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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 1988, file photo, Craig Millen of the United States heads for the arms of teammates Tony Granato (21) and Scott Young (14) after he scored a goal in the first period of a hockey game against Czechoslovakia at the Winter Olympics in Calgary. The 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea will present a much different situation from any previous Olympic men’s hockey tournament in history. USA Hockey general manager Jim Johannson said his team won’t play any exhibition games with most U.S. players arriving in South Korea on Feb. 8. Johannson said the U.S. will practice Feb. 10-13 and get in a game-day skate Feb. 14, which coach Tony Granato feels will be enough preparation. (AP Photo/Steve Simon, File)

Big brother Granato prepared for role as US Olympic coach

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJanuary 23, 2018

Troy Terry waves to the crowd as the roster for the men's USA Olympic hockey team is announced at the NHL Winter Classic hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and the New York Rangers at CitiField in New York on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Brian Gionta named captain as US unveils Olympic hockey roster

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJanuary 1, 2018

FILE - In this May 10, 1970, file photo, Boston Bruins' Bobby Orr goes into the air after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues that won the Stanley Cup for the Bruins in Boston. As the NHL celebrates its 100th anniversary, Orr’s goal is so important that it reached the finals of the “Greatest Moments” bracket 47 years after it happened. (Ray Lussier/The Boston Herald via AP, File)

Orr’s 1970 Cup-winning goal and leap remains top NHL moment

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressDecember 25, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2015, file photo, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith speaks during a news conference for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game, in Phoenix. Leaders from the NFL and NHL players associations have contributed to unveiling a universal declaration of player rights. Among the 17 articles laid out in the declaration are rights to unionize and collectively bargain, express opinions freely and receive equal pay for equal work. The declaration was made by the World Players Association on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Sports unions unveil universal declaration of player rights

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressDecember 14, 2017

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo ,Calgary Flames left wing Johnny Gaudreau (13) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Washington. Through the first two months of the season, goals are up more than 12 percent from the same time a year ago, including a 14 percent increase on the power play and a 38 percent spike short-handed. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Slashing crackdown, infusion of youth boost NHL scoring

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressDecember 7, 2017

This April 4, 2011 image released by NBC Universal shows announcer Dave Strader for "NHL on Versus," in New York. Strader died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at his home in Glens Falls, N.Y., after battling bile duct cancer for over a year. He was 62. (Virginia Sherwood/NBC Universal via AP)

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Hockey broadcaster, UMass alum Dave Strader dies of cancer at 62

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressOctober 1, 2017

FILE - In this July 25, 2017, file photo, former Vancouver Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins, who will be Team Canada's head coach for the 2017-2018 season, speaks at a news conference in Calgary, Alberta. The United States and Canada are taking drastically different approaches in the lead-up to the 2018 Olympics without NHL players. Hockey Canada hired a full-time coach and has already begun playing exhibitions with five tournaments on the docket before February, while USA Hockey picked a college coach with an everyday job and figures less is more with pre-Olympic completion. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh via AP, File)

US, Canada preparing for NHL-less Olympics very differently

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressAugust 10, 2017

JEREMY JACOBS

Selanne, Kariya headline Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2017

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJune 27, 2017

Vegas holds all the cards in NHL expansion draft

by John Wawrow AP Hockey Writers, and Stephen Whyno AP Hockey WritersJune 18, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2016, file photo, New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi (5) gets set during a faceoff in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz. The Rangers will buy out the remaining three years of Girardi’s contract. Girardi was set to count 5.5 million against the salary cap through 2019-20 and with his no-movement clause would have had to be protected in the upcoming Vegas expansion draft.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File(

Looming expansion draft turns up trade chatter around NHL

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJune 15, 2017