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DETROIT – There is almost nothing Matt Cooke wouldn’t do to win a playoff series. And there’s always one thing he’ll do whether he’s successful or not – line up and shake hands with the opposing players

DETROIT – It’s been on top of a 9,000-foot mountain, in a 200-degree sauna and at the bottom of a pool.You name it, the Stanley Cup has been there

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Named Marc Crawford coach.American Hockey LeagueBRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS-Signed RW Jason Dale to a one-year contract

PHOENIX – The issue of how much Jim Balsillie should pay the NHL to move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton will not be the subject of another hearing in U

DETROIT – Sidney Crosby hopes he can make it to the next Stanley Cup party in Cole Harbour, N.S.In fact, he’d like to be hosting it as soon as this summer

A Toronto financial planner has added his data to the argument that an NHL club won’t work in Phoenix.The Coyotes rank 29th out of 30 NHL teams – ahead of only the St

MONTREAL – Let the bidding begin.Some suitors have begun posturing for the right to buy the Montreal Canadiens while others are still anonymous

DETROIT – President Barack Obama take note: Mike Babcock has claimed Michigan for Canada.”I think Michigan, and Minnesota’s like this too, they’re just parts of Canada that got lost and got put down here,” the Detroit Red Wings coach said Thursday

DETROIT – When asked what a player or a coach gains from winning the Stanley Cup, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said simply: “That you’ve won it

TORONTO – A pair of Canadian-based American Hockey League teams are headed overseas.The Toronto Marlies and the Hamilton Bulldogs were selected as the AHL’s entries in the Gardiner Cup exhibition tournament taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland in late September

Terry Ryan knows what hype feels like.The absence of it brought tears to his eyes when he put on Canada’s jersey at his first world ball hockey championship

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars hired Marc Crawford as their new coach Thursday, bringing in a well-travelled NHL veteran to replace the fired Dave Tippett

The Dallas Stars have hired Marc Crawford to replace Dave Tippett as head coach after the team let Tippett go Wednesday.

GM Joe Nieuwendyk said Crawford would be introduced at a press conference Thursday afternoon

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Fired coach Dave Tippett.PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Agreed to terms with G Ray Emery on a one-year contract

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have fired head coach Dave Tippett.A source told The Canadian Press that the Stars gave Tippett his walking papers Wednesday after six seasons

The Dallas Stars have fired coach Dave Tippett after six seasons behind the bench, Canadian sports station TSN is reporting.

According to the report, the Stars have asked the Kings for permission to speak with Marc Crawford, who was let go by L

TORONTO – The Toronto Maples Leafs hired Francois Allaire as the team’s newest goaltending consultant, the club announced Wednesday.Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke plucked Allaire from his former club the Anaheim Ducks, where Allaire worked the past 13 seasons as goaltending consultant, which included the 2007 Stanley Cup championship team

MONTREAL – Three Molson brothers confirmed Wednesday they have made an offer to buy the Montreal Canadiens, the Gillett Entertainment Centre and the Bell Centre

TORONTO – Canadian hockey fans returned to their television sets to watch Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final, according to the CBC’s ratings.The sixth game of the best-of-seven series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday averaged 2

PITTSBURGH – Dan Bylsma is hoping for a picture perfect ending to this Stanley Cup.Six years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins coach was on the losing end of a Game 7 in the NHL’s championship series