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FILE- In this Feb. 10, 2019, file photo, Jonna Curtis, left, a forward on Team Stecklein, battles for the puck with Michelle Picard, right, a defender on Team Szabados, during the NWHL All-Star Hockey Game in Nashville, Tenn. The women's hockey league thinks it can make it work with the same kind of COVID-19 testing the NBA used in its Disney World bubble. Players, coaches and staff will essentially be limited to hotel and Herb Brooks Arena, the site of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” that serves as a historic setting for a unique season. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

NWHL cancels rest of season after additional virus positives

by Stephen Whyno AP Hockey WriterFebruary 3, 2021

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour conducts drills during NHL hockey training camp in Morrisville, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Not only goalies: NHL coaches must cover faces

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressJanuary 13, 2021

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 file photo, Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) pushes Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) from the crease in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Boston. Longtime Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara signed with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, a stunning move less than a week before most NHL teams open training camp. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Longtime Bruins captain Chara joins Washington Capitals

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressDecember 30, 2020

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, goals used by the NHL hockey club Nashville Predators are stored in a hallway in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Time is running short for the NHL to start its season on Jan. 1. Various pandemic-related geographic and economic issues remain unresolved. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Time running short for NHL to start next season Jan. 1

by Stephen Whyno Associated Press, and John Wawrow Associated PressNovember 24, 2020

The Chicago Blackhawks on Monday hired Kendall Coyne Schofield as player development coach. She’s the first woman to hold that job in the organization’s history. The former U.S. women’s national team player will additionally serve as the team’s youth hockey growth specialist.

Chicago hires Coyne Schofield as player development coach

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressNovember 23, 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2020, file photo, specators wear a face masks to protect against COVID-19 during the first half of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Baltimore. A new set of rules are coming in just about every sport, almost all with enhanced health and safety in mind. If they work, games could get out of bubbles and return to arenas and stadiums with some fans in attendance sometime soon. Perhaps more importantly, they could also provide some common-sense solutions to virus issues in the real world.(AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)

In virus era, bubbles provide game-changing lessons learned

by Tim Reynolds Associated Press, and Stephen Whyno Associated PressNovember 4, 2020

FILE - In this March 16, 2019, file photo, Lehigh Valley Phantoms' Steven Swavely (11) moves the puck past the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' Jarrett Burton after a faceoff during an AHL hockey game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The American Hockey League has canceled the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic. President and CEO David Andrews announced the league ‘has determined that the resumption and completion of the 2019-20 season is not feasible in light of current conditions.’ The AHL's Board of Governors made that determination in a conference call Friday, May 8, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Citizens' Voice via AP, File)

American Hockey League pushes start of season back to Feb. 5

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressOctober 28, 2020

Kameron Bush, 3, poses with the Stanley Cup at the Children’s Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 16. The Tampa Bay Lightning took the Stanley Cup to the Children’s Cancer Center as part of their local tour of stops after winning the championship Sept. 28 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Stanley Cup visits children’s cancer center in Tampa

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressOctober 26, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2011, file photo, Mike Emrick speaks after being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Chicago. Hall of Fame hockey broadcaster Mike Emrick is retiring after a career of almost 50 years behind the microphone, including the past 15 as the voice of the NHL in the United States. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, beloved voice of hockey, retires

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressOctober 19, 2020

Then-Washington Capitals defenseman Radko Gudas (33) checks Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov (16) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Denver. After having one of the best offenses in hockey last season, the Florida Panthers got tougher by signing defenseman Radko Gudas, (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Lightning Effect: Skilled NHL teams add grit to go for Cup

by Stephen Whyno Associated PressOctober 15, 2020