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(Reuters) - The New York Islanders and netminder Evgeni Nabokov have agreed to a one-year contract extension, the National Hockey League team said on Wednesday. Nabokov, claimed off waivers by the Islanders last year after a season playing for St. Petersburg in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League, has been one of the …

Disgraced junior hockey coach Graham James was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for sexually preying on two of his former players.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A former Canadian hockey coach was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison for sexually abusing now-retired National Hockey League star Theo Fleury and another player when they were teenagers, in the latest case to call attention to an issue that has rocked North American amateur sports …

(Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets ate into Southeast division rival Washington's lead for the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference with a vital 3-2 home win over the Capitals on Friday. Dustin Byfulgien tapped in a perfect pass from Evander Kane midway through the third period for the game-winner in a game that …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - He did not score a goal this time but it hardly mattered. Sidney Crosby safely made it through his second comeback and the NHL's biggest drawcard was grinning like he had won the Stanley Cup. With his Pittsburgh Penguins team on the hottest winning streak in the league, lifting the NHL championship …

Sidney Crosby is stepping back into the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup, back into the thick of a playoff race and back into the NHL spotlight with the hope that his concussion troubles are behind him for good.

(Reuters) - The Phoenix Coyotes recovered from an early 2-0 deficit to record a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday to boost their playoff hopes. After Alexandre Burrows and Ryan Kesler each scored for Vancouver to open the first period, Phoenix's Rostislav Klesla and Shane Doan responded with goals to kickstart …

(Reuters) - Chicago netminder Corey Crawford took over from starter Ray Emery with his team trailing 3-1 to St. Louis and turned the game in the Blackhawks' favor, stopping all 18 shots he faced and earning a 4-3 shootout win over the NHL-best Blues on Tuesday. Blackhawks right wing Andrew Brunette netted the opening goal …

(Reuters) - The Buffalo Sabres' late-season playoff push was dealt a major blow after defenseman Tyler Myers was suspended three games for an illegal hit on Montreal's Scott Gomez, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Tuesday. Myers, one of Buffalo's top-scoring defensemen, received a two-minute penalty for the hit …

Sidney Crosby is ready to give Broadway its latest revival act.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return to the ice Thursday night, when Pittsburgh faces the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Sidney Crosby's comeback — version 2.0 — could come on Broadway.

(Reuters) - Pascal Dupuis scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period, to steer the Pittsburgh Penguins to their seventh straight win in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Pittsburgh, who celebrated the unveiling of a statue of Hall of Fame player Mario Lemieux earlier in the day, …

A Massachusetts man accused of aiming a laser pointer into the eyes of the opposing goalie at his daughter's high school hockey game is facing criminal charges.

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has been cleared for contact and is inching closer to a return but no timetable has been set for him to rejoin the lineup. Crosby, sidelined by concussion-like symptoms for most of the past 14 months, told reporters after practicing with team mates on Tuesday that he …

Sidney Crosby's head is clear. The superstar's return, however, remains murky.

(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, who assembled Canada's gold medal winning men's hockey team at the Vancouver Olympics, will return to the job for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, Hockey Canada said on Monday. But while Yzerman has committed himself to Sochi, the National Hockey League (NHL) has …

Even Brian Burke had seen enough.

Even Brian Burke had seen enough.

An Arab-Jewish hockey team has become an unlikely icebreaker in this remote corner of northern Israel, overcoming barriers of language, culture and conflict.

(Reuters) - The Winnipeg Jets narrowed the Florida Panthers' Southeast Division lead with a comprehensive 7-0 thrashing of their rivals at the MTS Center on Thursday. The Jets (31-27-8) scored five goals in the third period to add some gloss to the scoreline as well as snap a three-game winning streak for the Panthers (30-21-12). …

Montreal Canadiens great Jean Beliveau had a stroke for the second time in two years and is being treated at a hospital.

The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks added some reinforcements for a playoff run, while Rick Nash's wish for a deal didn't come to fruition Monday as the NHL trade deadline passed without any blockbuster moves.

(Reuters) - A total of 15 trades involving 31 players and 11 draft picks were made on Monday by the time the National Hockey League's trade deadline expired. ...