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ARLINGTON, Va. – Left wing Quintin Laing has re-signed with the Washington Capitals.Laing signed a one-year contract after playing in only one game with Washington last season

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueMINNESOTA WILD-Named Todd Richards coach.NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Named Martin Gelinas director of player development

BOSTON – Peter Chiarelli inherited a Bruins team that had the NHL’s fifth worst record and needed only three seasons to build a club that finished second best

OTTAWA – Senators general manager Bryan Murray says he was “shocked and disappointed” to hear that Dany Heatley wants out of Ottawa but is working on meeting the star winger’s request

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Todd Richards has returned home to coach the Minnesota Wild. And the Minnesota native promises to bring a more exciting, up-tempo style with him

TORONTO – Hamilton politicians aren’t giving up on the idea of getting a National Hockey League team in their city, but local fans aren’t so sure about keeping their hopes up after yet another setback

TORONTO – Jim Balsillie isn’t giving up on his quest to bring an NHL team to Hamilton even though a U.S. bankruptcy judge has rejected the Canadian billionaire’s bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a contract extension.CAROLINA HURRICANES-Agreed to terms with coach Paul Maurice on a multiyear contract

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Coyotes are staying put for now, Hamilton is still on the outside looking in, and the NHL has managed to turn away Jim Balsillie once again

MINNEAPOLIS – Todd Richards is the latest piece of the Minnesota Wild’s off-season makeover.Richards was hired Monday as the team’s head coach, according to a person with knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement had not been made

TORONTO – The deciding game of the Stanley Cup was a ratings hit on both sides of the border.CBC said Monday that Friday’s Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins drew an average of 3

DETROIT – Henrik Zetterberg called Sidney Crosby’s actions disrespectful. Nicklas Lidstrom said the Pittsburgh Penguins’ young captain would learn from his mistake

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators are making some front-office changes.President and CEO Roy Mlakar will leave the job when his contract expires at the end of the month, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk announced Monday

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have signed general manager Peter Chiarelli to a contract extension, rewarding the architect who built the team with the second-best record in the NHL last season

PHILADELPHIA – Derian Hatcher’s tenure as an NHL defencemen ended Monday – right around the time his coaching career began.Hatcher announced his retirement – ending a 17-year playing career – and was immediately named player development coach with Philadelphia, where he spent the past four years

ZURICH – Ice hockey’s European club championship has been cancelled next season because of financial problems.The International Ice Hockey Federation said Monday that the Champions Hockey League would not be played but could return in 2010, backed by the NHL

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes will keep their coaching staff together after their run to the Eastern Conference final.The team says it has agreed to terms with coach Paul Maurice on a multi-year contract

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins fans have been lining up along the Stanley Cup victory parade route since dawn and police say they’re prepared even if the crowd is as big as the one that turned out for a Super Bowl victory parade in February

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar played the final two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a partially torn right medial collateral ligament, a major injury that can sideline an athlete for months

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby isn’t apologizing for unintentionally failing to shake hands with some Detroit players after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, saying he didn’t realize the Red Wings were leaving the ice before he joined the handshake line