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The Minnesota Wild hired Chuck Fletcher on Thursday to take over as general manager, turning to the Pittsburgh Penguins front office to find the second GM in their brief history.
A person with knowledge of the decision confirmed it to The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because an official announcement wasnt planned until a [...]

Pierre McGuire has become a prominent voice in hockey through years of blunt analysis from the broadcast booth.
Now hes interested in running a team himself. The Minnesota Wild are evaluating their general manager opening, and McGuire is one of the finalists.
He has played professionally in Europe, coached at the college level, and served in the [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke was not suspended Wednesday for a knee-to-knee hit on Erik Cole, one of two injured Carolina Hurricanes forwards who appear likely to miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night.
Cooke rammed Cole while the two were crossing in front of the net during the third period of [...]

A bankruptcy judge has ordered the NHL and Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes to mediation in an attempt to resolve their fight over who is in control of a franchise that both sides agree is insolvent.
Judge Redfield Baum made the ruling after hearing arguments from attorneys on both sides in U.S. bankruptcy court Tuesday over [...]

May 25-30 - NHL Combine, Toronto.
June 15 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals.
June 18 - NHL awards show at Las Vegas.
June 26-27 - NHL draft, Montreal.
July 1 - Free agency signing period begins.
July 5 - Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration.
July 6 - Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration.
July 10 - Deadline for eligible players [...]

Philadelphia Flyers center Danny Briere will have corrective eye surgery Tuesday.
General manager Paul Holmgren says Briere will have a procedure called photorefractive keratectomy. He will take a few weeks to recover.
Briere says his contact lenses bothered him at times during the season so he elected to have surgery.
Briere had 11 goals and 14 assists in [...]

Patrick Kane glanced at the scoresheet and noticed he was one of three Chicago Blackhawks held without a shot by the Detroit Red Wings after Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
This isnt good, Kane recalled saying.
No, that isnt what youre looking for if you play, coach or root for the Blackhawks.
The defending Stanley Cup [...]

Scotty Bowmans imprint on the Detroit Red Wings stretches back 15 years. It includes three Stanley Cup titles during nine seasons as coach and a stint as a consultant that was capped by another championship a year ago.
Bowman left the franchise he helped shape to join the Chicago Blackhawks as an adviser and be with [...]

EASTERN CONFERENCE.
No. 4 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (45-28-9) vs. No. 6 CAROLINA HURRICANES (45-30-7).
How they got here: Pittsburgh beat No. 5 Philadelphia 4-2; beat No. 2 Washington 4-3. Carolina beat No. 3 New Jersey 4-3; beat No. 1 Boston 4-3.
2008-09 series record: Pittsburgh 2-1-1.
Playoff History: First meeting.
PITTSBURGH: Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who had a team-high seven points [...]

Staal vs Staal. The coaches who were somewhere else when the season started. Erik Cole going against the player who broke his neck. The NHLs two best teams down the stretch meeting in the playoffs for the first time.
The subplots are intriguing as the Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins begin the Eastern Conference finals on [...]