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Devils fire coach Hynes after dismal start to season

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — John Hynes paid the price for the New Jersey Devils failing to deliver on the high expectations created by having three No. 1 overall draft picks in the lineup. Hynes was fired as coach Tuesday after a 9-13-4 start that left the team in last place in the Metropolitan Division and...

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Ron Francis, signs a multi-year deal and officially becomes GM of Seattle’s future NHL franchise. At left is Seattle Center Director Robert Nellams.
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December 2, 2019 at 6:00 am

NHL Seattle’s Ron Francis comes under heavy criticism for his handling of Carolina Hurricanes player abuse | Inside the NHL

The biggest highlight of NHL Seattle's first franchise year was the hiring of Ron Francis as general manager. And now there’s a cloud over that...

December 1, 2019 at 11:12 pm

Net gains: NHL’s load management is top goalies playing less

Marc-Andre Fleury plays when he’s told. How much he plays has changed. A decade ago, Fleury started 61 out of 82 games before backstopping Pittsburgh...

November 30, 2019 at 3:53 pm

NHL Seattle GM Ron Francis says he took alleged physical abuse by coach Bill Peters ‘very seriously’, but doesn’t say what steps he took

NHL Seattle general manager Ron Francis said in a statement he took alleged physical abuse by coach Bill Peters “very seriously’’ when both were working...

FILE – In this 1980 file photo, Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak allows a goal by the U.S. team in the first period of a medal-round hockey game at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. A big reason the Americans were able to upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” at the Olympics was the benching of goaltender Tretiak by Soviet coach Victor Tikhonov with the score tied at 2 after the first period. Backup Vladimir Myshkin surrendered two goals and the U.S. won 4-3, then went on to capture the gold medal. (AP Photo, File) NY125

November 29, 2019 at 6:00 am

The night the Seattle Totems managed their own ‘Miracle on Ice’ against a Russian power

The Soviet Union's Central Red Army team was arguably the world's finest hockey squad when they took on the minor professional Seattle Totems at what's...

November 28, 2019 at 11:30 am

Aliu calls Flames coach’s apology ‘misleading, insincere’

Akim Aliu is not happy with the apology Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters issued for a racial slur he allegedly used when both were in...

November 27, 2019 at 11:51 pm

Ice wizards: NHL stars are embracing their creative side

Matthew Tkachuk watched Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov from 20 feet away and knew something special was about to happen. Svechnikov picked the puck up behind the...

Ron Francis, signs a multi-year deal and officially becomes GM of Seattle’s future NHL franchise.
Photographed on July 18, 2019. 210883

November 27, 2019 at 7:23 pm

Ex-Carolina Hurricanes owner says he’d have fired coach had current NHL Seattle GM Ron Francis told him of player-abuse allegations

Former Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos on Wednesday night said current NHL Seattle GM Ron Francis never told him of abuse allegations against coach Bill...

November 27, 2019 at 10:20 am

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