Tampa signs Stamkos for 5 years, $37.5M (AP)
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All-Star center Steven Stamkos signed a five-year, $37.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, two months after helping the team make a surprising run to the Eastern Conference finals. Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman announced the deal, saying that even though the deal took several months to come together that there never was a doubt that Stamkos -- a restricted free...
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Wings' Draper retires after 20 seasons (AP)
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Kris Draper loved playing hockey, and he loved playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Once the 40-year-old Draper learned he wasn't a sure bet to play for Detroit next season, he decided to hang up his skates for good. Draper announced his retirement Tuesday after 20 seasons in the NHL, the last 17 with the Red Wings.
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'Hawks, Sharp agree to 5-year extension (AP)
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The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Patrick Sharp have agreed to five-year contract extension. The 29-year-old Sharp tied for eighth in the league with a team-leading 34 goals and was third on the club with a career-high 71 points. He added three goals and two assists in the playoffs as the Blackhawks lost to Vancouver in the first round following a championship run the previous year.
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NHL to review behavioral health program (AP)
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects the league to review its substance abuse and behavioral health program after the deaths of two players over the summer. Winnipeg Jets forward Rick Rypien and New York Rangers tough guy Derek Boogaard both spent time in the program, which is run in conjunction with the NHL Players' Association.
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Crosby's agent refutes report of setback (AP)
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The agent for Penguins star Sidney Crosby is refuting a Canadian television report that says the former MVP has suffered a setback in his recovery from a pair of concussions. CTV News reported Monday that Crosby suspended his training after suffering a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms and wouldn't be ready when the Penguins open training camp next month.
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Jackets give D Tyutin 6-year extension (AP)
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Fedor Tyutin to a six-year contract extension. General manager Scott Howson confirmed the signing Wednesday morning on Twitter, calling Tyutin "our top dman since we traded for him." The 28-year-old Russia native, the second pick of the New York Rangers in the 2001 draft, was acquired by Columbus in a trade with the Rangers three years...
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McCrimmon, KHL team killed in jet crash (AP)
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A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team. Two other people on board were critically injured. Both Russia and the world of hockey were left stunned by the deaths of so many international stars in one catastrophic event.
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Bruins F Marchand gets 2-year, $5M deal (AP)
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The Bruins and pesky forward Brad Marchand have agreed to a new contract as training camp looms. With less than 48 hours remaining before NHL players need to report for physicals, the restricted free agent, who became a key cog in Boston's run to a Stanley Cup this spring, signed a two-year deal worth $5 million on Wednesday.
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