Tortorella not returning as Golden Knights’ coach
NHL, Sports
NHL ROUNDUP
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 17, 2026
He led Vegas to the Stanley Cup Final after replacing Bruce Cassidy on March 30. John Tortorella will not return as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights after guiding them to the Stanley Cup Final on an ...
While Carolina celebrates, the rest of the NHL will try to catch up
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 16, 2026
Several big storylines hang over the league’s offseason. The Carolina Hurricanes are atop the NHL and their celebration is just getting started. Rhe rest of the league is about to be hard at work tryi...
Hall-Stankoven-Blake line drove Carolina to Stanley Cup
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
June 16, 2026
They scored 29 of the team’s 66 playoff goals. Logan Stankoven was 7 years old and Jackson Blake on the verge of his seventh birthday when Taylor Hall was the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NHL draft. Fast-fo...
Tortorella makes case to stay by leading Vegas to Cup Final
NHL, Sports
NHL ROUNDUP
June 16, 2026
He took over as the Golden Knights’ coach with eight games remaining in the regular season LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights already made one major coaching decision, and now they likely will ...
Hurricanes use stifling defense to win Stanley Cup
NHL, Sports
June 15, 2026
Brandon Bussi registered his first career playoff shutout. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring ...
Staal scores twice to even series
NHL, Sports
June 10, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game while stretched out on his stomach at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory on Tu...
Hurricanes experience playoff baby boom
NHL, Sports
June 9, 2026
The Golden Knights could join them amid a wild Stanley Cup Final. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The on-ice celebration was underway for the Carolina Hurricanes, ticket in hand for their first Stanley Cup Final...
Golden Knights suddenly can’t hold late leads
NHL, Sports
June 8, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL’s best third-period team this season suddenly can’t hold a lead. Vegas paid for it in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Carolina and barely escaped after an even more improba...
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer 
June 8, 2026
A sequence of events in a Stanley Cup Final that has gotten crazier by the minute has put the Carolina Hurricanes at a crossroads. They blew a two-goal lead and lost Game 1, erased a two-goal deficit ...
Maple Leafs GM travels north to meet with Gavin McKenna
NHL, Sports
June 6, 2026
Toronto holds the top pick in this month’s NHL draft. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gavin McKenna left his family and friends behind in Whitehorse, Yukon, some six years ago to pursue his NHL dream. Now, the N...
Golden Knights feel fine despite blowing Game 2
NHL, Sports
June 6, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Less than 12 hours after his team blew a two-goal lead and lost in overtime, coach John Tortorella has no issues with where his Vegas Golden Knights stand in the Stanley Cup Final...
Hurricanes coach on top line: ‘Need to get them going’
NHL, Sports
June 4, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After carrying the Carolina Hurricanes during the season as their top goal scorers, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov are ice cold in the playoffs. That was easier ...
Tomas Hertl the hero Golden Knights needed
NHL, Sports
June 4, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Hertl joined the Vegas Golden Knights in a trade in March 2024 when they were defending champions, fortifying a group that had just won the Stanley Cup and expected to conte...
Hertl’s goal helps Vegas take Game 1
NHL, Sports
June 3, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina...
Hart’s scrutinized comeback has arrived in Cup final
NHL, Sports
June 2, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — No strangers to controversy, the Golden Knights know the spotlight is going to shine even brighter now that they are back in the Stanley Cup Final with a particular glare on goaltende...
Kitchener Rangers win Memorial Cup over Everett Silvertips
NHL, Sports
June 1, 2026
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Jack Pridham and San O’Reilly broke it open with power- play goals in a 37-second span early in the third period and the Kitchener Rangers beat the Everett Silvertips ...
Hurricanes roll into Stanley Cup Final with 6-1 win
NHL, Sports
May 30, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken through their Eastern Conference Final roadblock. Now comes the chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time in two decades. T...
NHL legend Claude Lemieux, 60, dies of suicide
NHL, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
May 30, 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is ...
Malkin signs 1-year deal
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
May 27, 2026
Evgeni Malkin said he wanted to stay. Kyle Dubas said he’d love to have Malkin back. On Tuesday, all parties concerned ensured one of the most consequential players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pe...