrestricted free agent defenseman Cody Franson said during a radio interview with TSN 1040 in Vancouver on Tuesday that he is in discussions with five or six teams, including the Boston Bruins, but he's not sure when he...

The N.H.L. is one step closer to establishing expansion teams in Las Vegas and Quebec City.

The absence of an NHLÂ expansion team bid from Seattle will leave that city and others out in the cold for years.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Johan Larsson to a one-year contract. The Sabres had retained the rights to Larsson by extending him a qualifying offer last month. The signing was announced on T...

The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has signed forward Johan Larsson to a one-year contract. In 2014-15, Larsson (5'11", 206 lbs., 7/25/1992) appeared in a career-high 39 NHL games and recorded 16 points (6+10) a...

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Tye McGinn to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. McGinn, 24, skated in 51 games in the NHL last season,...

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with right wing Teemu Pulkkinen on a one-year contract. In accordance with club policy, additional details will not be disclosed. Pulkkinen split his second full seas...

NHL's expansion bids from Vegas, Quebec City

The NHL is one step closer to establishing expansion teams in Las Vegas and Quebec City. The league announced Tuesday it has received applications from prospective ownership groups in both markets, a day after a deadline...

The Nashville Predators are re-signing one of the key guys in their postseason run last season. David Poile, the team's president of hockey operations and general manager, announced Monday that they have signed forward C...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Quebec City and Las Vegas are now at the forefront of the NHL expansion movement. Owners in those two cities were the only ones to submit expansion applications before Monday's deadline, the league has c...

NEW YORK - The National Hockey League today released the following update relative to the NHL expansion application process: "As previously announced, NHL expansion applications were made available to all potentially int...

120 Sports: Teams that are one move away from winning the Stanley Cup.​

Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B) has entered the running for an NHL expansion team. The media company wrote on its Twitter account that it submitted its "candidacy for the NHL expansion process in order to bring the Nordiques b...

DALLAS -- Patrick Sharp wasn't a player any of the Dallas Stars enjoyed facing during his 10 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks. That was particularly true over the past two seasons, when he scored six goals and had nin...

DALLAS -- Patrick Sharp is the type of player the Dallas Stars felt they needed if they are to take the next step in becoming a perennial Stanley Cup contender, so they went and got him in a July 10 trade with the Chicag...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Nashville Predators have avoided arbitration with Craig Smith by signing the forward to a $21.25 million, five-year...

Nicklas Backstrom expects to be in the lineup for the Washington Capitals' Oct. 10 season opener against the New Jersey Devils following offseason hip surgery. Backstrom, whose 60 assists led the NHL last season, had art...