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Golden Knights promote Ryan Craig to head coach from AHL

After having previously hired established head coaches, the Vegas Golden Knights this time stayed within the organization and promoted Ryan Craig on Wednesday from its American Hockey League affiliate in suburban Henderson.

San Jose Sharks acquire defenseman Michael Kesselring from Buffalo Sabres amid pick swap

Predators hire two-time Stanley Cup champ Langenbrunner as special assistant to new GM MacFarland

Maple Leafs hire former LA Kings coach Jim Hiller to replace Craig Berube

NHL says the 2026 playoffs is the most-watched on record, averaging 1.8 million viewers

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John Tortorella not returning as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights

Flyers acquire goalie Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit in a trade with the Maple Leafs

Former NHL player Kyle Calder dies at 47 after an illness

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PWHL expansion team in Las Vegas hires former AHL assistant Kim Weiss to be its coach

NHL to investigate Mike Babcock's resignation from Columbus in 2023, AP source says

Taylor Hall-Logan Stankoven-Jackson Blake line is a big reason Carolina won the Stanley Cup

Once a journeyman, LI's Bussi backstops the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup

Tortorella makes a case to stay after leading Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final

Hurricanes use stifling defense to blank Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 and win the Stanley Cup

A big trade swing, then a bold reset that powered the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup

Rod Brind'Amour was already Carolina Hurricanes royalty. Now he's won a Stanley Cup as head coach

Golden Knights' improbable run comes to crashing halt with shutout loss on home ice

Taylor Hall goes from No. 1 pick to MVP to Stanley Cup champion with the Hurricanes

Carolina's Jordan Staal wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, oldest on record at age 37

Tortorella doubles down on Carter Hart as Golden Knights face elimination in Game 6

Nikolaj Ehlers is standing out as a playmaker in the Stanley Cup Final

Golden Knights' William Karlsson out for Game 6 as Hurricanes lead Stanley Cup Final 3-2

Olympic gold medal-Stanley Cup double is at stake for Americans in the final

Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries

Isles' Schaefer is 1 vote shy of unanimous selection to NHL all-rookie team

Tortorella's confidence unshaken as Golden Knights face elimination game in Stanley Cup Final

Hurricanes' top-line performers come through as Carolina moves within a win of claiming Stanley Cup

Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup

Pushed to brink, Vegas may have lost William Karlsson for the Stanley Cup Final

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal's high-scoring Stanley Cup Final by the numbers

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, his second such honor

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