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Thursday, 6 April 2017 :  Forward Kyle Okposo will miss the final three games of the Buffalo Sabres’ season with an undisclosed illness, coach Dan Bylsma said. The Sabres also recalled Linus Ullmark from Rochester of the American Hockey League, one day after fellow goaltender Anders Nilsson was injured in …

Wednesday, 5 April 2017 :  The Florida Panthers will be in the market for a new coach after deciding not to retain interim Tom Rowe, according to multiple reports. Rowe gave up his general manager duties when he agreed to go behind the bench after the firing of Gerard Gallant …

Tuesday, 4 April 2017 :  The owners of the league’s 30 clubs are unhappy at having to halt the season for three weeks for the Games. The NHL is regarded as the world’s top ice hockey league, featuring players from every major hockey-playing nation. “We now consider the matter officially …

Thursday, 30 March 2017 :  The team had been in a long-running dispute with governing body USA Hockey over equal pay and support. The two sides have reached an agreement but are keeping the terms private. “We stood up for what we thought was right and USA Hockey’s leadership listened,” …

Tuesday, 14 March 2017 :  The Storhamar Dragons finally beat Sparta Warriors in the Norwegian League play-offs at 02:32 local time. After 217 minutes and 14 seconds of play, Joakim Jensen broke through to give the Dragons a 2-1 victory. In the longest NHL game, the Detroit Red Wings beat …

Friday, 12 May 2017 :  The Buffalo Sabres hired Jason Botterill as the team’s general manager, the National Hockey League club announced on Thursday. Botterill, who has served as associate general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, takes over three weeks after former Sabres general manager Tim Murray was fired. The …

Saturday, 15 April 2017 :  Sometimes a sports fan will do anything to watch the big game. But one Pittsburgh Penguins fan took that to new levels on Thursday. The 43-year-old supporter was reportedly so keen to watch his beloved Penguins in their Stanley Cup playoff opener that he turned down …

Thursday, 13 April 2017 : The New York Islanders confirmed on Wednesday that Doug Weight would return as head coach, removing the interim tag he had held since the firing of Jack Capuano. Weight, who took over behind the Islanders bench when Capuano was sacked on Jan. 17, led the team …

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 :  The Florida Panthers are going back to the formula that proved successful in 2015-16, re-installing Dale Tallon as general manager. Tallon, named the Panthers’ president of hockey operations while giving up control to general manager Tom Rowe last summer, will hold both titles and be …