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FILE - Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette answers questions during a news conference Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. The Washington Capitals hired Peter Laviolette, who won the Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, as coach on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, FIle)

Capitals hire Stanley Cup-winning coach Peter Laviolette

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressSeptember 15, 2020

Tampa Bay Lightning's Brayden Point (21) celebrates his goal against New York Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov (40) during the third period of an NHL Eastern Conference final playoff game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Quick-strike Lightning beat Islanders, on verge of final

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressSeptember 13, 2020

Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy, rear watches during the third period of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

Bruins’ Bruce Cassidy wins NHL coach of the year honors

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressSeptember 9, 2020

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak makes a glove save on the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Unusual starting goalies making big impact in NHL playoffs

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressAugust 26, 2020

A woman watches a hockey game on the big screen just outside the bubble at the NHL Western Conference Stanley Cup hockey playoffs in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Back to backs in the bubble: NHL teams adjust to new normal

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressAugust 25, 2020

A picture of Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak is displayed on a screen during the first period of a NHL first round Stanley Cup playoff game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins in Toronto, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Milbury steps away from broadcasting rest of NHL playoffs

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressAugust 22, 2020

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2011, file photo, Arizona Cardinals running back Jason Wright, center, talks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Washington Football Team has hired Jason Wright as team president. He’s the first Black person to hold this job in NFL history and at 38 becomes the youngest team president in the league. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Washington hires Jason Wright as NFL’s 1st Black team president

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressAugust 17, 2020

Colorado Avalanche's J.T. Compher (37) celebrates a goal with teammates during the first period of an exhibition NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

NHL’s top teams face dilemma on what round-robin play means

by Stephen Whyno Asssociated PressJuly 30, 2020

FILE - This Jan. 2, 2020, file photo shows Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder listening to head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility, in Ashburn, Va. Snyder has hired a D.C. law firm to review the Washington NFL team's culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct. Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh LLP confirmed to The Associated Press that the firm had been retained to conduct an independent review. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Washington owner Dan Snyder vows culture change amid allegations

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJuly 17, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins works out prior to an NFL football game against the New York Giants, in Landover, Md. A new name must still be selected for the Washington Redskins football team, one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League, and it was unclear how soon that will happen. But for now, arguably the most polarizing name in North American professional sports is gone at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism in the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJuly 13, 2020