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Residents who pay some of the highest property taxes in America are being asked to approve a plan to borrow $400 million to construct a new hockey arena and minor-league ballpark.
The midsummer referendum in New Yorks Nassau County, which is already struggling to close a $100 million-plus 2011 budget deficit, is billed by [...]

When Mike Richards learned Philadelphia had traded him to the Los Angeles Kings last month, the Flyers captain was confused and upset about leaving his adopted home.
After Richards strolled along the beach on his first day on the West Coast, a whole lot of that bitterness vanished with the sunset.
“You start [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday signed forward Jason Williams to a one-year contract, worth $600,000.
Williams, 30, is a 10-year NHL veteran who played in 27 games with Dallas last season, scoring five points. He is a 5-foot-11, 192-pound right wing, who has also played for Detroit, Chicago, Columbus, and Atlanta.
Williams was [...]

NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard had been out of drug rehab for just one day before his younger brother gave him an unprescribed narcotic pain pill at the start of an evening of night-clubbing, drug-taking and heavy drinking that resulted in his death, prosecutors alleged Friday.
A complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court said [...]

The Montreal Canadiens have hired Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur as assistant coaches.
Cunneyworth coached the Canadiens American Hockey League affiliate in Hamilton, Ontario, last season. Ladouceur was his assistant.
Cunneyworth spent 15 seasons as an NHL player, and was an assistant with the Atlanta Thrashers for two years before taking over in [...]

Ryan Miller finally has some backup in Buffalo.
Impressed with how Jhonas Enroth capably filled in for an injured Miller at the end of last season, the Sabres rewarded their top goalie prospect by re-signing him to a two-year contract on Thursday.
Enroth earned whats anticipated to be a significant bump to his [...]

Forward Jeff Carter and defenseman James Wisniewski, the two key additions this offseason for the Blue Jackets, were formally introduced on Wednesday.
Carter, acquired in a trade from Philadelphia, donned a No. 7 jersey, while Wisniewski, signed by the Blue Jackets after they acquired his restricted rights from Montreal, wore No. 21.
Both [...]

Veteran goaltender Patrick Lalime retired on Wednesday after playing for five teams across 12 seasons.
Lalime, 37, who played in 444 games and finished with a 200-174-48 record, will become an analyst on Ottawa Senators television broadcasts. He played five seasons in Ottawa, and last played with the Buffalo Sabres in seven games last [...]

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik had hernia surgery Wednesday and is expected to be back in time for the start of the 2011-12 regular season.
The 30-year-old Orpik had a similar surgery on his left side last year. Dr. Lawrence Biskin operated on Orpik, who will need six to eight weeks to recover.
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Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane had surgery to repair a broken bone in his left wrist.
Team physician Dr. Michael Terry says in a statement Tuesday that the operation to repair a scaphoid fracture in the right wings left wrist “went well” and a full recovery is expected.
Terry says Kane will start [...]