NHL

Ducks coach signs 2-year extension

Randy Carlyle, who coached the Anaheim Ducks to the Stanley Cup championship in 2007, signed a two-year extension Wednesday.

Sabres sign goaltender Miller to 5-year extension

After watching Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and Brian Campbell leave over the past year, the Buffalo Sabres were determined to keep Ryan Miller off the list of high profile departures.

Penguins, coach Therrien agree on 3-year contract

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ march to the Stanley Cup finals has paid off for coach Michel Therrien, who agreed to a new three-year contract on Friday.

Sakic hasn’t decided whether to return to Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic hasn’t decided yet whether to return to the team for his 20th season or retire.

Hockeytown rejoices: Detroit wins 11th Stanley Cup

Oil up the Winged Wheel, it’s time for another victory parade. Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup _ again. For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings are the Stanley Cup champions. They used experience and grit to knock out the young up-and-coming Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory in Game 6 of the finals.

Red Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg wins Conn Smythe

The Detroit Red Wings are Stanley Cup champions because they excel at both ends of the rink. None of them does it better than Henrik Zetterberg, whose two-way play earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Young Penguins can’t match old Wings

Finally, the moment the Pittsburgh Penguins waited for throughout the Stanley Cup finals. Evgeni Malkin, one of the NHL’s best offensive players during the season, scored an important goal.

Canucks’ Luc Bourdon killed in motorcycle crash

Luc Bourdon, a promising rookie defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, was killed Thursday when his motorcycle struck a tractor-trailer in a crash near his hometown. He was 21.

Penguins, not finished in finals, beat Wings

Sidney Crosby is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ leader. Their best player. The franchise figurehead. A player who brings out the best in those who surround him, even if the 20-year-old is half the age of some.

Youth serves Pens, experience paces Red Wings

While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand _ and still have some left over.

Red Wings headed back to Stanley Cup finals

Even with blood caked on his red beard and his lower lip badly swollen, Kris Draper was still smiling.

Red Wings oust Stars for 4th Cup trip in 11 years

Dominant in the regular season, superb again in the postseason, the Detroit Red Wings are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals. With gusto, too.

Pens rout Flyers to earn trip to Stanley Cup final

Ryan Malone, the one Penguins player with firsthand memories of the team’s two previous Stanley Cup appearances, scored twice and set up a third goal and Pittsburgh routed rival Philadelphia 6-0 Sunday to win the Eastern Conference championship and a trip to the NHL finals.

Kovalchuk’s OT goal hands Russia world hockey gold

Ilya Kovalchuk scored his second goal of the game in overtime, giving Russia its first world hockey title since 1993 with a 5-4 win Sunday over Canada.

Turco stifles Red Wings to help Stars force Game 6

Marty Turco picked the perfect time for his first NHL victory at Joe Louis Arena. Turco made 38 saves to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 5, extending the Western Conference finals.

Canada tops Sweden; plays Russia for hockey title

Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the world hockey championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night.

Flyers hold off Penguins 4-2, force Game 5

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ road to the Stanley Cup finals along the Pennsylvania Turnpike took an unexpected detour.

US falls to Finland 3-2 in overtime

Sami Lepisto’s goal at 3:59 of overtime led Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States on Wednesday night in the world hockey quarterfinals.

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